Tips for prosecutors (and good advice for lots of us!)
Today’s post is the result of a query I received from a Duke Law grad who is a military lawyer (called a “judge advocate” or “JAG” in military parlance). She’s returning from an overseas...
Category: Leadership
Guest Post: “Truman’s Executive Order Integrating the Military” (and some ideas for the future!)
Today’s guest writer is Kristen Casey, a rising Duke Law 3L who is one of our wonderful LENS research assistants, an author in the LENS Essay series, and a return Lawfire® blogger (see here). ...
Shortburst: Duke Law student takes ROTC battalion command!
How about some good news? In today’s blog we have some as we re-post Sean Rowe’s article about Duke Law student Danielle French who was recently selected as the battalion commander for the University’s...
Shortbursts: civ-mil relations, women in the drone industry, article honored, Coach K, LENS 2021, LENS Scholar valedictorian, and more!
“Shorbursts” is a Lawfire®occasional feature that aims to give you a quick volley of info on a number of items: Civil-Military Relations podcast: I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion about...
Rename our military installations…and do it now
At exactly the point where the nation doesn’t need any more divisiveness in the wake of the George Floyd tragedy, a truly unnecessary dispute has erupted as the President has announced he wouldn’t even...
Anna Page on “Finding Shared Values in Unexpected Places: The Military and Higher Education”
How easy is it for a soldier to navigate the educational process on some of the nation’s most liberal campuses? Today’s guest writer can tell us as she is a graduate of Wellesley College...
Casting police reform as a “national security” issue risks perpetuating the public safety crisis
Horrified by the tragic death of George Floyd, Americans showed widespread agreement about the need for serious police reform. But how should it proceed? How can we avoid having the best of intentions go...
Your 2020 summer reading and listening list! (And it’s curated for those who may be new to the national security enterprise!)
Thinking about your summer (or, perhaps, your “lockdown”) reading and listening plans? Consider this stark warning from legendary Marine general and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis: “[T]here’s no substitute for constant study to...
Eight leadership lessons from the Navy carrier captain’s case
Last Friday the media reported that Navy leaders are recommending reinstatement for Captain Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (Roosevelt) who was relieved from command for the...
Don’t miss out: register now for Duke’s 25th Annual National Security Law Conference!
This conference will sell out fast! On February 28-29, the 25th Annual National Security Law Conference of Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security will take place and you’ll definitely want to be...
