Ideas

America Needs to Take Charge of the ISIS Aftermath

Two years after the fall of the caliphate, the world should not leave this to the SDF.

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ideas

Want an Agile Pentagon? Don’t Go Chasing ‘Waterfalls’

Four-year strategy reviews aren’t good enough. Biden’s Pentagon should take a page from software firms.

  • Chris Dougherty
Ideas

What We Learned in the DNI’s New Election Report

The newly released assessment is more complex and comprehensive than its 2017 predecessor, reflecting just how much the issue of foreign interference has evolved.

  • Emerson T. Brooking
Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin in Afghanistan; Holding the line in Syria; DoD’s COVID gaps; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

One Year into the Pandemic, DoD Data Remains Incomplete

Outstanding questions include: why are civilians dying at higher rates than troops?

  • Elizabeth Howe
Threats

In Syria, US Commanders Hold the Line — and Wait for Biden

Troops maintain the status quo amid a counterterrorism success-turned-frozen war.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Science & Tech

Drones Could One Day Make Up 40% of a Carrier Air Wing, Navy Says

The Department’s new unmanned plan directs focus not just on drones but on their “enabling technologies.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

The Iraq War Anniversary Should Remind Us the War on Terror Failed

We must start to correct course now by repealing the 2002 AUMF.

  • Julia Gledhill
Business

Defense Business Brief: Printed parts for broken weapons; GAO: F-35 plan unrealistic; ICBM lobby; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Awkward in Anchorage; China’s missiles; Face-recognition’s future; Chow halls, rebranded; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

What Do We Know About China’s Newest Missiles?

Much can be gleaned from open sources, from official announcements to commanders’ online bios.

  • Ma Xiu and Peter W. Singer
Science & Tech

DARPA Aims to Boost US Manufacturing of Certain Chips

Better processes for converting general-purpose chips to specialized ones would pay big dividends, agency says.

  • Mila Jasper
Ideas

How SecDef Austin Can Make the Most of His India Visit

The defense secretary should pave the way for more and deeper defense trade and technology cooperation.

  • Vikram J. Singh and Joe Felter
Threats

Today's D Brief: 3rd COVID wave?; ODNI: White-supremacist threat ‘elevated’; Info ops warning; Natsec pros decry anti-Asian-American bias; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

National Security Professionals Call for Action on Hate Crimes and Racism Against Asian-Americans

  • Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in National Security
Science & Tech

Key Official: Defense Information Operations ‘Not Evolving Fast Enough’

China will soon harness AI to supplant Russia as the world leader in information warfare, a DIA leader said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

Bum-Rushing Extremists From the Military Might Not Help

Interviews with a former neo-Nazi indicate that pre-discharge education and deradicalization might hinder extremist groups' recruiting efforts.

  • Todd C. Helmus, Ryan Andrew Brown and Rajeev Ramchand
Threats

Today's D Brief: Top US, China officials to meet; Service chiefs pan ‘readiness’; Lawmakers slam Army CID; Putin’s smear campaign; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

Lawmakers Slam Army CID Chief One Year after Spc. Guillen’s Death

A hearing saw bipartisan disappointment in apparent lack of reform.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Defense Systems

How JADC2, competition with China could spur DOD budget reform

The Defense Department’s goal of having unified communications across the military along with an escalating tech competition with China could be the impetus needed for acquisition reforms.

  • Lauren C. Williams, Defense Systems
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