Virtually everyone concedes that the future of warfare will include autonomous weapons, but controversy exists as to how they can be reliably employed in a legal and moral manner. This is the exact issue...
Can science enable soldiers to become not just superior warfighters, but also people better equipped to make legal and moral judgements about the use of force? That’s the intriguing question addressed in today’s post...
Today’s addition to the LENS Essay series comes from a very talented rising Duke Law 3L, Victoria Morgan. Her article is entitled “Cyber Proxies in International Armed Conflicts: Shrinking the Gray Area” and it’s...
Like teachers everywhere, here at Duke Law we’ve been looking for ways to improve the experience for our students, especially during the pandemic. Along that line, a new addition in your Center on Law,...
The looting and theft of art has been a vile feature of armed conflict throughout history. Movies like 2014’s The Monuments Men brought to the public’s attention the evil of Nazi art thievery during...
Can economic sanctions really work? Is the U.S. as effective as it might be when it finds itself needing to utilize what might be called a “financial warfare” strategy? In the latest addition to...
Do you know what “CFIUS” means? “FIRRMA”? Duke Law student Jesse Ruth does, and in the newest installment to LENS’s online Essays on Law, Ethics and National Security Series, he’ll explain what these legal...
Today’s post addresses a disturbing issue in the Western Pacific you may not have heard too much about: the threat posed by unlawful fishing activities that could dangerously destabilize the region. In our latest...
“Shorbursts” is a Lawfire®occasional feature that aims to give you a quick volley of info on a number of items: LENS Essay wins a national award! Some great news! Mark Rothrock’s terrific essay, “All’s...
Have you heard of the Cajun Navy? You’ll have the chance to learn more because our newest addition to LENS’s online Essays on Law, Ethics and National Security Series features Zach Ezor’s “Calling Forth”...
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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