Policy
ICE Is Making Sure Migrant Kids Don’t Have COVID-19 — Then Expelling Them to 'Prevent Its Spread'
The administration has used infection risk to justify expelling thousands of children without legal protections. But it’s only expelling kids who’ve tested negative.
Ideas
On Rare Earths, the Pentagon Is Making the Same Mistake Twice
Its investment in a California mining venture is pretty much exactly the wrong approach to securing access to vital materials.
Defense Systems
Securing DOD telework for the long-term
For a more telework-friendly environment, the Defense Department must increase access to government-issued devices, leverage the cloud and promote secure collaboration.
Ideas
The Defense Reforms Taiwan Needs
Taipei must stop buying the wrong weapons, restart work on its new strategy, and overhaul its reserve force.
Policy
Defense Personnel to Get Crash Course in OpSec
But various problems have observers wondering whether it's a waste of time.
Ideas
US Troops Should Withdraw from Syria, Not Protect Oil Companies
Keeping 500 troops in-country to help Delta Crescent Energy drill only hurts America’s national security.
Science & Tech
Russian Disinformation Networks Detailed in New State Department Report
Several English-language websites working together to push Kremlin talking points during the COVID outbreak caught the eye of U.S trackers.
Science & Tech
Deepfakes Are Getting Better, Easier to Make, and Cheaper
GitHub is becoming a destination site for make-your-own-deepfake software.
Threats
Top DOD Spox: No Conclusions Yet On Cause Of Beirut Explosion
Trump has claimed without evidence that the explosion might have been an “attack.”
Ideas
The US Must Prepare to Respond to a Nuclear Disaster
As nuclear threats grow, the country needs a plan to coordinate, staff, and resource its response to the unthinkable.
Ideas
Israel Needs Help Rebuilding Its Munitions Stockpile
The country’s ongoing campaign against Iran in Syria and Iraq has left it short of arms for a potential wider war.
Ideas
Why Would Biden Pick Susan Rice?
His ticket doesn’t need another foreign-policy expert — nor another easy Obama-era target.
Ideas
To Rebuild America’s Weakened Alliances, Heal Its Diplomatic Corps
To guide us through troubled waters, we need a competent, influential, and re-invigorated State Department.
Defense Systems
Could a new academy solve the AI talent problem?
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is recommending a new academy to train feds to take on federal agency jobs involving emerging technologies including AI.
Defense Systems
Understanding the DOD's ban on some China-made telecom gear
Alejandro Sarria and Jason Workmaster, two attorneys specializing in federal contracting, shed some light on the fast approaching government ban on contracting with companies that use certain telecom equipment and services.
Defense Systems