Policy
Trump Instructs Pentagon to Curb Watchdogs' Access to Secret Military Reports
Transparency groups decry move as hindering the work of inspectors general.
Science & Tech
The FBI is Trying Amazon’s Facial-Recognition Software
The software allows the FBI to go through video surveillance footage much faster than agents can.
Policy
Trump Just Killed His Own Defense Strategy
The commander in chief has torn up 17 years of counterterrorism plans, offering instead his strange mix of talking points and lies.
Ideas
China, Huawei, and the Coming Technological Cold War
2019 might be the year that splinters the global technology system into distinct spheres of influence.
Defense Systems
Why national security depends on thorough pentesting training
To effectively defend itself from attacks going forward, the Defense Department must look to hands-on, practical training programs to further develop its internal pentesting skill set.
Ideas
Fill the Cracks in NATO's Maritime Strategy
If Russia decides to attack the Western alliance, it would do so along several fissures that need shoring up.
Defense Systems
Army awards part 2 of $7B HR support contract
The Army makes large business awards against its $7 billion human resources support contract.
Policy
GOP Lawmakers: Shutdown Could Last for Weeks
Trump summoned House and Senate leaders to the White House but failed to persuade them to fund the border wall.
Ideas
Trump Escalates His Assault on Civil-Military Relations
The president’s public disparagement of retired generals compounds the damage he has done.
Policy
Goodbye, Mattis. Goodbye, Syria. Hello, 2019
Dramatic shifts abound as Trump puts US military’s war plans in doubt, Democrats resurge in Congress, and the Pentagon gets a new boss.
Ideas
Meet the New (Acting) US Defense Secretary
With no military experience and just a year and a half in government, the former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan has yet to develop a foreign-policy vision of his own.
Ideas
What we learned in 2018: Averting war with North Korea
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Ideas
The Biggest Nuclear Threats of 2018 Will Follow Us into the New Year
We whistled past the graveyard this year. Let’s be smarter in 2019.
Policy
Vladimir Putin’s Busy, Bloody, and Expensive 2019
Russia experts look at recent events and peer into the future.
Science & Tech
US Spies Want to Know How to Spot Compromised AI
What if you were training an AI, and an adversary slipped a few altered images into its study set?
Ideas