Ideas
Three Reasons the 2017 Defense Budget Won’t Be Enough (And How to Fix It)
The responsible path is not the easy path, but there is bipartisan support for a stronger defense budget and ways to make it happen.
Policy
Obama Confronts the Politics of Religion and Terrorism
The president preached inclusion and hit back at anti-Muslim rhetoric during his first appearance at a mosque.
Ideas
27 Questions Before the US Extends the War in Afghanistan
Expanding U.S. combat operations or abandoning the Afghans are not the only options.
Ideas
Reagan's '76 Playbook Is the Ticket for Cruz and Trump
The rise of conservative outsiders like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump is not unprecedented.
Policy
Rand Paul the Dove Never Stood a Chance Among the Hawks
I planned to write a different story about the libertarian anti-neocon. Instead, I found this.
Ideas
Ben Carson's Blueprint for Better US Cybersecurity
The Republican 2016 contender is just the second candidate of either party to lay out a comprehensive cybersecurity plan for the United States.
Policy
Spy on Me All You Like, More Americans Say
A new poll shows more people are fine with increased national-security surveillance.
Ideas
Why Turkey Chose, and Then Rejected, a Chinese Air-Defense Missile
Ankara's decisions say a lot about what Turkey wants from the U.S. and NATO, if only the West will listen.
Defense Systems
DOD to invest heavily in cyber, although details are murky
Secretary Carter said the department will spend $7 billion in 2017 on cyber, but leaders are being coy about how the money will be spent.
Defense Systems
Air Force develops prototype for skin-ID sensor
A system developed by the Sensors Exploitation Research Group at the Air Force institute of Technology differentiates human skin from other materials, and can aid id search, rescue and surveillance.
Science & Tech
The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
The Pentagon’s top testing official has weighed and measured the F-35 and found it wanting.
Science & Tech
These Are the New Weapons the Pentagon Chief Wants for Tomorrow's Wars
Defense secretary lays out his vision for the next decade’s killer capabilities in 2017 budget preview.
Business
Pentagon Running Low on Smart Bombs for ISIS Campaign
In a preview of the Pentagon’s 2017 budget, Defense Secretary Carter signals a coming acceleration of the 18-month-old bombing effort.
Ideas
The Hawkeye State Sours on Hawkish Republicans
Four years ago, Iowans rewarded the neocon-inflected campaigns of Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. This year, four of the top five finishers are critics of unnecessary interventions.
Defense Systems
DARPA looks to develop a high-res brain-computer interface
The NESD program aims to communicate with up to a millions neurons at a time, in a device the size of a couple of stacked nickels.
Ideas
Want an Alternative to ISIS? Look to Tunisia
The Islamic State offers a false choice between dictatorship and extremism. Tunisia proves there’s a better way.
Ideas
Bring the Troops Home — From Sinai
Your first question is likely: 'We have American soldiers deployed in Egypt?'
Threats