Ideas
The United Nations: What's the Point?
It's not clear the organization can effectively confront—or even survive—today's challenges.
Defense Systems
Air Force's Tech Warriors put new tools to the test
The annual simulated exercise puts scientists and engineers into the field to give them a better idea of what ground troops need.
Science & Tech
The Military’s Supermarket Goes Shopping for Better Encryption
Computer-generated passwords are stored beside personal and financial data. Security should be tighter than that, a report from the Defense Commissary Agency says.
Threats
The Same Culprits That Targeted US Election Boards Might Have Also Targeted Ukraine
More circumstantial evidence suggests Russian-backed actors targeted state election boards.
Ideas
Duterte Shakes Up Relations with US, Shores Them Up with China
The Philippines' new president is cozying up to Beijing and sending mixed messages on existing U.S. troop agreements.
Defense Systems
Image analysis research targets photo fakery
DARPA funds university research to use machine learning to analyze massive troves of images to spot doctored photos.
Defense Systems
New Army office aims to get rapid with new tech
The Rapid Capabilities Office is intended to field cyber, EW and other tools in closer to real time.
Ideas
Want to Lead? Talk to the Media
American voters deserve to be informed by their candidates and generals.
Science & Tech
5 Steps To Make U.S. Elections Less Hackable
As shadowy actors work to hack U.S. elections, a few simple steps could make electronic voting more secure, says one expert.
Business
What to expect when Congress returns; American fighter jets, made in India?; Textron to stop making cluster bombs.
Welcome to the dogs-days-of-summer-and-seersucker edition of the Global Business Brief.
Defense Systems
Marines to get 'ground-breaking' radar under $376M deal
The G/ATOR system, made by Northrop Grumman, combines the functions of five previous systems while using air cooling and other features to cut costs.
Defense Systems
How lasers could make the F-35 more effective
A Marine general says lasers would make the costly fighter more agile by reducing munitions weight and fuel requirements.
Ideas
Don’t Dismantle VA Reform
The Commission on Care’s recommendations to fix veterans’ health care may not be perfect, but they’re a good start.
Science & Tech
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, US Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Ideas
When Allies Become Enemies (Before the War is Over), Obama's ISIS Plan Has Another Problem
The U.S. wanted Turkish and Kurdish fighters to fight, but not fight each other. Now the administration is scrambling to keep local allies with their own interests focused on America's goal: defeating ISIS.
Defense Systems