Ideas
Yemen's Fleeting Opportunity for Peace
A deal to stop a bloody fight over Hodeidah has no shot without the full backing of the Saudi-led coalition and the West.
Ideas
Here's How the Russian Military Is Organizing to Develop AI
Harking back to Soviet big science, a 10-point plan calls for new organizations and focus areas, from job training to a giant new R&D campus.
Policy
US Spy Chief: ‘I Don’t Know What Happened’ in Helsinki
Director of National Intelligence Coats got another surprise Thursday: Putin is coming to town.
Ideas
Pompeo’s Choice: Denounce the McFaul Handover, or Lose the World’s Trust
The world is watching to see if he has the courage and the political savvy to truly be a leader in his Department, in this administration, and around the globe.
Ideas
Trump's Worst Blow To NATO Came at Home
After threatening to withdraw from the alliance, the president is now simply, and devastatingly, suggesting the U.S. won't come to its allies' aid.
Ideas
Think Before You Pledge Not to Build Military AI
Like self-driving cars, which also kill, autonomous weapons should be considered in a suitably complex context.
Science & Tech
Chinese Hackers Targeted Internet-of-Things in Finland During Trump-Putin Summit
A spike in attacks sought access to devices that might yield audio or visual intelligence.
Ideas
The Helsinki Move That Could Save the INF Treaty
Putin offered suggestions for strategic stability. The U.S. should respond with proposals to revive verification.
Defense Systems
Pilot project aims to speed clearance process
A planned National Background Investigative Bureau pilot program taps contractor hiring data to speed clearance checks.
Threats
After Secret Trump Meeting, Russia Offers to Resume Military Relations
Did Trump offer to normalize relations? It would be complicated — and Congress gets a vote.
Ideas
Trump Says Russia Isn’t Still Targeting the U.S.—But He’s Wrong
Putin’s government is waging information warfare against America, but the president is ignoring his intelligence advisers as they sound the alarm.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Wants to Move Some Cyber Defense Operations to the Cloud
The Defense Department’s considering a cloud extension of its Acropolis system, which it describes as “where we fight” in cyberspace.
Science & Tech
DARPA Plans Bugbot ‘Olympics’ to Foster Breakthrough in Tiny Machines
Redesigning tiny motors and limbs could make microbots a reality.
Defense Systems
What the rest of government can learn from DISA's RPA pilot
The Defense Information Systems Agency found that greater numbers of specialized bots could give it more flexibility in addition to saving time and increasing accuracy.
Business
Boeing Is Pitching the US a New F-15, Using Its Super Hornet Game Plan
The company convinced the Trump administration to buy advanced F/A-18 jets. Can it do the same with the the F-15?
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To Troops
The Defense Department’s research arm is working on a project that connects human operators’ brains to the systems they’re controlling—and vice versa.
Defense Systems