Ideas
The US and Russia Have Plenty of Areas for Cooperation. Let’s Get to Work.
We might start by taking Putin’s suggestion to create a bi-national advisory council to help guide engagement.
Ideas
Russia Can’t Control What Happens in Syria
As the civil war morphs, Putin is trying to position himself as the indispensable power. But a dangerous confrontation between Israel and Iran is escalating.
Ideas
Use Maritime-Law Trends to Offset Beijing's Gains in the South China Sea
Exploiting changes to the law of the sea can help put China in a place where it has bought much less than it bargained for.
Defense Systems
DARPA digs into subterranean mapping
Defense Department's research agency is looking for technologies to help the military and responders map, navigate and search underground complexes.
Defense Systems
Congress demands more openness from DOD on cloud
The conference report for the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill looks to the Pentagon to open the books on its cloud acquisition strategy.
Business
No-Bid Maintenance Contract Sweetens Air Force One Deal for Boeing
A newly released contracting document reveals details about the $3.9 billion deal to buy and modify two 747s for presidential use.
Ideas
Trump, Iran, and the Dangers of Presidential Bluffing
Last year, the president’s threats targeted North Korea. The outcome holds lessons for a new round of threats.
Science & Tech
This Stealthy Drone May Be The Future of Russian Fighter Jets
Russian industry sources called this heavy armed stealth drone a prototype for their sixth-generation aircraft.
Science & Tech
Computers Have Found a Better Way to Spot Emailed Malware, Researchers Say
Somehow no one thought of applying machine learning to malicious email in exactly this way. But the results are big.
Science & Tech
China’s Robot Subs Will Lean Heavily on AI: Report
The leader of the classified 912 Project gives a rare interview. The question, as always, is why.
Defense Systems
Nakasone: Engagement with industry essential, even amid ethics concerns
Even when companies are reticent about working with the Defense Department, engagement is critical, NSA Director and U.S. Cyber Command head Gen. Paul Nakasone said.
Defense Systems
Pushing innovation beyond buzzwords
With the new Austin-based Futures Command, the Army has the opportunity to "open our aperture and see things differently," said Lt. Col. Chris Cline, the Army's director of strategic plans.
Ideas
Donald Trump’s Reckless Iran Tweet
Why would the president threaten war over such relatively inconsequential words?
Ideas
Faster, Transient, Endless: How America Must Adapt to Today's Great-Power Competition
Three years of Army War College research have revealed the surprising contours of post-primacy security — and the single animating principle that must guide U.S. strategy.
Ideas
What Alexander Hamilton Can Teach Us About Cyber Policy
Let’s apply the first Treasury Secretary’s principles to, say, China’s economic espionage.
Science & Tech
Russia May Put Androids in Orbit Next Year, State Media Says
The mission would be the latest for FEDOR, created for rescue work — and more recently given the ability to shoot guns.
Ideas
The US Must Build Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactors
Riyadh will get its atomic energy. The question is who gets the construction contracts — and the influence that goes with them.
Defense Systems