CAPT Raul (Pete) Pedrozo (U.S. Navy, ret.) is the Howard S. Levie Chair on the Law of Armed Conflict, U.S. Naval War College, Stockton Center for International Law. Prior to retiring from active duty, he served in numerous positions advising senior military and civilian Defense officials, including as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, legal advisor to Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, and legal advisor to the Commander, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command.
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