Ideas

Americans Were Worried About the Wrong Threat

Despite considerable hype about foreign interference, the greatest danger to American democracy is domestic.

  • Emerson T. Brooking and Jacob Shapiro, The Atlantic
Policy

Donald Trump Won’t Attend Biden’s Inauguration. So How Will He Leave Washington?

The timing of the departure has numerous logistical implications, including the plane’s call sign.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Exclusive: Longtime US Diplomat Weighs America’s Legacy in Syria

The immediate damage of the Turkish invasion has been repaired, Bill Roebuck says, but warns ISIS could reemerge without more U.S. assistance.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 85: Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Angus King, along with Rep. Mike Gallagher

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

Today's D Brief: After the insurrection; Trump’s social-media ban; US diplomats decry POTUS; Navy’s coming missile gap; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The Wrong Way to Gauge Readiness

Too much focus on mission capable rates misses the larger and more important picture.

  • Matthew Donovan
Ideas

Superspreader Down: How Trump’s Exile from Social Media Alters the Future of Politics, Security, and Public Health

Platform companies have finally come to grips with their roles as owners of battlefields.

  • Peter W. Singer
Policy

Riots Shine Light on ‘Infamously Opaque’ Capitol Police

The 193-year old agency has a large budget and workforce, but lacks transparency mechanisms.

  • Courtney Bublé
Business

The Defense Business Brief: CEOs condemn insurrectionists; Boeing to pay $2.5B to settle 737 Max conspiracy charge; Dems control Congress; and more

Science & Tech

US Space Force Becomes 18th Member of U.S. Intelligence Community

Growing threats to U.S. space assets require more intelligence collaboration, senior official says.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Pelosi Calls Milley To Discuss Keeping Nukes From Trump

The House Speaker's public revelation of the call may have been intended to pressure members of Trump’s cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Policy

Congress Launches Investigations into Capitol Police Following Siege

Two Senate committees add an inquest to the House inquiry announced on Thursday.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Officer dies after Capitol riot; Thousands of troops head to DC; The foreign spin; 4K die of COVID; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Riot Exposed Capitol's IT Vulnerabilities

Devices were stolen from members' offices. Were networks penetrated as well?

  • Aaron Boyd
Threats

The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse

America reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the first week of 2021.

  • The COVID Tracking Project, The Atlantic
Threats

China, Russia, Iran Spin Capitol Insurrection

As allies lamented the “disgraceful” scene, adversaries used Wednesday’s riot to attack U.S. democracy.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

What Trump and His Mob Taught the World About America

The allure of democracy was the nation’s best asset abroad, but the president squandered it by inciting political violence.

  • Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
Ideas

How Will Biden’s Pentagon Handle Extreme Right-Wing Media?

The Capitol riot was just the latest tell for propaganda outlets masquerading as newsrooms.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

U.S. Capitol Now More Vulnerable As a Result of Wednesday’s Mob Attack, Former DHS Official Says

A lack of coordination among authorities was evident and will make securing the seat of legislature harder.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.

Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.

  • Isaac Arnsdorf, J. David McSwane, Logan Jaffe and Lydia DePillis, ProPublica
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