Defense Systems
Tern gets closer to extending ships' ISR reach at sea
The DARPA-ONR program to develop long-range, vertical-lift drones for smaller ships moves into Phase 3.
Ideas
5 Big National Security Questions for 2016
U.S. policymakers and triggerpullers will confront a long list of foreign policy challenges around the world.
Science & Tech
The Flaw in ISIS's Favorite Messaging App
And what it says about the difficulties around encryption.
Policy
Sudan Cuts Ties with Iran, Widening Middle East's Sunni-Shi'a Divide
The diplomatic fallout from Riyadh's execution of a Shiite cleric is prompting fears of a region-wide sectarian conflict.
Threats
For the First Time, US Makes Russia's List of Top Security Threats
The document, an update of Moscow's 2009 national security strategy, also alleged an 'anti-constitutional coup d’etat' in Ukraine while leaving out any hint of the conflict in Syria.
Defense Systems
Air Force bolsters its cyber ranks by 40 percent
The service is downsizing in many areas, but its cyber capacity continues to grow.
Defense Systems
IG: DOD not keeping track of cloud contracts
Without a standard definition and a comprehensive list of contracts, the department can’t determine if it’s saving money by moving to the cloud, the report says.
Defense Systems
Navy awards large deal to upgrade satellite communications
Raytheon gets a contract that could be worth up to $467 million for Navy Multiband Terminals, which will quadruple capacity while providing anti-jamming features.
Ideas
Why Indonesia is Immune to ISIS
Can lessons from countries like Indonesia be applied to volatile countries in the Middle East?
Business
The US Military: An Alternative to the Brutalities of the Modern Economy
Millions of service members who live on military bases around the world experience a kind of economic and social security foreign to most of America’s middle class.
Ideas
Ronald Reagan’s Disarmament Dream
How the former president’s fantasy about space weapons ruined a plan to eliminate the entire U.S. and Soviet nuclear arsenals.
Threats
African Extremist Group Al-Shebab Shows Trump in Recruitment Video
Video of the GOP frontrunner appeared between old clips of now-deceased al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.
Threats
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Are Facing the Same Terror They Once Fled
A journalist's death exemplifies a bitter truth: The easiest and closest refuge is not always the safest.
Policy
Opposing Political Views Emerge in Face of Real, Imagined Threats
In the U.S. and Europe, two factions duel on immigration, Muslims, and nation-building.
Ideas
Fighting While Friending: The Grey War Advantage of ISIS, Russia, and China
Can democracies compete 'where powers can be fighting each other with one hand and shaking hands with the other?'
Science & Tech
The US Marines Won’t Be Using Google’s Robot Dogs Because They Fail a Pretty Basic Test
A spokesperson called the LS3 "a loud robot that’s going to give away their position."
Threats
Ramadi Is 'Fully Liberated'
Iraqi government forces, backed by Sunni tribesman and U.S. airstrikes, recaptured the city from ISIS.
Policy
How a Misleading Story Is Changing Immigration Policy
Erroneous claims that one of the San Bernardino shooters made public social-media posts about jihad have produced legislation to overhaul the process of screening visas.
Science & Tech