Defense One

NATO Has ‘Growing Realization’ About Risks of Using Huawei Gear, Top General Says

But USAF’s Wolters offered no evidence that U.S. officials are persuading allies to shun Chinese 5G networking products.

Afghanistan’s big week, day 4; COVID-19, here to stay?; Australia’s top fears; SACEUR on Russia; And a bit more.

Afghanistan’s big week, day four: Now the U.S. wants President Ashraf Ghani to defer his second-term inauguration on fears it might anger defeated presidential challenger, Abdullah Abdullah. …

The US Intelligence Community Is Caught in a Collector’s Trap

The information haystack in which we search for useful needles is growing faster than we could ever catch up. Gathering more hay isn’t the answer.

Trump’s New Spy Chief Failed to Report $100,000 from a Group Funded by Hungary

Richard Grenell’s past clients could raise concerns about his access to state secrets, according to his own office’s rules.

White-Supremacist Violence Is Terrorism

As commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, I fought America’s enemies abroad. Now we must fight violent, hateful ideologies at home.

It’s Time to Talk About Taiwan

Washington’s longstanding policy of strategic ambiguity is increasingly likely to inflame the kind of crisis it was meant to deter.

You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.

Pentagon Defends Handling Of Traumatic Brain Injuries In Iranian Attack

TBI symptoms are often “nonspecific,” the Joint Staff surgeon said.

Afghanistan’s big week; USFK ups coronavirus risk; New Army team to Africa; Does US need influence ops chief? And a bit more.

Can the Afghanistan “reduction in violence” deal hold? That’s the big question this week as we live through what could be the most consequential seven days for Afghanistan in more than 18 years. …