NATO Europe French MOD Rebukes Trump Administration for Arms-Sales Focus “NATO’s solidarity clause is called Article 5, not Article F-35,” French armed forces minister Florence Parly said Monday. BY Katie Bo Williams READ NOW» 2019-03-18 13:20
Commentary Space Industry The USAF Shouldn’t Narrow Competition for Its Satellite Launches The service’s plan to reduce launch-contract eligibility from three providers to two would reduce incentives to innovate and keep costs down. BY Barbara Comstock READ NOW» 2019-03-18 12:17
Iran Arms Trying to Kill the Iran Deal Could End Up Saving It Trump administration officials are publicly united on their policy of punishing the Islamic Republic. But cracks are showing over just how far to go. BY Kathy Gilsinan READ NOW» 2019-03-18 10:50
The D Brief Desperation in Syria; F-35 vs. F-15; New NATO commander; Pompeo’s top threats; And a bit more. Scenes of desperation are still piling up in Baghouz, Syria, where U.S.-backed troops have begun to cut into ISIS’s final enclave. Reuters reports on location this morning that “The enclave … BY Ben WatsonBradley Peniston READ NOW» 2019-03-18 10:33
Commentary North Korea White House The U.S. and North Korea Are Back to Talking Tough Pyongyang’s latest threats don’t necessarily mean diplomacy is dead. But they are a sign of just how deadlocked nuclear talks have become. BY Uri Friedman READ NOW» 2019-03-17 12:00
Syria No One Wants to Help Bashar al-Assad Rebuild Syria The Syrian president appears comfortably in power, but his supporters in Moscow can’t afford to pay for reconstruction; his adversaries in the West can, but won’t. BY Krishnadev Calamur READ NOW» 2019-03-17 10:44
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Commentary Iraq Afghanistan Contractors Who Are the Private Contractors Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? An inside look at this invisible military force. BY Ori SwedThomas Crosbie READ NOW» 2019-03-16 10:46
Contractors Pentagon Air Force Lockheed Martin is Waging War on Boeing’s F-15EX The F-35 maker sees the Pentagon’s plans to buy new F-15s for the first time in 19 years as a threat. BY Marcus Weisgerber READ NOW» 2019-03-15 14:02
NATO Europe White House Trump Picks New Top NATO Commander Top US Air Force general in Europe will lead alliance as Trump officials continue to berate members for more money. BY Kevin Baron READ NOW» 2019-03-15 13:35
