Did you realize World War II in Europe ended 80 years ago today? My bet is that millions of Americans don’t. Although May 8th is traditionally considered Victory in Europe or V-E Day, the...
Heard about Russia’s “shadow fleet”? A few weeks ago Germany seized an oil tanker alleged to be part of it, and more recently another tanker with a murky status was boarded and detained by...
You may have seen reports about the alleged use of a sonic weapon by Serbian authorities on demonstrators in Belgrade. I asked Lawfire® contributor Bill Boothby to give a use a short primer on...
Yes, you read correctly, China is planning a deep-sea “space station”! Fortunately, we have popular Lawfire® contributor (and maritime law super-expert) Professor Raul (“Pete”) Pedrozo to explain it all to us, including some of...
Today’s post is by my friend, Dr. James Kraska, one of the world’s foremost experts in maritime law. At my invitation James wrote the essay below as an overview of his longer piece just...
Today my friend, Professor Laurie Blank of Emory University School of Law treats us (and especially law students!) to an insider’s perspective as to what it takes to succeed in the U.S. Department of...
If you’re in search of a new perspective on the role war plays in our lives, this book review is for you! Lawfire® contributor Dr. Ken Raffa reviews the military historian Richard Overy’s ‘Why...
Given recent headlines, you might be asking yourself how much you knew about the law of naval mines. If the answer is “not enough” today’s post is for you. Retired Navy captain (and popular...
I am very pleased to welcome back Lawfire® contributor and LENS Conference participant, Dr. Aurel Sari. Dr. Sari is a very highly-respected international law expert, and one of the world’s top authorities on the...
I am pleased to tell you that today’s post marks the return of David Maxwell to Lawfire®. Dave is one of the nation’s top authorities on North Korea, and he has fresh ideas for...
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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