Threats
Dozens Killed in Nigerian Market Bombing That Points to Boko Haram
A suicide bombing likely carried out by the Islamist group has killed nearly three-dozen people and wounded 80 more at a market near the border with Cameroon.
Policy
Ben Carson's National Security Ignorance May Not Matter to US Voters
While it isn’t news that Carson is untutored on foreign policy, his rise in the polls coupled with the Paris attacks have brought a new focus to his lack of experience.
Ideas
It's Past Time for Congress to Debate the War on ISIS
The Korean War demonstrates the risks of continued escalation in the Middle East without congressional approval.
Ideas
Forget NATO; France Taps the EU in Its Fight Against ISIS
France could have triggered NATO's Article 5. Here's why Paris chose the EU's mutual defense clause instead.
Defense Systems
Navy backs development of first 'data barge'
A startup is building the first floating data center at a naval facility in California.
Defense Systems
How cyber turns networks into weapons systems
Top commanders across the military have asserted that IT networks are not just services but warfighting platforms in the new cyber domain.
Defense Systems
Raytheon tests help get GPS III closer to reality
The company announced the successful tests of the Launch and Checkout System and the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, both of which will support the launch of GPS III satellites.
Threats
Three Ways ISIS Gets Its Money
“It seems to me … that terrorist groups will do anything for money.”
Business
Army, Air Force Acquisition Chiefs to Step Down
The departures of William LaPlante and Heidi Shyu will likely leave the Air Force and Army without permanent procurement leaders until 2017.
Business
Nigeria Has a $2B Arms Fraud Problem
While Boko Haram swept across the country, a former national security adviser awarded 'phantom contracts' to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, bombs that were never supplied.
Science & Tech
Meet the Head of the Pentagon’s Agile New Digital Team
Tech entrepreneur Christopher Lynch will come over from the White House’s own U.S. Digital Service.
Policy
Syrian Refugees Caught Between Political Rhetoric and Reality After Paris
Fear mongering may be 2016 politics, but it denies reality: Syrians seeking refuge in the U.S. undergo some of the strictest scrutiny in the world.
Threats
Russia Is Now Hitting ISIS with 'Pinpoint' Strikes In Syria
The Russian president has scaled up the country’s air campaign against extremists as Moscow's naval forces ally with French warships attacking the Islamic State.
Threats
Can Terrorists Really Infiltrate the Syrian Refugee Program?
Despite the current uproar, the U.S. has been resettling people fleeing war-torn countries for decades without violent results.
Ideas
A Horrible Day for American Leadership
In response to terror, a petulant president and a xenophobic GOP presidential field.
Defense Systems
ONR seeks greater R&D for undersea intelligence
The Office of Naval Research released a special notice calling for white papers and proposals for undersea unmanned vehicle development.
Defense Systems