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LCDR Christopher Hart

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Christopher J. Hart (LinkedIn) is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. He is a Submarine Officer and Assistant Professor of Law at the United States Naval Academy, where he teaches a variety of courses related to leadership, ethics, and law.  Christopher holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and an LL.M in National Security Law from the Georgetown University Law Center. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Naval Academy, Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

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Left Side: Rescuers from the Emergency Services of Ukraine extinguish a blaze in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing food products on August 9, 2025 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Right Side: An Israeli army infantry-fighting vehicle (IFV) leaves a cloud of dust as it moves at a position along Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on August 5, 2025. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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