Do you know what a “deemed export” is? If not, I suggest you take a look at Duke Law 3L Kevin Dugan’s fascinating essay, “Inhibiting Information Exports: Restricting International Travel After Deemed Export Violations,”...
I’m writing to invite you to attend the 31st Annual National Security Law Conference presented by the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) here at Duke Law School on Friday, February 27,...
Today’s we’re reprising a previous Lawfire® essay. The one below originally appeared on January 21, 2019 with the title “Would Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. have countenanced the use of force against ISIS?”. Given the...
In recent days, the President’s pronouncements about needing “Greenland for national security,” and the White House’s refusal to take military action off the table, have, as the headlines in the Wall Street Journal put...
2025 was another great year for Lawfire thanks to you, the readers! In case you missed some of the most-read posts, here are a couple for you: Is independent, nonpartisan legal advice from military...
Today we introduce a new contributor, retired Air Force judge advocate Colonel Pete Marksteiner, who offers a philosophical and practical perspective on the ongoing controversy about the military’s anti-drug smuggling maritime operations. Pete’s essay...
Every year, it gratifies me when attendees to our annual conference tell me they learned more, discovered fresh ideas and perspectives, and were encouraged to dig deeper into areas that caught their interest at...
Be sure to check the 24 Feb update at the end of this post… Last night’s announcement that the Administration is “requesting nominations for the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy and Air...
If you are wondering what the elections mean for national defense, today’s post will give you an informed viewpoint on that vital issue. Lawfire® readers may recall that retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen....
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...
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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