Memorial Day 2019…and D-Day 1944
Last year’s post about Memorial Day (“Honoring Those Who Gave Up Two Lives”) had some background as to the holiday’s origin and purpose. However, a disheartening new poll saying “Only 55% of Americans Know...
Category: Education
Cybersecurity for American Families
Except for maybe a winning lottery ticket, what ought every American want to have these days? Clear guidance as to how to protect themselves in the cybersphere. Fortunately, we now have a terrific, Duke-developed aid that...
Register now for Duke’s National Security Law Conference, 22-23 Feb
Registration is now open for Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) 24th Annual National Security Law Conference! It’s set for Friday, 22 Feb and Saturday morning, 23 Feb here at the Law School. The Conference networking...
Despite turbulent times, they’ve said “Send me”: meet the Air Force’s newest Lieutenants!
Yesterday (January 5th) I had the honor of commissioning William May and Kara Iskenderian as First Lieutenants (1Lt) in the U.S. Air Force. Both of these wonderful new officers are Class of 2018 Duke...
Top ten most popular Lawfire posts in 2018, and more!
A very wide range of national and, really, international security issues confronted the U.S. and the world in 2018, and Lawfire® readers got a unique perspective on many of them. Here are the top ten...
Saluting the Navy: more about JAGs (with Duke Law connections!)
One of our favorite activities here at Lawfire is to track the national security-related careers of those with a Duke Law connection. We’ve looked at former students students who are now military lawyers –...
In their own words: Future JAGs studying at Duke Law
Duke Law is increasingly becoming the destination school for those interested in serving as a military lawyer (called a “judge advocate” or JAG). As I’ve noted before, the legal practice of JAGs is quite...
“You CAN handle the Truth: What Military Attorneys Really Do”
Late breaking news: unfortunately, due to complications arising from the severe weather in this area, we have to postpone this event. We’ll let you know when its rescheduled. Apologies for any inconvenience! This coming...
What are JAGs (with Duke Law connections!) doing in Afghanistan? Reviewing $1 billion in requirements and much more
What sort of legal work are military lawyers (called judge advocates or “JAGs”) doing in deployed areas like Afghanistan? Actually, lots of different things, and two terrific Air Force JAGs with Duke Law connections recently updated...
What the FBI Director told me universities should do to protect against intelligence threats from China
At the Aspen Security Forum this week, FBI Director Christopher Wray characterized China “from a counterintelligence perspective” as representing “in many ways” the “broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country.” ...
