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Return to Sender?: Analyzing the Senior Leader ‘Open Letter’ On Civilian Control of the Military, 15 Harvard National Security Journal 77-118 (2023), https://harvardnsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dunlap_15-Harv.-Natl-Sec.-J.-1-2023.pdf
The Law Of Armed—and Unmanned—Conflict, Modern War Institute, Nov. 5, 2021, https://mwi.usma.edu/the-law-of-armed-and-unmanned-conflict/
Finding the Right U.S. Defense Leaders, JUST SECURITY, Aug. 28, 2020, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/72217/finding-the-right-u-s-defense-leaders/
Lessons from 9/11 Can Help Build Better Contact Tracing App, THE HILL, May 11, 2020, available at https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/497223-lessons-from-9-11-can-help-build-better-contact-tracing-app.
Reasonable People Can Differ On Trump's Military Justice Actions, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, December 11, 2019, available at https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/reasonable-people-can-differ-trumps-military-justice-actions.
Trump's Military Pardons Not Likely To Hurt Morale, Discipline, BREAKING DEFENSE, December 11, 2019, available at https://breakingdefense.com/2019/12/trumps-military-pardons-not-likely-to-hurt-morale-discipline/.
Keep Calm And Carry On: Neither "Private Armies" Nor "Foreign Forces" Are Heading Up The Potomac, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, November 12, 2019, available at https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/keep-calm-and-carry-neither-private-armies-nor-foreign-forces-are-heading-potomac.
Clarifying the Scope of the Legal Profession's Ethical Responsibilities: A Response to John Bies, LAWFARE, October 17, 2019, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/clarifying-scope-legal-professions-ethical-responsibilities-response-john-bies.
Trump's next top military adviser wants Americans to forget 4 'myths' about war, but he needs to explain a few things first, BUSINESS INSIDER, August 29, 2019, available at https://www.businessinsider.in/trumps-next-top-military-adviser-wants-americans-to-forget-4-myths-about-war-but-he-needs-to-explain-a-few-things-first/articleshow/70845679.cms.
Reviewing the Facts on Trump's Proposed Pardons in Military Justice Cases, LAWFARE, June 10, 2019, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/reviewing-facts-trumps-proposed-pardons-military-justice-cases.
Booksplat: A Misfire on the Use of Force by Western Democracies, 21(2) J. of GENOCIDE RESEARCH 280-288, June 2019, available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623528.2019.1589937.
Body Counts Are Terrible Way for the Public to Assess US Counter-Terrorism Operations, JUST SECURITY, March 18, 2019, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/63281/body-counts-are-terrible-way-for-the-public-to-assess-us-counter-terrorism-operations/.
Housing privatization brings corporate attitude onto bases, AIR FORCE TIMES, March 10, 2019, available at https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2019/03/10/housing-privatization-brings-corporate-attitude-onto-bases/.
The Golsteyn Case and Civilian Oversight in Military Justice, LAWFARE, Jan. 17, 2019, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/golsteyn-case-and-civilian-oversight-military-justice.
A Qualified Defense of Matthew Whitaker, LAWFARE, Nov. 19, 2018, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/qualified-defense-matthew-whitaker.
Can We Talk? The Obligation of Military Service, WAR ON THE ROCKS, June 20, 2018, available at https://warontherocks.com/2018/06/can-we-talk-the-obligation-of-military-service/.
Will the Military Be Collateral Damage in the New York Times-Trump Conflict?, LAWFARE, June 17, 2018, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/will-military-be-collateral-damage-new-york-times-trump-conflict.
Letter to the Editor: Why Larger Defense Budgets Don't Need to Come at the Expense of "Soft Power," JUST SECURITY, June 13, 2018, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/57724/larger-defense-budgets-dont-expense-soft-power/.
Targeting of Persons: The Contemporary Challenges, 51 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 887 (2018), available at https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/3799/.
Clarifying the Law of Military Orders: Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., responds to Christopher Fonzone, CAAFLog, May 14, 2018, available at http://www.caaflog.com/2018/05/14/clarifying-the-law-of-military-orders-charles-j-dunlap-jr-responds-to-christopher-fonzone/.
Let’s Temper the Rhetoric About Civil-Military Relations, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, May 11, 2018, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/lets-temper-rhetoric-about-civil-military-relations
Want to save teens? Driving restrictions could save at least as many lives as gun control, THE HILL, Mar. 6, 2018, available at http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/376956-want-to-save-teens-driving-restrictions-could-save-at-least-as-many
Why the Mueller Indictment Doesn't Allege the Russians Swung the Election, LAWFARE, Feb. 22, 2018, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/why-mueller-indictment-doesnt-allege-russians-swung-election
Let’s Leave “Crisis” and “Emergency” For the Real Thing, JUST SECURITY, Feb. 14, 2018, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/52280/lets-leave-crisis-emergency-real/.
