Donald Rumsfeld
The Fourth Quadrant—the Unknown Knowns
Herb Lin Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 4:05 PM
Unknown knowns pose the most difficult problems for people and nations to address.
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Announcing the 10th National Security Law Workshop
Robert Chesney Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 4:24 PM
We are excited to announce the Tenth National Security Law Workshop! We will be holding the workshop October 10-11, 2019 at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, VA. This unique event brings civilian law faculty, Judge Advocates, ICRC representatives, and other government legal advisers together for two days of dialogue on national security law topics.
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Christmas in the Trenches 2018
Paul Rosenzweig Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 2:00 PM
As is my annual custom, this song is both thanks to all those who serve our country and a reminder of why they serve—to "secure the blessings of liberty." This year, more than ever, it seems worth remembering those who sacrifice for our nation.
My best wishes to all Lawfare readers for a warm and wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.
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Robert Mueller Speaks!
Victoria Clark Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 3:42 PM
It was in the midst of Hurricane Florence that Amy Fiscus, a New York Times national security editor, tweeted:
NPR interviewed a Robert Mueller as a man on the street in the hurricane and I briefly had a heart attack
Teaching National Security Law
2018 Case Supplement for ‘Computer Crime Law, 4th Edition’
Orin Kerr Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 12:52 PM
As some readers know, I wrote a law school casebook on computer crime law. The first edition came out in 2006, and it has been updated over time: The fourth edition came out in January 2018. If you’re interested in checking out the casebook, its first 40 pages—which includes the introduction, the table of contents and the first 30 pages of text—is available for download here on SSRN.
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Announcing the 9th National Security Law Workshop
Robert Chesney Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 4:19 PM
We are excited to announce the Ninth National Security Law Workshop! We will be holding the ninth National Security Law Workshop September 27-28, 2018 at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, VA. This unique event brings civilian law faculty, Judge Advocates, ICRC representatives, and other government legal advisers together for two days of dialogue on national security law topics.
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How To Declare War (Anno Domini, 1429)
Kenneth Anderson Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 2:00 PM
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of Scales, who call yourselves lieutenants of the Duke of Bedford, acknowledge the summons of the King of Heaven. Render to the Maid here sent by God the King of Heaven, the keys of all the good towns which you have taken and violated in France. She is here come by God’s will to reclaim the blood royal.
Vladimir Putin
Is Benjamin Wittes Underestimating Vladimir Putin’s Martial Arts Skills?
Michael Veltri Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 12:00 PM
The first time I got the crap beaten out of me, I was a cocky 16-year old ironically on my way to, of all place, karate class. What started as a very minor auto “incident” ended as a completely avoidable road rage fight with a big 40-year old farm-boy who outweighed me by 100 pounds. I know he outweighed me by 100 pounds because the very short fight ended with him lying on top of me in the middle of the street after pile-driving me straight into the pavement.
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Christmas in the Trenches 2017
Paul Rosenzweig Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 8:00 AM
As is my annual custom, this song is both thanks to all those who serve our country and a reminder of why they serve—to "secure the blessings of liberty."
My best wishes to all Lawfare readers for a warm and wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year.
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‘Once to Every Man and Nation Comes the Moment to Decide’
John Bellinger Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 7:04 AM
On this day in 1845, the New England poet and noted abolitionist (and Harvard Law School graduate) James Russell Lowell published a long poem in the Boston Courier entitled “Verses Suggested by the Present Crisis” about the national debate over slavery and the impending war with Mexico after the annexation of the slave-owning Texas by the United States.