Things Are Happening at the Naval War College: Cyber War Conference, Online Research Portal

Lots of exciting stuff going on at the Naval War College these days, in keeping with NWC's long tradition of engagement with cutting edge legal issues.  Kudos to Prof. Mike Schmitt (whom I am proud to note is a graduate of UT Law) for sparking all this activity. First, NWC has just launched a nifty online research tool that they are calling "Stockton," in honor of Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton (a pioneering Navy expert on international law and the namesake for the prestigious Stockton Chair at NWC).  Click through to check it out and you'll find all sorts of handy resources compiled under the various tabs. Second, NWC's International Law Division annual conference starts next week, and will focus on legal issues associated with armed conflict in cyberspace.  Jack, Matt, and I are all involved, as are a host of other terrific speakers. I've reprinted the agenda below:   MONDAY, JUNE 25 8:30 a.m. Registration 9:00  Welcoming Remarks Rear Admiral John N. Christenson, U.S. Navy, President, U.S. Naval War College Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Chair, International Law Department, U.S. Naval War College Colonel Gary Brown, U.S. Air Force, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Cyber Command 9:30 Panel I: An Introduction to Cyber Operations Moderator: Lieutenant Commander Paul Walker, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Cyber Command Building U.S. Cyber Command – Captain Timothy J. White, Naval Information Operations Command, Maryland U.S. Cyber Strategy – TBD Intersection of Intelligence & Military Operations – Mr. Eric Greenwald, Cyber Command J3 10:30 Break 11:00 National Security Law and Cyberspace Professor Jack L. Goldsmith, Harvard Law School 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on own) Brown Bag: Demonstration of Cyber Capabilities 1:30 Panel II: Organizing for Cyber Operations Moderator: Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Gumbs, JA, U.S. Army, U.S. Cyber Command Role of U.S. Government & the Intelligence Community in Cyber Operations – Mr. Stewart Baker, Steptoe & Johnson Legal Support for DoD Cyber Operations – Mr. Mark Young, Cyber Command J5 Cyber Operations: A European Perspective – Colonel Paul Ducheine, Netherlands Army Legal Service, Faculty of Military Sciences, Netherlands Defence Academy 3: 00 Coffee Break 3:30 Panel III: Cyber Attacks: The Operators’ Perspective Moderator: Dr. Derek Reveron, National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College Military Cyber Operations – Major Chris Walls, U.S. Army, Cyber Command J3 Threats & Vulnerabilities – A Senior Tech Advisor, NSA TBD U.S. Foreign Policy on Cyber – Dr. Deborah Schneider, U.S. Department of State 6:00  Icebreaker – Commissioned Officers’ Club TUESDAY, JUNE 26 8:30 a.m.  Panel IV: General Principles of International Law Moderator: Captain Kevin Kelly, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, International Law Department Sovereignty and Neutrality in Cyber Space – Professor Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) Legal Framework for Analyzing Cyber Operations – Sir Daniel Bethlehem Title 10/Title 50 and International Law in Cyber Warfare – Professor Robert M. Chesney, School of Law, University of Texas 10:00 Coffee Break 10:30 Panel V: Self-Defense Moderator: Captain Peter Bowers, Royal Australian Navy Uses of Force [2(4)] – Ms. Alexandra Perina, U.S. Department of State Armed Attack – Professor Matthew Waxman, Columbia University Anticipatory Self-Defense – Professor Terry D. Gill, Amsterdam Center for International Law, University of Amsterdam 12:15 p.m. Lunch (on own) 1:45 Panel VI: Cyber Conflict and the Law of Armed Conflict Moderator: Colonel Gary Brown, U.S. Air Force, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Cyber Command Classification of Cyber Conflict – Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Chair, International Law Department, U.S. Naval War College Cyber War Actors – Professor Vijay Padmanabhan, Vanderbilt University Command Responsibility – Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Duke University 3:15  Coffee Break 3:30  Panel VII: Cyber Attacks: The Law Moderator: Commodore Andrew Jameson, Royal Navy Lawful Targets – Professor Noam Lubell, Essex University Proportionality and Precautions in Attack – Professor Eric T. Jensen, Brigham Young University Methods and Means of Cyber Warfare – Air Commodore William Boothby, Royal Air Force (Ret.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 8:30 a.m.  Panel VIII: Beyond International Armed Conflict Moderator: Captain (N) Geneviève Bernatchez, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Canada Non-international Armed Conflict – Professor Robin Geiss, Potsdam University Counter-Terrorism – Professor William Banks, Syracuse University Peace Operations – Professor Jann Kleffner, Swedish National Defence College 9:45 Coffee Break 10:15 Panel IX: The Road Ahead? Moderator: Professor Dennis Mandsager, International Law Department, U.S. Naval War College Professor Kenneth Watkin, International Law Department, U.S. Naval War College Dr. Cordula Droege, International Committee of the Red Cross Professor Michael J. Glennon, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University 11:45 Concluding Thoughts: Professor Yoram Dinstein, Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University 12:15 p.m.  Concluding Remarks: Professor Michael Schmitt and Colonel Gary Brown