The Case for a Big, Beautiful Military Parade, THE ATLANTIC, Feb. 9, 2018, available at https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/should-we-have-a-military-apUpreciation-parade-absolutely/552854/
No, Ceasefires and Armistices Are Not “outmoded”, JUST SECURITY, Jan 28, 2018, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/51285/no-ceasefires-armistices-outmoded/
Can Defense Counsel Ever Be Lawfully Surveilled by the Government? JUST SECURITY, Oct 31, 2017, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/46548/defense-counsel-lawfully-surveilled-government/
Letter to the Editor: How Steve Vladeck’s Response Makes My Case, JUST SECURITY, Sept 13, 2017, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/44940/letter-editor-steve-vladecks-response-case/
A Baker’s Dozen of Additional Questions for the Russia Investigation, JUST SECURITY, August 30, 2017, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/44504/bakers-dozen-additional-questions-russia-investigation/
Is The Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Immoral?, WAR ON THE ROCKS, Aug. 2, 2017, available at https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/is-the-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-immoral/.
Letter to the Editor: There Is Much More to a Civilian Casualty Investigation than Eyewitness Accounts, JUST SECURITY, July 17, 2017, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/43148/letter-editor-civilian-casualty-investigation-eyewitness-accounts/
On Israeli Airstrikes in Syria—Lawful and No Need for Transparency, JUST SECURITY, May 8 ,2017, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/40612/israeli-airstrikes-syria-lawful-transparency/
U.S. missile strike in Syria sends message, Duke professor says, WRAL, April 7, 2017, available at http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/16632199/.
Understanding War-Sustaining Targeting: A Rejoinder to Iulia Padeanu, YALE J. of INT’L L. FORUM, April 6, 2017, available at http://campuspress.yale.edu/yjil/understanding-war-sustaining-targeting-a-rejoinder-to-iulia-padeanu/.
The U.S. Response To Syria And North Korea, DUKETODAY, April 6, 2017, available at
https://today.duke.edu/2017/04/us-response-syria-and-north-korea.
Civilians In Mosul Remain Trapped. NPR MORNING EDITION, March 30, 2017, available at http://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522015675/civilians-in-mosul-remain-trapped.
Why the Foreign Policy Sky is Not Falling, JUST SECURITY, Mar. 29, 2017, available at
https://www.justsecurity.org/39337/foreign-policy-sky-falling.
Why a Russia probe may make the left squirm, too, not just the right, THE HILL, Mar. 8, 2017, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/322948-why-a-russia-probe-may-make-the-left-squirm-not-just.
A Squarable Circle?: The Revised DoD Law of War Manual and the Challenge of Human Shields, LAWFARE, Dec. 16, 2016, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/35597/squarable-circle-revised-dod-law-war-manual-challenge-human-shields/.
Don't discriminate against vets who want to serve new administration, THE HILL, Dec. 8, 2016, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/309405-dont-discriminate-against-vets-like-mattis-who-want-to-serve-new.
Trump’s Cabinet of ex-generals will help keep him out of wars, not push him into one, VOX, Dec. 7, 2016, available at http://www.vox.com/world/2016/12/7/13868622/trump-mattis-general-colin-powell-mad-dog-petraeus.
It's wrong to suppress the military vote, THE HILL, Oct. 20, 2016, http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/302082-its-wrong-to-suppress-the-military-vote#disqus_thread.
Why Declarations of War Matter, HARVARD LAW’S NATIONAL SECURITY JOURNAL, Aug. 30, 2016, available at http://harvardnsj.org/2016/08/why-declarations-of-war-matter/.
A Pardon for Petraeus, WASHINGTON TIMES, Aug. 29, 2016, available at http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/29/obama-should-pardon-david-petraeus/.
Why Doesn’t the ABA Consider Discrimination Based on Military or Veteran Status to be an Ethics Violation?, JUST SECURITY, Aug. 24, 2016, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/32542/doesnt-aba-discrimination-based-military-veteran-status-ethics-violation/.
Do Both Candidates Support More Aggressive Material Support Litigation?, LAWFARE, Aug. 22, 2016, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/do-both-candidates-support-more-aggressive-material-support-litigation.
The Moral Hazard of Inaction in War, WAR ON THE ROCKS, Aug. 19., 2016, available at http://warontherocks.com/2016/08/the-moral-hazard-of-inaction-in-war/.
Facts that may be surprising about the U.S defense budget, THE HERALD-SUN, July 9, 2016, available at http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/facts-that-may-be-surprising-about-the-u-s-defense/article_c6edabcc-431b-11e6-a2ad-c311e2471884.html (last visited July 19, 2016).
Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?, THE CONVERSATION, May 9, 2016, available at https://theconversation.com/is-the-u-s-military-strategy-doing-more-harm-or-good-in-the-middle-east-59151 (last visited May 23, 2016).
Yes, We Can Lawfully Target Islamic State Trainees Preparing to Conduct Terrorist Attacks in Europe and Elsewhere, JUST SECURITY, Mar. 25, 2016, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/30228/lawfully-target-isil-trainees-preparing-terrorist-attacks-europe/#more-30228 (last visited Mar. 25, 2016).
Getting The Law Right on Carpet Bombing and Civilian Casualties, WAR ON THE ROCKS, Mar. 23, 2016, available at http://warontherocks.com/2016/03/getting-the-law-right-on-carpet-bombing-and-civilian-casualties/ (last visited Mar. 24, 2016).
Why can't the media be more transparent about drones?, THE HILL, Mar. 21, 2016, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/273717-why-cant-the-media-be-more-transparent-about-drones (last visited Mar. 24, 2016).
Trump’s campaign rhetoric, ISIS and the law of war, THE CONVERSATION, Mar. 9, 2016, available at https://theconversation.com/trumps-campaign-rhetoric-isis-and-the-law-of-war-55807 (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
A Report Card on the Stimson Report Card, LAWFARE, Mar. 1, 2016, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/report-card-stimson-report-card, (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Human Shields, the Dialogue Continues, JUST SECURITY, Dec. 16, 2015, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/28368/human-shields-dialogue-continues/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Military Commissions and Fairness, JUST SECURITY, Dec. 14, 2015, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/28305/military-commissions-fairness/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
A Better Way To Protect Civilians And Combatants Than Weapons Bans: Strict Adherence To The Core Principles Of The Law Of War, INTERCROSS, Dec. 1, 2015, available at http://intercrossblog.icrc.org/blog/guest-post-a-better-way-to-protect-civilians-and-combatants-than-weapons-bans-strict-adherence-to-the-core-principles-of-the-law-of-war#sthash.Rh2cVr0E.dpbs= (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Outsourcing Military Discipline: Bad for Everyone, WAR ON THE ROCKS, Oct. 27, 2015, available at http://warontherocks.com/2015/10/outsourcing-military-discipline-bad-for-everyone/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Honor, Morality, and the DoD Law of War Manual, JUST SECURITY, Oct. 26, 2015, available at https://www.justsecurity.org/27094/honor-morality-dod-law-war-manual/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Drones versus their Critics: A Victory for President Obama’s War Powers Legacy?, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, Oct. 14, 2015, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/drones-versus-their-critics-a-victory-for-president-obama%E2%80%99s-war-powers-legacy (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Civilianizing Military Justice? Sorry, It Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Work, WAR ON THE ROCKS, Oct.8, 2015, available at http://warontherocks.com/2015/10/civilianizing-military-justice-sorry-it-cant-and-shouldnt-work/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Let's get facts on Afghan hospital incident before declaring a war crime. THE HILL, Oct. 5, 2015, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/255927-lets-get-facts-on-afghan-hospital-incident-before-declaring-a-war (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
A Techno-Thriller That's Not Just for the Beach in August: A Review of Peter W. Singer’s and August Cole’s “Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War,” LAWFARE, Aug 18, 2015, available at https://www.lawfareblog.com/techno-thriller-thats-not-just-beach-august (last visited Mar 13, 2016).
The New York Times, dangerously uninformed, vs. the military, THE HILL, Aug. 13, 2015, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/251007-the-new-york-times-dangerously-uninformed-vs-the-military (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Let’s Balance the Argument About the DOD Law of War Manual and Targeting, JUST SECURITY, July 10, 2015, available a http://justsecurity.org/24542/lets-balance-argument-dod-law-war-manual-targeting/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Is the military option to strike Iran (legally) on the table?, THE HILL, July 6, 2015, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/246900-is-the-military-option-to-strike-iran-legally-on-the-table (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
With new ransom policy, Obama is thinking with his heart, not head, THE HILL, June 26, 2015, http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/246223-with-new-ransom-policy-obama-is-thinking-with-his-heart-not-head (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Human Shields and the DOD Law of War Manual: Can’t We Improve the Debate? JUST SECURITY, June 25, 2015 available at http://justsecurity.org/24199/human-shields-dod-law-war-manual-cant-improve-debate/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Military Commissions After al-Bahlul, LAWFARE, Jun. 24, 2015, http://www.lawfareblog.com/military-commissions-after-al-bahlul (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Cyber Operations and the New Defense Department Law of War Manual: Initial Impressions, LAWFARE, Jun. 15, 2015, available at http://www.lawfareblog.com/cyber-operations-and-new-defense-department-law-war-manual-initial-impressions (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Casualties and Polls: Some Observations, JUST SECURITY, May 26, 2015, available at http://justsecurity.org/23219/casualties-polls-observations/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Civilian Casualties, Drones, Airstrikes and the Perils of Policy, WAR ON THE ROCKS, May 11, 2015, available at http://warontherocks.com/2015/05/civilian-casualties-drones-airstrikes-and-the-perils-of-policy/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
