Policy
Defense Personnel to Get Crash Course in OpSec
But various problems have observers wondering whether it's a waste of time.
Science & Tech
Russian Disinformation Networks Detailed in New State Department Report
Several English-language websites working together to push Kremlin talking points during the COVID outbreak caught the eye of U.S trackers.
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Science & Tech
Deepfakes Are Getting Better, Easier to Make, and Cheaper
GitHub is becoming a destination site for make-your-own-deepfake software.
Threats
Top DOD Spox: No Conclusions Yet On Cause Of Beirut Explosion
Trump has claimed without evidence that the explosion might have been an “attack.”
Ideas
The US Must Prepare to Respond to a Nuclear Disaster
As nuclear threats grow, the country needs a plan to coordinate, staff, and resource its response to the unthinkable.
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Ideas
Israel Needs Help Rebuilding Its Munitions Stockpile
The country’s ongoing campaign against Iran in Syria and Iraq has left it short of arms for a potential wider war.
Ideas
Why Would Biden Pick Susan Rice?
His ticket doesn’t need another foreign-policy expert — nor another easy Obama-era target.
Ideas
To Rebuild America’s Weakened Alliances, Heal Its Diplomatic Corps
To guide us through troubled waters, we need a competent, influential, and re-invigorated State Department.
Science & Tech
US Missile Defenses Are About to Level Up
Laser-armed Strykers, new Eastern European batteries, and sea-based interceptors are all coming in the next two years, Pentagon officials say.
Policy
Trump: U.S. To Withdraw 4K Troops From Afghanistan By Election
“It’s already planned,” the president said in an interview with Axios.
Ideas
The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world.
Ideas
NATO Needs to Focus on the Black Sea
William of Ockham would like a word with those who worry more about a potential Russian invasion of the Baltics than ongoing interventions in the Balkans.
Science & Tech
The U-2's Latest Feat: Passing Data from F-35s to Army Missiles
A recent demonstration used the old spy plane as an airborne comms relay between fighters and ground-based weaponry.
Policy
Trump Sidesteps Congress To Install Controversial Pentagon Nominee
A legal loophole may allow Tata to take the top job without Senate confirmation at all.
Ideas
Like NATO, But for Economic Warfare
America’s alliances were built to address a Soviet military threat. The economic bullying that Beijing uses requires a different kind of collective self-defense.
Ideas
Where the System May Break
A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasked some key vulnerabilities.
Ideas
How ISIS Made Money on Facebook
The Islamic State turned the social platform into a global marketplace for looted artifacts—until a group of vigilante archaeologists took matters into their own hands.
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