Kremlin gloats about US weapons pause to Ukraine

The halt in aid speaks to a shifting view of the threat Putin poses.

• Patrick Tucker
• July 3, 2025

The D Brief: DOD budget developments; Trump touts Everglades detention center; Lancet: USAID cuts could cost 14M lives by 2030; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• July 1, 2025

The D Brief: Putin’s summer offensive in Sumy; ‘Largest combined strike’ vs. Ukraine so far; Fordow repairs underway; More Israeli strikes in Gaza; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
• June 30, 2025

‘Stressful and difficult summer’ ahead for Ukraine, NATO official warns

Despite slowing economy, Russia is expected to be able to bankroll its war through 2027.

• Audrey Decker
• June 24, 2025

Defense One Radio, Ep. 184: Former Ukrainian defense chief Oleksii Reznikov

Kyiv's former defense minister discusses the prospects for a ceasefire, the evolving nature of drone warfare, China’s role in global supply chains, and a lot more.

• Patrick Tucker
• June 20, 2025

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• June 20, 2025

‘If Russia is coming, then we will bring the war to Russia’: Inside NATO’s muscular new deterrence plans

Europe and the United States are more aligned than some headlines suggest—but they have different perceptions of the threat.

• Patrick Tucker
• June 16, 2025

Russia aims to ride the BRICS to AI victory

The United States must firm up its own coalition of AI collaborators.

• Ivana Stradner and Emily Hester
• June 5, 2025

Ukraine and the future of deception in war

If the U.S. military and its partners cannot master today’s emerging tools, they may fall behind in a critical field.

• Mick Ryan and Peter W. Singer
• June 5, 2025

The D Brief: DOD civilians, on the move; Ukraine-strike details; Trump’s nuke offer to Iran; Syria’s jihadis, in uniform?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• June 3, 2025

The US Army is too light to win

Too much of its force is under-armored and under-gunned.

• R.D. Hooker, Jr.
• May 29, 2025

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Germany sends troops abroad; Pentagon’s retention pricetag; Still no CNO; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• May 27, 2025

The D Brief: USFK to shrink?; House passes spending bill; Big AI in a laptop?; Russia’s big security-camera hack; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• May 23, 2025

The D Brief: More DOD cuts; Trump’s Putin pivot; N. Korea’s failed launch; Qatar’s gift, accepted; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• May 22, 2025

The D Brief: US strikes in Somalia; UAE seeks DOGE’d DOD workers; Trump-Putin talks fall flat; Genius Machines on Thursday; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
• May 20, 2025

The D Brief: Largest drone attack of Putin’s invasion; Dim outlook for Russia-Ukraine talks; Army preps DC for military parade; DOD to get a SOF-like makeover; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• May 19, 2025

The D Brief: Why Yemen strikes ended; Gitmo flights, tallied; Spectrum battle; Turkey’s PKK disbands; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• May 13, 2025