To Ban New Weapons or Regulate Their Use?, JUST SECURITY, Apr. 3, 2015, available at http://justsecurity.org/21766/guest-post-ban-weapons-regulate-use/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Bringing Bergdahl Home Was the Right Choice—Deserter or Not, TIME, Mar. 26, 2015, available at http://time.com/3759691/bowe-bergdahl-desertion-prisoner-exchange/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Is it Really Better to be Dead Than Blind? JUST SECURITY, Jan. 13, 2015, available at http://justsecurity.org/19078/dead-blind/ (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Airpower’s Remarkable Accomplishment, CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY, Aug. 12, 2014, available at http://www.cnas.org/blog/Airpowers-Remarkable-Accomplishment#.VJItedh0w5s (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Has Hamas Overplayed Its Lawfare Strategy, JUST SECURITY, Aug. 5, 2014, available at http://justsecurity.org/13781/charles-dunlap-lawfare-hamas-gaza/.(last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Will 'lawfare' define the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?, AL-MONITOR, July 30, 2014, available at http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/07/lawfare-palestine-israel-gaza-conflict-dunlap.html (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Leave no soldier behind – no exceptions, REUTERS, Jun. 4, 2014, available at http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2014/06/04/leave-no-soldier-behind-no-exceptions/ (last visited Mar. 13, 2016)
Does the Intelligence Community Fear Lawyers…or Legal Scrutiny?, JUST SECURITY, Jul. 2, 2014, available at http://justsecurity.org/12472/guest-post-intelligence-community-fear-lawyersor-legal-scrutiny/.(last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Still Shortchanged: Some Observations About the New Army/Marine Corps COIN Doctrine, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, May 18, 2014, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/still-shortchanged (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Top Ten Reasons Sen. Gillibrand’s Bill is the Wrong Solution to Military Sexual Assault, Social Studies Research Network, Nov. 28, 2013, available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2358044 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2358044 (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
No Panacea in President's Counterterrorism Policy, HUFFINGTON POST, May 30, 2013, available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-j-dunlap-jr/no-panacea-in-presidents-_b_3354975.html (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
We Need New Policy, Not Draftees, NEW YORK TIMES, Mar.18, 2012, available at http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/03/20/would-a-draft-reduce-the-number-of-post-traumatic-stress-cases/we-need-new-policy-not-draftees (last visited Mar. 14, 2016)
How We Lost the High-Tech War of 2020, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, Feb. 19, 2010, at 20, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/journal/iss/v6n2.pdf (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
A Farewell to the Corps, JAG NEWSWIRE, Feb. 17, 2010 [Copy available from the author.]
Do We Need Airminded Options for Afghanistan?, SITREP, GlobalSecurity.com, Nov. 24, 2009, available at http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/091124514-do-we-need-airminded-options-f.htm (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Who you calling a REMF?, THE BEST DEFENSE ForeignPolicy.com, Nov. 12, 2009, available at http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/11/12/af_general_to_ricks_who_you_calling_a_remf (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Counterpoint, THE WRIGHT STUFF, Air University, Jul. 23, 2008 [Copy available from the author.]
The Generals’ Salute, AIRFORCETIMES.COM, Jun. 16, 2008, [Copy available from the author.]
SWJ Blog: America’s Greatest Weapon, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, May 22, 2008 (with Lt Col John Nagl), available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/americas-greatest-weapon (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Collateral Damage and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, Feb. 5, 2008, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/collateral-damage-and-counterinsurgency-doctrine (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
Can Another “Iraq” be Prevented?, FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E-NOTES, Sep. 2007, available at http://www.fpri.org/article/2007/09/can-another-iraq-be-prevented/ (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).
SWJ Blog: Collateral Damage and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, Aug. 13, 2007, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/collateral-damage-and-counterinsurgency-doctrine (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
SWJ Blog: Prepare for Tet, SMALL WARS JOURNAL, Aug. 13, 2007, available at http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/prepare-for-tet (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
With Helmet and Flak Vest: Practicing International Law in War Zones, U.S. AIR FORCE JAG School Foundation, Dec. 2004, available at http://www.jagschoolfoundation.org/stories/WithHelmetAndFlakVest_Dec04_article.pdf (last visited Mar. 13, 2016).
Law and Military Interventions: Preserving Humanitarian Values in 21st Century Conflicts (Carr Center for Human Rights, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Working Paper, 2001), available at http://people.duke.edu/~pfeaver/dunlap.pdf (last visited Mar. 14, 2016).

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