Lawfire®readers may recall that retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula spoke at our 28th Annual National Security Law conference last February (see here). Last week General Deptula spoke about deterrence and the...
On October 7 the world witnessed yet another horrific tragedy when the terrorist organization Hamas conducted a savage surprise attack on Israel. The casualties have been substantial. NBC News says that as of October...
Today’s post by Army judge advocate Major Alec Rice alerts us to formidable security concerns occasioned by seemingly benign Chinese real estate and business transactions involving the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Major Rice, a...
What is the way forward in the Ukraine crisis? In today’s post Dr. Frank Hoffman joins us again to discuss that very question in his thoughtful but extremely candid way. As he puts it,...
Today’s guest post is by Dr. David E. Johnson, a retired Army colonel and a principal researcher at the RAND corporation. After reading his essay I am coming around to idea that the President’s...
Recently the President warned business leaders that Russia has “a very sophisticated cyber capability” and “may be planning a cyberattack against us.” I agree, but I also think any such cyber-attack may not necessarily...
As the situation in the Ukraine continues to heat up, we want to bring your more analysis to you as part of our series on the crisis. In today’s post, Lawfire contributor Eric Chang...
Today’s post engages another aspect of our ongoing discussion about the Ukraine crisis: if Russia does invade or otherwise behaves in a way that triggers the sanctions the U.S. and NATO have threatened, what...
In today’s post retired Army colonel turned historian Bill Knightly treats us to a brief tutorial on Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave on NATO’s eastern flank. Notwithstanding all the media discourse about Russia’s threats to...
Today’s post is by Dr. Frank Hoffman, my friend of many years (and one of the smartest people I know!), who discusses the concept of “integrated deterrence.” If you aren’t sure you know what...
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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