Business
Defense Contractors Should Fear More Than Trump’s Tweets
It’s not just Lockheed and Boeing. As president, Trump can mess with just about any contract he wants, even high-priced fighter jets, ships and armored trucks.
Ideas
Trump, Taiwan, and The Fantasy of a Phone Call
China will fight back. Taiwan’s backers should never forget that.
Ideas
Washington's Dangerous Drums of War on North Korea
Bombing North Korea’s missile sites would be a ‘monumental act of folly.’
Defense Systems
Air Force advances laser weapon simulation
Air Force advances laser weapon simulation Aircraft-launched laser weapons could be applied to a wide range of uses, including air-to-air combat, close air support, counter-UAS(drone), counter-boat, ground attack and even missile defense.
Policy
The Senate Will Investigate Russian Interference in the US Election
With Mitch McConnell’s backing, a bipartisan inquiry could bring the first confrontation between Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
Policy
Trump Republicans See Putin's Russia As a New Front Line Against Islam
Conservatives are divided on whether Putin’s Russia is a totalitarian enemy or a defender of the Christian West.
Policy
Five Questions to Help You Understand That Russians Hacked the US Election
As the culpability of Putin’s government becomes more clear, a host of related issues remain unresolved.
Ideas
Russia and the Threat to Liberal Democracy
Nothing will more profoundly shape our world than how the Trump administration responds to the challenge.
Science & Tech
The US Navy Hopes a Reporting App Can Reduce Sexual Assault
A six-month, $150,000 pilot project is testing an app initially created to prevent campus gun violence.
Ideas
Want to Hurt the Taliban? Legalize Opium in Afghanistan
Economics explains how anti-drug operations have undermined the war on terror.
Ideas
A Dictator Among the Ruins: What Comes Next in Syria
Putin and Assad’s victory in Aleppo will usher in a new phase of the conflict, rather than its end.
Threats
Obama Orders 10-Year ‘Deep Dive’ into Election Hacking
And he wants the intelligence community to deliver it before he leaves office.
Defense Systems
Navy strengthens ship-based electronic warfare
The service is upgrading an electronic warfare sensor now on many guided missile cruisers and destroyers.
Defense Systems
Quantum leaps needed for new computer approach
Researchers led by Lockheed Martin and IBM are pushing quantum computing prototypes and military applications.
Science & Tech
Wanted by the Military: An Ender’s Game Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
The Pentagon is looking for a single controller to enable dismounted ground troops to steer "hundreds" of drones for urban warfare.
Ideas
‘Trump Has Already Created Lots of Chaos’
A Chinese scholar argues that the U.S. shouldn’t touch Taiwan—just like China wouldn’t back separatists in Texas or Hawaii.
Policy
Trump May Be on Collision Course with Congress over Russian Hacking
Lawmakers call Russian meddling in the election a threat to democracy; Trump says it never happened.
Ideas