Today’s post is another in our series for law students and new lawyers who have an interest in national (and, really, global) security matters, and who are thinking about how best to get involved...
Being branded an “extremist” today will likely devastate someone’s life. But should this always be the case? Let’s consider what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday we celebrate on Monday, said when he...
“If only…”is a mind game that often ruminates on the past, but “What if…?” allows us to speculate on the future, to hope, to look not for make-believe unicorns but instead to keep watch...
Peace is something we think a lot about in connection with national security. We hope and pray for peace with other countries, but also in our country, in our communities and in our homes...
Since the January 6 Capitol siege, many media and even academic outlets have published articles that paint a disturbing picture suggesting the active duty and veteran ranks are virtually infested with domestic extremists. But...
Veterans Day this year has special meaning to the thousands who served in Afghanistan. The wisdom (or not) of how the war was conducted and how withdrawal was handled is a discussion for another...
When most people think of America’s strategic airpower, heavy bombers like the B-52, B-2, and B-1 come to mind, but the U.S. military also has an unmatched ability to conduct global logistics operations by...
Today we learned the very sad news that General Colin Powell, “a patriot of unmatched honor and dignity,” passed away. There will no doubt be many wonderful tributes to him, but allow me to...
Today’s post is from my favorite blogger – my wife Joy! I’m re-posting part of her essay “13 Fourth of July Facts, Fun and Freedom Offerings” from her blog Speaking Joyfully. She’ll share with...
America is awash with proposals to reform the police. But reform will not work without the right people serving in law enforcement, and therein lies the problem: the U.S. is in the midst of...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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