Threats

BREAKING: SecAF Wilson quitting; WH plan charges allies for protection; Captain Marvel’s DC opening with the USAF; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron, Marcus Weisgerber, Katie Bo Williams and Ben Watson
Ideas

The US Army Is Trying to Bury the Lessons of the Iraq War

By scuttling plans to help its leaders understand what went wrong, the service is turning a blind eye to insights of enduring relevance.

  • Frank Sobchak
Science & Tech

Pentagon’s Cyber Mission Force Needs Better Training Plan

A government watchdog found flaws in the Defense Department’s transition from building its Cyber Mission Force to maintaining it.

  • Frank Konkel
Science & Tech

The West Isn’t Ready for the Coming Wave of Chinese Misinformation: Report

Beijing’s social-media operations are larger and more effective than many realize.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

Ep. 40: Cruise Missiles, Missile Defense and 21st-Century Hybrid War

Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

ISIS Is ‘Waiting for the Right Time to Resurge’: CENTCOM Commander

Gen. Joseph Votel offered lawmakers warnings on Syria — and an upbeat message on Afghanistan.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Ideas

Don’t Call It an ‘Arms Race’: US-China AI Competition Is Not Winner-Takes-All

The most common framing of the two countries’ artificial-intelligence development is dangerous.

  • Justin Sherman
Business

What we know, and don’t, about the FY20 budget request; Navy’s next frigate; Eyes on 5G

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Deadly explosions near Kabul; Defiant Turkey vows S-400 buy; CIA’s murkier drone strikes; R&D to rise; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The Pentagon Could Lead the Green New Deal to Victory

Defense leaders have long braced for the impacts of climate change. Working with climate advocates could ward off those threats.

  • Madison Freeman and Morgan Bazilian
Defense Systems

GSA launches Netcents-2 replacement

A new five-year blanket purchase agreement will replace Air Force's expiring IT hardware and software commodity contract.

  • Mark Rockwell, Defense Systems
Threats

How Many Civilians Die in Covert US Drone Strikes? It Just Got Harder to Say

Trump has revoked an Obama-era reporting requirement even as the CIA has resumed lethal strikes.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Science & Tech

NSA-Cyber Command Chief Recommends No Split Until 2020: Sources

That’s another delay for a separation planned several Defense Secretaries ago.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

The US-China Tech War Is Being Fought in Central Europe

The Czech Republic’s complicated relationship with the Chinese giant Huawei offers a lesson in the benefits and pitfalls of courting Beijing.

  • Philip Heijmans, The Atlantic
Threats

China hacking US research universities; NATO general on F-35, Turkey; DHS Secretary to testify; ICE releases some infants; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The Many Loopholes in ‘ISIS Is Defeated’

America’s Syria policy is far from back on track.

  • Shlomo Bolts
Ideas

What Will Follow a US Withdrawal from Afghanistan?

How did we get here, and what comes next?

  • Abdulkader Sinno, The Conversation
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?

  • Katie Bo Williams
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.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

America Can't Duck the India-Pakistan Crisis

The most recent friction between the two nuclear powers offers unpleasant lessons yet clear opportunities.

  • Joshua T. White, The Atlantic
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