Podcast: Lala Qadir on “Biosecurity”
One of the most dangerous threats facing not just the US but the world is the potential of biological agents being weaponized. In our latest podcast from the 30th Annual National Security Law Conference,...
Category: Science and Technology
Podcast: Lt Gen Jack Shanahan, USAF (Ret.) on “The Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence”
Want to get caught up on the latest about artificial intelligence (AI) in the armed forces? Then today’s video of Prof Gary Corn’s, Fireside Chat with Lt Gen John N.T. “Jack” Shanahan, USAF (Ret.),...
Guest Post: “AI’s Sputnik Moment: What National Security Lawyers Must Do to Stay Ahead”
Today we introduce a new Lawfire® contributor, U.S. Navy Commander Delicia Gonzales Zimmerman, who teaches at the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s School and Legal Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her expertise includes artificial intelligence...
Bill Boothby on his new book “AI Warfare and the Law”
Today’s post is by my friend of many years, retired RAF Air Commodore Bill Boothby who graciously agreed to discuss his new book, AI Warfare and the Law which has just been published by...
David Koplow introduces “The Woomera Manual: A Handbook on the Military Law of Outer Space”
Today I am extremely pleased to have my friend, Georgetown Law Professor David Koplow, introduce to us the long–awaited Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations. Professor Koplow...
Podcast: Dean Cheng provides an “Update on China: Lawfare, Technology and More”
Interested in getting an update on China and U.S. national security? Want to know more about “the issues of industrial standards, political norms, and China”? What are the national security consequences to the U..S....
Podcast: “Guardians of Code and Conscience: Exploring Legal and Ethical Frontiers of Generative AI”
If you missed the 29th Annual National Security Law Conference sponsored by Duke’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security I have some good news for you as today we are continuing our posting...
Guest Essay: “Don’t give Hamas too much credit: the high school AV club has drones, too”
We’ve heard a lot about drones in the Ukraine conflict, but what about their use in the Israel-Hamas war? Specifically, to what extent has Hamas, a terrorist organization, been able to leverage this technology…or...
Glenn Gerstell on “Avoiding the Worst Intelligence Failure of our Time: The Reauthorization of FISA Section 702
Today’s guest post is by former National Security Agency General Counsel (and LENS Speaker!) Glenn Gerstell. He is addressing one of the hottest issues in national security legislation today: whether section 702 of The...
LENS Essay Series: “‘Point and Shoot’: How Technology Blurs the Lines Between Civilians and Combatants”
Could using a cell phone get a civilian lawfully targeted in war? Maybe. The Ukraine conflict has seen many uses of technology–new and old–that are relevant not only with respect to the current fighting,...
