Summer reading (and listening!)
If you are interested in national security, but don’t have much of a background, how can you close the gap? Reading (and listening) is a great way to do so, especially as the summer...
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Memorial Day: Honoring those who gave up two lives
Last Friday the President issued a Proclamation declaring “Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.” He also said: “On Memorial Day, we pause in solemn gratitude to pay tribute...
Guest Post: Philip Fluegge on “The Syrian Intervention and R2P”
As Lawfire readers know, one of the purposes of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) is to develop the next generation of national security leaders. In pursuing that goal, we try to give new...
National Security “Green Swans” for 2018?
You’ve heard of “black swans”? If not, they are events “that come as a surprise, [have] a major effect, and [are] often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.” Generally, they have...
Duke Law students meet Lisa Monaco and Avril Haines, and get ready to welcome Paula Kocher and Rep. Adam Schiff!
Duke Law students interested in national security issues are having a busy semester. Last week several students had the opportunity to meet with Lisa Monaco, the former Justice Department prosecutor who served as the...
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...
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...
