Ideas
US Foreign Policy Could Use Some Bush-Era Prudence
George H. W. Bush’s restraint was remarkable, and worth imitating.
Ideas
Germany Develops Offensive Cyber Capabilities Without A Coherent Strategy of What to Do With Them
Germany has traditionally prioritized defense over offense in cyberspace. That's now beginning to change.
Ideas
Assessing George H.W. Bush’s National-Security Legacy
The first president Bush made the world safer as the Soviet Union crumbled.
Ideas
Deployed Civilians Can’t Get Worker’s Comp — and That’s Bad News for a Military that Depends on Them
Thanks to a legal double standard, a civilian injured or sickened in a warzone has an impossible burden of proof.
Business
Mattis ‘Optimistic’ Pentagon Will Get Needed Budget from White House, Democrats
Mattis tells nervous defense industry execs and conservatives at Reagan National Defense Forum he doesn’t expect sharp budget cuts from House Democrats and President Trump.
Policy
With Stakes Mounting, World’s Governments Meet on Climate Change
The Dec. 2-14 meeting in Poland is the most significant conference since Paris in 2015.
Science & Tech
The US Military Is Genetically Engineering New Life Forms To Detect Enemy Subs
The Pentagon is also looking at living camouflage, self-healing paint, and a variety of other applications of engineered organisms, but the basic science remains a challenge.
Policy
Nicaragua’s Deepening Crisis Will Send More Refugees Northward
Political and economic unrest in Nicaragua could stoke the flames in a region where insecurity has forced tens of thousands to flee in recent years.
Ideas
Ep. 30: Crisis in the Sea of Azov; Space Force!?; Nuclear anthropology and American folklore
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Policy
Warren’s Big Foreign Policy Speech? Simple and Irresponsible
Sen. Elizabeth Warren just gave a foreign policy speech that national security professionals who want U.S. global leadership should fear.
Policy
Decoding the Dance of Power: How Leaders Met MBS at the G20
With the killing of Jamal Khashoggi hanging over the Argentina summit, how leaders interacted with the Saudi crown prince revealed their relative positions of power.
Defense Systems
DOD struggles with Risk Management Framework adoption
As DOD shifts away from compliance, the old methods are becoming barriers to new risk management policies.
Science & Tech
Marines Turn to Artificial Intelligence to Better Deploy Troops
The tool could help top brass determine which battalions and gear are most prepared for battle.
Defense Systems
Navy picks six for $3B Microsoft software supply pact
The Navy chooses six companies for a $3.2 billion blanket purchase agreement to distribute Microsoft brand name software licenses and subscriptions across multiple agencies.
Ideas
The Trump Administration Wonders: Should We Seek a ‘Cold War’ With China?
As the White House spars with a rising China, it can look to the United States’ postwar dealings with the Soviet Union for guidance.
Ideas
New Documents Rewrite ISIS’ Origin Story
A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person.
Ideas
The Pentagon Must Pay More than Lip Service to Innovative Companies
The military has poured billions of dollars into the Small Business Innovation Research program — yet resists putting its fruits to use.
Policy