In military circles there’s been a lot of talk about game-changing, “disruptive” technologies that, when “applied to a relevant problem,” can “radically [alter] the symmetry of military power.” Given the potential threat posed by...
In a recent op-ed Center for a New American Security‘s (CNAS) senior fellow and technology director Paul Scharre accused Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper of propounding a “convenient lie.” Retired Army lieutenant general...
Today we have an op-ed about a ‘ripped from the headlines’ topic: the recent executive orders that essentially shut down the social media messaging app WeChat (and also TikTok ). We are very pleased...
Today’s post is by my friend and popular LENS conference speaker, Mr. Dean Cheng. Dean is a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Studies Center and the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign...
Today’s post critiques a recent essay entitled “Six Ways the U.S. Isn’t Ready for Wars of the Future” by my war college classmate, retired Admiral Jim Stavridis. I want Lawfire® readers to see the...
Today’s guest essayist is my friend Mackenzie Eaglen from the American Enterprise Institute. One of the nation’s top analysts of defense issues, she explores lessons the U.S. military has already learned from the pandemic. ...
The front page of yesterday’s Washington Times carries a story by Ben Wolfgang entitled (online) “Air Force looks for high tech fixes to ‘geriatric’ fleet of fighters in race vs. China.” Mr. Wolfgang’s excellent...
Ever wonder how weapons empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) could possibly comply with the law of war? Today’s guest post from Army LTC Ryan Beery has some answers for you. In fact, one of...
Except for maybe a winning lottery ticket, what ought every American want to have these days? Clear guidance as to how to protect themselves in the cybersphere. Fortunately, we now have a terrific, Duke-developed aid that...
At LENS’ 24th Annual National Security Law conference the attendees were treated to a spectacular keynote by Craig Silliman, Verizon’s executive vice president-public policy and general counsel. The announced title of his presentation was...
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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