Policy
Hillary Clinton’s Likely Defense Secretary Wants More US Troops Fighting ISIS and Assad
If the cards fall where many think they will, 2017 could be the year of the no-bomb zone.
Ideas
Inside Obama's Syria Choices (A Guide for Dissenting Diplomats)
Here are six ways we in the administration could’ve approached Syria differently – and why we didn’t.
Defense Systems
Cyber forces prepare for an attack on a grand scale
In the annual Cyber Guard exercise, DOD worked with organizations across all sectors to simulate the response to a coordinated cyberattack.
Science & Tech
How to Stop the Next Viral Jihadi Video
A new software tool could help social-media companies shut down the distribution of violent ISIS recruiting videos.
Ideas
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Are Shaping the Future of the Middle East
The Guards, particularly the Quds Brigade, now numbering about 15,000, are in the forefront of projecting Iranian influence.
Defense Systems
Euro effort demos secure, interoperable communications
European partners claim they have demonstrated the ability to use a common radio waveform for tactical communications.
Ideas
Time to Move the 5th Fleet? How US Appeasement Is Undermining Bahrain's Stability
The government crackdowns that followed the Obama administration’s decision to lift an arms ban have only stirred up dissent.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon is Developing A New Suite of Tools to Fight the Lone Wolf Problem
As the counter-terrorism battle moves online, DARPA seeks to track how ISIS spreads its ideas — and how well US ripostes are working.
Defense Systems
To keep pace, military targets rapid prototyping and faster acquisition
Officials have expressed exasperation over the bulky acquisition process, which does not scale at “cyber speed.”
Defense Systems
Analytics could be the key to cyber defense
DOD officials talk about the automated, big data tools that could do a lot to protect DOD networks.
Science & Tech
Air Force Wants New Plane to Replace A-10, Fight ISIS
Generals float idea of new CAS aircraft — and beyond that, an “arsenal plane” or “flying Coke machine.”
Ideas
What the West Can Do about The Biggest Obstacle to Libyan Stability
The more Libya's foreign allies can weaken Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the more fighters will break away from him and join the new government.
Science & Tech
Air Force Says It Recovered Trove of Files in Corrupted Database
The service is still investigating how files from more 100,000 inspector general cases — and their backups — became corrupted.
Ideas
Need a New Security Clearance? Here Are 5 Things You Should Know
If you work for the government, you need to understand the process and the terminology.
Ideas
A Transatlantic Plan to Bolster Europe’s Cyber Defenses
The cyber world of the 21st century may soon look dangerously similar to the political world of the 19th.
Ideas