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Joshua Wolff

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Rich Gross

DONNA WRIGHT

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Waldemar A. Solf

Marc L. Warren

Donald Poldon

Fred Borch

Claire Finkelstein

Jonathan Shumate

Joseph Berger III

Patrick Huston

JJ Wellemeyer

R. Patrick Huston

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On today’s podcast we have Major Joshua Wolff, the Army Element Staff Judge Advocate for U.S. Space Command. Major Wolff recently completed a Masters of Law in Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications at the University of Nebraska, College of Law. On today’s episode, Major Wolff and Major Coffey discuss MAJ Wolff’s thesis, “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law Of Neutrality And Communications Satellites”**, covering the law of neutrality, space law and neutrality, gaps in the current laws, and proposed solutions to close those gaps.

The Quill & Sword | Battlefield Next Ep 12: MAJ Joshua Wolff - "Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law of Neutrality and Communications Satellites"

On today’s podcast we have Major Joshua Wolff, national security law attorney and the Army Element Command Judge Advocate for U.S. Space Command.  Major Wolff recently completed a Masters of Law in Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications at the University of Nebraska, College of Law.  On today’s episode, Major Wolff and Major Coffey discuss MAJ Wolff’s thesis, “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law Of Neutrality And Communications Satellites”, which analyzes the relationship between the law of neutrality and space law and proposes a framework to resolve potential conflict between the two bodies of international law.   Below is a timeline of some of the subject-areas discussed during the episode:00:00           Introduction00:57   Overview of Space Law 02:32           Discussion of the Thesis “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law of Neutrality                                    And Communications Satellites”03:30   Overview of Neutrality04:54           General Rule of Neutrality06:13           Current State of Neutrality07:09   Relevancy of the Hague Treaties to Satellites 08:35           Space Law and Neutrality 10:19           Gaps in Laws and Treaties 12:16           Problems that the Gaps Cause13:13                          Proposed Analysis to Close the Gaps14:20                          Neutrality Obligations in Space during an International Armed Conflict16:03                          Book Recommendations17:24                          Closing RemarksMAJ Wolff’s Book Recommendations:“Challenges to Security in Space” Defense Intelligence Agency “The Shadow War: Inside the Modern-Day Undeclared Battles Waged Against America” by Jim Sciutto“Eccentric Orbits” by John Bloom“Space 2.0” by Rod PyleCORRECTION: In the episode, Major Wolff referred to the author of “Eccentric Orbits” as “Joe Bob Briggs”.  “Joe Bob Briggs” is the alter ego of John Bloom, the credited author of “Eccentric Orbits”.  Mr. Bloom has also publishes under that name.  This serves as the correction that the credited author of “Eccentric Orbits” is John Bloom.*UPDATE: Major Wolff’s Paper is in pre-publication review.  This blogpost will be updated with a link once the paper is published.For more information related to FCD you can follow us on Twitter @jagfcd or by visiting our webpage. If you have recommendations or suggestions about future topics or guests, please send us an email at usarmy.pentagon.hqda-tjaglcs.list.tjaglcs-doctrine@mail.mil, or you can leave us a comment by signing in below. Finally, if you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe to “Battlefield Next” on your favorite podcast app. While this is a podcast created by US Army Judge Advocates from Future Concepts Directorate, our goal is to reach other judge advocates and lawyers across the DoD, law students, and members of academia. Your reviews help make this possible.For more information about the US Army JAG Corps, you can go here. If you’re interested in joining the Army JAG Corps, you can get more information by contacting the Judge Advocate Recruiting Office (JARO) or by visiting their webpage.Music by Joseph McDadeThe views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.  

On today’s podcast we have Major Joshua Wolff, national security law attorney and the Army Element Command Judge Advocate for U.S. Space Command. Major Wolff recently completed a Masters of Law in Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications at the University of Nebraska, College of Law. On today’s episode, Major Wolff and Major Coffey discuss MAJ Wolff’s thesis, “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law Of Neutrality And Communications Satellites”, which analyzes the relationship between the law of neutrality and space law and proposes a framework to resolve potential conflict between the two bodies of international law. Below is a timeline of some of the subject-areas discussed during the episode: 00:00 Introduction 00:57 Overview of Space Law 02:32 Discussion of the Thesis “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law of Neutrality And Communications Satellites” 03:30 Overview of Neutrality 04:54 General Rule of Neutrality 06:13 Current State of Neutrality 07:09 Relevancy of the Hague Treaties to Satellites 08:35 Space Law and Neutrality 10:19 Gaps in Laws and Treaties 12:16 Problems that the Gaps Cause 13:13 Proposed Analysis to Close the Gaps 14:20 Neutrality Obligations in Space during an International Armed Conflict 16:03 Book Recommendations 17:24 Closing Remarks MAJ Wolff’s Book Recommendations: “Challenges to Security in Space” Defense Intelligence Agency “The Shadow War: Inside the Modern-Day Undeclared Battles Waged Against America” by Jim Sciutto “Eccentric Orbits” by John Bloom “Space 2.0” by Rod Pyle CORRECTION: In the episode, Major Wolff referred to the author of “Eccentric Orbits” as “Joe Bob Briggs”. “Joe Bob Briggs” is the alter ego of John Bloom, the credited author of “Eccentric Orbits”. Mr. Bloom has also publishes under that name. This serves as the correction that the credited author of “Eccentric Orbits” is John Bloom. *UPDATE: Major Wolff’s Paper is in pre-publication review. This blogpost will be updated with a link once the paper is published. For more information related to FCD you can follow us on Twitter @jagfcd or by visiting our webpage. If you have recommendations or suggestions about future topics or guests, please send us an email at usarmy.pentagon.hqda-tjaglcs.list.tjaglcs-doctrine@mail.mil, or you can leave us a comment by signing in below. Finally, if you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe to “Battlefield Next” on your favorite podcast app. While this is a podcast created by US Army Judge Advocates from Future Concepts Directorate, our goal is to reach other judge advocates and lawyers across the DoD, law students, and members of academia. Your reviews help make this possible. For more information about the US Army JAG Corps, you can go here. If you’re interested in joining the Army JAG Corps, you can get more information by contacting the Judge Advocate Recruiting Office (JARO) or by visiting their webpage. Music by Joseph McDade The views expressed on the podcast are the views of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, the Army, the Department of Defense, or any other agency of the US Government.

Episode 12: MAJ Joshua Wolff – “Interrupted Broadcasts? The Law Of Neutrality And Communications Satellites”