A Life Too Short Leaves a Lesson and Legacy
In the military you unfortunately hear about young people dying tragically, but you never really get used to it. That’s why I was shocked and deeply saddened when I heard this week about...
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Shortbursts: Lawfare, Bombing Terrorist Revenue, Cyber, and more
“Shortbursts” is a new Lawfire feature you will see occasionally, and it aims to give you a quick volley of info on a number of items. As April has been such a busy month, I...
Why Striking Certain War-Sustaining Targets Can Save Lives
Over on the Yale Journal of International Law (YJIL) online Forum I have a short post (“Understanding War-Sustaining Targeting: A Rejoinder to Iulia Padeanu”) in which I provide an opposing view to a YJIL...
Duke Law students lunch with the Nation’s senior military lawyer, LTG Flora Darpino
Today Duke Law students, along with several friends of the Center (including Duke Law’s Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Lewis Hutchinson, Jr.), lunched with LTG Flora Darpino of the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. ...
Exclusive: “A Misguided Military Protest” by Bing West
In our ongoing effort to provide you with views different from what you may find in the popular media, Lawfire is pleased to host Bing West’s observations about the just-released letter signed by 120...
Should the highest-paid officials of a tax-exempt nonprofit reaping millions from attacking U.S. national security policies be more transparent?
For the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticizing Trump’s national security agenda has been fantastic for its bottom line. Immediately after the election, the organization issued a virtual ‘declaration of war’ against the just-elected...
White phosphorus sometimes can be lawfully employed as an anti-personnel weapon…but should it ever be used that way? (Probably not, but maybe.)
Recently, the Washington Post carried a story which reported, “U.S. forces are using white phosphorus munitions in their fight against the Islamic State based on pictures and videos posted online by the Pentagon, but...
Sorry drone critics, but refraining from attacking enemy leaders who are targeting U.S. troops and helpless civilians is a terrible idea
Drone critics seem to be getting ever more desperate to delegitimize what is increasingly proving to be one of the most effective tactics against terrorist organizations: neutralizing their leaders. For a while the critics...
The Media and Drones: A Response to the New York Times
One of the most frustrating things about the drone debate is that so many of the critics (in the media especially) complain about the government’s alleged lack of transparency, yet fail themselves to give...
