Pentagon Afghanistan US: Afghan Security Strategy Is ‘Working,’ Despite Insider Attacks A Pentagon spokesman cites a two-thirds decrease in attacks since the war’s peak eight years ago. BY Katie Bo Williams READ NOW» 2018-10-22 15:22
Commentary Nuclear Russia A Serial Killing Spree That Threatens Us All Can John Bolton be stopped before he further undermines U.S. national security? BY Joe Cirincione READ NOW» 2018-10-22 12:49
Russia Cyber Russian Intel Chief: Internet Should be Controlled By ‘Proper Authorities’ The FSB says it’s trying to curb extremism online — but it’s also muting foreign and dissenting voices. BY Patrick Tucker READ NOW» 2018-10-22 12:44
Commentary Russia China Three Questions from Last Month’s Giant Vostok Exercise What should American strategists take away from China’s participation in Moscow’s biggest annual wargames? BY Peter Zwack READ NOW» 2018-10-22 12:00
Russia Space NASA Chief Lifts Sanctions on Russian Space Boss, Russia Says Russian state media says the Trump administration will temporarily ease Crimea-related sanctions to allow a visit to Houston. NASA officials can’t — or won’t — say if that’s true. BY Paulina Glass READ NOW» 2018-10-22 11:08
The D Brief DMZ de-escalation deal; INF pullout; Saudis’ new Khashoggi story; Wounded US general, ID’d; And a bit more. Two Koreas agree to de-escalate along the DMZ, the South Korean defense ministry announced this morning. Involved (via Reuters): “…withdraw[-ing] 11 guard posts within a 1-km (0.6-mile) radius … BY Ben WatsonBradley Peniston READ NOW» 2018-10-22 10:42
Sponsored Defensive Protection Systems Leading Army Modernization The modern battlefield has become a complex theater of threats, from powerful anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles to the dawn of small but lethal unmanned aircraft. READ NOW» 2018-10-16 16:24
Commentary Turkey Syria Russia Why the Idlib Deal Matters Ankara’s U.S. ambassador says the Turkey-Russia buffer agreement can save even more lives — if other governments will help implement it. BY Serdar Kılıç READ NOW» 2018-10-22 10:00
Commentary Nuclear Russia China Nothing About Trashing the INF Treaty Makes the US Safer From the strategic and diplomatic realms to the budgetary and tactical levels, Trump’s decision makes no sense. BY Michael Krepon READ NOW» 2018-10-21 12:55
Commentary Pentagon Strategy How the Joint Staff Calculated a Defense Program’s Return on Investment As our office computed the utility of its wargaming grants and library, we learned some things that others in DoD may want to copy. BY Oleg SvetCol. Garrett Heath READ NOW» 2018-10-21 08:00
