Defense One

Helsinki, Finland. Studies show that societies with less income inequality are less susceptible to fake news.

Commentary Infowar Technology

New Tech Aims to Help Societies Learn to Spot Fake News

Qatar’s QCRI and Finland’s Faktabaari make tools that help users from all over the political spectrum realize when they’re getting played.

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Turkish army personnel carriers are parked on a road towards the border of Syria in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

Commentary Syria White House Russia

Trump Made His Real Syria Mistakes Months Ago

U.S. involvement should have ended with the recapture of ISIS’ territory and a Kurd-Assad deal.

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Commentary Intelligence Infowar Russia China Iran

To Fight Disinformation, Rethink Counterintelligence

For too long, the focus of U.S. counterintelligence has been safeguarding government secrets and corporate intellectual property.

BY Christopher P. Costa Joshua A. Geltzer READ NOW»

The D Brief

US exit plunges Syria into greater uncertainty; Trump sends troops to Saudi; Acting DHS head quits; NSA wants to help firms; And a bit more.

Syria just grew more chaotic and uncertain after President Trump ordered all U.S. forces out of northern Syria this weekend to make way for Turkey’s ongoing offensive against Kurdish-held …

BY Ben Watson Bradley Peniston READ NOW»

A Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Homeland C4ISR

The Endless Aerial Surveillance of the Border

New reports suggest that drone activity at the southern border is spreading to nearby cities, erasing the line between police procedures and immigration enforcement.

BY Sidney Fussell READ NOW»

Syrians bury Syrian Democratic Forces fighters killed fighting Turkish advance in the Syrian town of Qamishli, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, Turkey's military says it has captured a key Syrian border town Ras al-Ayn under heavy bombardment.

Syria Turkey

Esper Condemns ‘War Crimes’; Trump Orders 1,000 US Troops Out of Northern Syria

As Turkey strikes deeper into northern Syria, Trump says ‘let them’ fight.

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Post-perimeter security for field agents

Government agencies are struggling to adapt their security architectures to the fluid and unsecured environments that mobile devices introduce. Government agents are especially at risk. They rely heavily on mobile devices to access work resources such as email, case files, and other applications.

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