Policy
Why Defense Budgets Will Stay High After the Ukraine War
The war is exposing how European nations were underinvesting in defense, and the critical role that renewable energy will play in transatlantic security.
Threats
Hawaiian Families Struggle With Health a Year After Red Hill Fuel Leak
A clinic is being established to document symptoms and care for patients.
Policy
Space Force Is Setting Up Inside Combatant Commands
INDOPACOM is the first warfighting command to stand up a USSF component, but it won’t be the last.
Business
Will Tech Layoffs Finally Help Defense Firms Get the Engineers They Seek?
Some observers say industry and government are moving too slowly to capitalize on a unique opportunity.
Science & Tech
Start Moving to Quantum-Safe Cryptography, White House Tells Feds
The Office of Management and Budget released new guidance to begin the governmentwide effort to protect digital infrastructure from quantum attacks.
Threats
Army: Renovating Moldy Barracks is Just the Beginning of Prepping for Climate Change
While the Army works to improve and renovate facilities across the globe, it feels it’s built “solid” against climate impacts to come.
Science & Tech
Air Force Flies New Tanker for 36 Hours Straight
It’s part of a Pentagon trend of wringing surprising performance out of existing weapons.
Policy
Ukraine, Irregular-War Changes Are Reshaping Pentagon’s Info-Ops Strategy
Civilians reporting military movements and a return to proxy war will inform the first IO update in seven years.
Science & Tech
Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Threats
Polish Military Chief Says Russia is Escalating on NATO’s Border
After missile debris kills Poles, Ukrainian officials say “air shield” talks with allies are underway.
Threats
China Fired a New Missile After Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit, PacFleet Says
The weapon was part of a barrage of missiles and live-fire exercises meant to signal disapproval of the U.S. visit to the self-governing island.
Policy
Special Operators Lack ‘Seat at the Table’ in Post-Counterterror Pentagon, SOF Leaders Say
Even as U.S.-trained Ukranians show their mettle, SOF is getting lost in the transition to great power competition, says the assistant defense secretary for special ops.
Ideas
Muhammad Ali’s Foreign Policy Lessons
Like the great boxer, America needs to know how to pick the time and place to engage.
Threats