Threats
Obama Doesn't Know What He'll Do When US Troops Capture an ISIS Leader
The president is now sending special operators on ISIS capture missions. He has less than 90 days to tell Congress what he plans to do with them.
Ideas
How Corruption Undermines NATO Operations
Members and partners must do better at spotting and stopping corruption in the field.
Ideas
As US Bombs ISIS, Be Wary of Moscow’s Spies
Does the USAF really need to fly F-22s where Russia can practice tracking them?
Threats
US Seeks to Cut Off Another Route for Terrorist Travel
Lawmakers want to tighten the visa-waiver program to keep Islamic State militants out of the U.S.—and this time, they have the White House’s backing.
Threats
Did Russia Just Shred the Last Hope for Mending Ties with Turkey?
The Russian Defense Ministry is accusing the Turkish president and his family of personally profiting from the oil trade with the Islamic State, a claim Erdogan flatly rejects.
Science & Tech
A Glimpse At Tomorrow's Electromagnetic Spectrum Weapons
The electromagnetic spectrum is where the wars of the future will be won or lost. Here’s a brief glimpse of what those battles will look like.
Defense Systems
Air Force wants 'kill chain' integration in network systems
In a recently released solicitation, the service said it wants to improve security and its ISR capabilities though full-spectrum awareness of emerging threats.
Defense Systems
Army teams up with robot vehicles
CERDEC researchers demonstrate how autonomous ground vehicles can work with soldiers to establish beyond-line-of-sight communications.
Defense Systems
Army links Apache, Gray Eagle UAS in South Korea
An Apache helicopter streamed video and metadata from an unmanned Gray Eagle over “extended distances.”
Policy
Obama Quietly Signs Guantanamo Freeze Into Law — But Hints at Executive Action
The president gave the defense authorization bill his signature, but rejected what he called unconstitutional restrictions on his push to close the U.S. military prison in Cuba.
Business
Carter Taps Former Aide as Military Adviser
The US defense secretary, who fired his previous aide, has asked Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Eric Smith to step in.
Threats
ISIS Will Remain a 'Serious Threat for Some Time to Come,' Obama Says
And a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to yield any change in Moscow's support for the Assad regime in Damascus.
Business
US Deploying a ‘Targeting Force’ to Iraq, Syria. Expect Unilateral Special-Ops Raids.
Defense secretary: ground operations are more extensive than previously described, and are still growing.
Business
How America Can Get Its Mojo Back
National service evangelists hope to inspire a cultural shift among millennials.
Ideas
Don’t Avenge Paris
Our leaders must avoid ‘feel-good’ retribution, and instead seek paths that will make us safer.
Science & Tech
AI Program Beats Humans On College Acceptance Test
Japanese researchers have created a computer program capable of limited humanistic understanding.
Defense Systems
Army command takes tactical network to the next level
The I Corps, which covers the Pacific theater, is using WIN-T Increment 2 to make Strykers into mobile headquarters.
Ideas