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...
Category: Science and Technology
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,...
Dean Cheng on “China and Space: The Next Frontier of Lawfare”
Today we are very pleased to have China expert Dean Cheng share with us his latest thinking on the relationship of three fascinating (and timely!) topics: China, space, and lawfare. As Dean explains, the...
Guest Post: “Emerging Technology and the Law in Space,” and Army Future Command’s 1st Annual Future of Warfare and Law Symposium
The legal aspects of reliance on commercial satellites for military purposes is a topic garnering growing interest. Here on Lawfire® in 2021 we published “Are commercial Satellites used for intelligence-gathering in attack planning targetable?”...
LENS Essay Series: “Not Just Words: Grappling with the Doxing of Civilians in War”
Do you know what “doxing” (sometimes spelled “doxxing”) is? Do you understand how it might be used in wartime? How should the law of armed conflict treat it? The latest installment of the LENS...
