Robert (Bobby) Chesney is a co-founder of Lawfare and a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he holds the Charles I. Francis Professorship in Law (Source: lawfaremedia.org). He co-founded Lawfare in 2010 with Benjamin Wittes and Jack Goldsmith (Source: law.utexas.edu). At UT Austin he has directed the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
Chesney's scholarship centers on national-security law — including the law of armed conflict, intelligence, and emerging-technology questions — and he co-hosts the National Security Law Podcast. His work and Lawfare's coverage intersect with AI policy where national-security law meets cybersecurity, autonomous weapons, and intelligence applications of AI.
Relationships
- related: Lawfare — publication he co-founded.
- related: Benjamin Wittes, Jack Goldsmith — Lawfare co-founders.