Concerned about the proliferation of drones, but aren’t sure you know enough about them? Do you want a better idea of the law concerning their use domestically? Is anything being done to address the...
We’ve heard a lot about drones in the Ukraine conflict, but what about their use in the Israel-Hamas war? Specifically, to what extent has Hamas, a terrorist organization, been able to leverage this technology…or...
Last July a story in the Washington Post headlined “The war in Ukraine is spurring a revolution in drone warfare using AI” and went on to explain that: “The design and software innovations, as...
Shortbursts are an occasional feature of Lawfire® designed to provide quick updates on a variety of matters. Former LENS Speaker nominated to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The President has nominated...
In today’s post we re-publish a column by our friend Dawn Zoldi who has graciously permitted us to do so. As you will see, Dawn – who is one of the nation’s foremost experts...
Today’s post in another installment in Lawfire’s® mini-series on the airstrike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri. In this essay Georgetown Law professor Mitt Regan analyses the potential impact of al-Zawahiri’s death on al-Qaeda and, in turn,...
“Shortbursts” is a occasional feature of Lawfire® that aims to bring you up to date with bursts of information on a variety of topics you may find of interest. In a previous post we highlighted...
In the aftermath of the terrible consequences of the errant drone strike in Afghanistan, a number of writers have questioned the future of drone warfare. I am not among them as I believe the...
Today’s post is something of a follow-up to our recent discussion about the U.S. airstrikes on the drone capabilities of Iranian-backed militias (see here). Professor Hitoshi Nasu of the University of Exeter examines the...
Yesterday President Biden ordered airstrikes on what the Pentagon described as “operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq” in order to ”disrupt and deter” an “ongoing...
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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