In recent weeks, professors from four U.S. military institutions have expounded on what is in essence the law of military orders (even if they don’t acknowledge it as such). Decide for yourself, but I...
The media recently reported that a few U.S. military members are “requesting to become conscientious objectors over the United States support of Israel, a decision they said was emboldened by the ongoing war in...
I’m pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 29th Annual National Security Law Conference presented by Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) on Feb 23-24, 2024. Because...
In January of 2022, Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Lloyd Austin announced that he was directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). In August of...
In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and the Interior Department regarding plans for offshore...
Security, both fiscal and physical, is a primary need of individuals and countries. With the recent banking crisis, much attention went to that issue and resolutions. Another crisis is happening on a broader scale,...
In today’s post Navy CDR Tracy Reynolds, speaking in her personal capacity, educates us about the risk to the rules based international order the U.S. and the international community face as China’s ambitions –...
Today the Air Force celebrates its 75th anniversary, and there is much to celebrate…but also much for concern. First the good news: virtually every survey shows that the U.S. Air Force is rated as...
Today I’m pleased to introduce a new contributor to Lawfire: U.S. Army judge advocate, MAJ Alec Rice – and he has some very interesting ideas and nuanced analysis to share with us. MAJ Rice fears...
Today’s post is by retired Marine Corps colonel Mike Samarov, and he grapples with a very serious national security issue: the Army’s recruiting crisis. Here are some key facts and figures from a recent...
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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