Policy
We’ll Soon Learn Whether You Can Post 3D-Gun Plans Online
A proposed export-rules change has snagged over the question: is publishing such designs a boon to U.S. business or foreign terrorists?
Business
Don’t Sell F-35 To Turkey If It Buys Russian SAMs: Top NATO General
Gen. Scaparrotti, who also leads U.S. European Command, also wants more naval forces at his disposal.
Ideas
America Can't Duck the India-Pakistan Crisis
The most recent friction between the two nuclear powers offers unpleasant lessons yet clear opportunities.
Ideas
The Inevitable Return of Muddling Along in North Korea
Trump’s best option is to reduce the scope of the country’s nuclear ambitions—even if he can’t eliminate them.
Defense Systems
Army to create cloud program office
The Army is gaining momentum in its overhaul of legacy systems, starting with new cloud and enterprise-as-a-service pilots and a new data strategy.
Science & Tech
Lasers, AI, Hypersonics Top DARPA’s Small-Biz Wishlist
The defense research agency also announced plans for an accelerator to help move new tech from idea to product.
Ideas
A French Officer Speaks the Truth about the War in Syria
Half measures are having predictably ill effects, Col. Legrier wrote. Why are U.S. military leaders silent?
Science & Tech
Russia’s New ‘AI Supercomputer’ Runs on Western Technology
The 1-petaflop Zhores is built on California circuitry, and it’s hardly alone.
Policy
Investigating Trump: It’s Not Just About Russia Anymore
House lawmakers issue broad call for documents relating to a wide array of the commander-in-chief’s “abuses of power.”
Ideas
Is Trump Giving Up on a Nuclear-Free North Korea?
The Vietnam summit showed just how high the price of denuclearization will be.
Science & Tech
US Military Changing ‘Killing Machine’ Robo-tank Program After Controversy
The Army is moving quickly to adopt new technologies. That comes with public relations pitfalls.
Ideas
Ep. 39: What comes after Putin? Assessing the future of US-Russian relations
This week we take a look at Russia and the future of the U.S.-Russian relationship.
Science & Tech
The Security Clearance Process Is About to Get Its Biggest Overhaul in 50 Years
Intelligence and human capital officials are about to make the rounds to show off Trusted Workforce 2.0, a framework to completely change how the government makes security clearance determinations.
Threats
US Influence Over India-Pakistan Crisis in Question
Trump officials are working the phones, but “the U.S. position seems to be ‘You guys figure it out yourselves.’”
Science & Tech
Russia’s Pistol-Packing Robot Is Scrambling for Parts
The program’s foreign suppliers stopped shipping components after gunfire videos went viral.
Policy