Lawyers as leaders is an increasingly popular topic in contemporary America, so we’re especially fortunate to have retired Air Force lieutenant general Jack Rives with us today to share his thoughts on this vitally...
Registration for Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security’s (LENS) Annual National Security Law conference is smashing all our records, and we are expecting the largest number of attendees in our 26-year history. ...
Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Lloyd Austin is understandably concerned about, as he characterized them, “actions associated with extremist or dissident ideologies” within the armed forces. Consequently, he’s ordered ”commanding officers and supervisors at all...
Most Americans were rightly appalled by the almost unimaginable events in Washington last week. As political leaders sort out larger issues of accountability, let’s unpack some suggestions for America’s military at this sensitive time. ...
This coming week registration will open for 26th Annual Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) conference which will be presented via Zoom on 25-27 February, but we want to give Lawfire® readers...
In an exciting piece of news, the New York Times reports that President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ms. Avril Haines to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). I am thrilled to hear this...
Duke Law’s 26th Annual Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) conference Friday, 26 Feb, and Saturday morning, 27 Feb 2021, will be virtual, but awesome speakers will participate (via Zoom). Registration won’t open until...
How should public pronouncements by retired general and flag officers (GFOs) on controversial issues be viewed by the citizenry? A case study is found in Risa Brooks’ and Michael Robinson’s recent essay on War...
One of my students asked me about a rather overwrought news story that headlined “Trump’s illness raises national security concerns as Pentagon looks to reassure public.” While the health of the President should always...
Does America want its defense establishment led by those who have never served in the military? Does the principle of civilian control of the military mandate that result? Can’t those who haven’t served still...
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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