How are 80% of the world’s goods transported? By sea. Given the obvious security implications of that economic truth, you’ll want to listen to (and/or watch) the Maritime Law and Global Security podcast from...
Is it legal for an aircraft flying in international airspace to conduct reconnaissance operations? Does international law permit another nation to interfere with such missions if they occur near their warships? There are some...
China’s bellicose reaction to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has significantly increased tensions in the area. Earlier this week China’s ambassador to the U.S. complained that Amercian military activities...
How much do you know about naval mines? If you are like me, the answer may be “not as much as I need to know.” Today’s post will help you get familiar with an...
A senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute published an op-ed in Defense One (“How Irish Fishermen Took on the Russian Fleet and Won”) that enthusiastically reports how Irish fisherman threatened to use their...
Yesterday the US Navy announced that the “nuclear-power Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) along with the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) transited the Strait...
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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