Policy
Jim Webb Drops Out of 2016 Dem Race, Leaves Independent Bid Open
The Democratic presidential hopeful with far and away the most military experience is now out of his party’s race for the White House.
Defense Systems
Going mobile: DOD needs to take the next steps on security
DOD is ahead of civilian agencies on security, a SolarWinds survey finds, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
Defense Systems
'Bioscavengers' could stop nerve agents in their tracks
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is looking to protect warfighters from nerve agents like sarin before those agents can do any damage.
Ideas
Russia is Proving Why Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missiles Are a Very Bad Idea
Those four cruise missiles that crashed in Iran could’ve been carrying nuclear warheads — which is why the US should ban them, not renew them.
Ideas
A Spate of Violence in Israel, and Then What?
The uptick in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians show that neither the one-state nor two-state solutions are viable.
Ideas
Trump Is Right About 9/11
Given that Bush’s advisors still dominate the GOP foreign-policy establishment, his record both before and after 9/11 remains relevant to the terrorism debate.
Defense Systems
U.S. sends drones to Africa for counterterrorism operations
The ScanEagle units being delivered to the Kenyan and Cameroonian militaries are part of an effort to share some of the military’s technological advantage with allies.
Defense Systems
GSA issues $460M request for Cyber Command support
Contract would support the command across the full range of its mission areas.
Defense Systems
Army asks for help in cyber and network management
The service is looking for contractors to assist with the full range of cyber identity management support services.
Ideas
How the Media Aids and Abets the Benghazi Committee
The investigation is functioning as partisan oppo-research organization, and the press is enabling it.
Threats
Signs Point to China in US Research Facility Hack
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sustained a “sophisticated, targeted attack” according to the organization's general counsel.
Ideas
Obama’s Two-Year Plan for Afghanistan is Doomed
Obama offered yet another short-term solution, but it’s time the US starts talking about a long-term troop agreement, just like we gave South Korea.
Threats
Did NATO Forces Just Down a Russian Drone Over Turkey?
As the Internet examines pictures of an alleged Russian surveillance drone shot down by Turkish jets, Russia says, ‘What drone?’
Ideas
Why Containment Won’t Work Against Putin's Russia
The Kremlin has essentially weaponized globalization.
Science & Tech
African States Hop on the Network Surveillance Bandwagon
Governments in Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia are the latest to deploy sophisticated network eavesdropping tools against their citizens.
Ideas
The Boko Haram War Machine Is Far from Defeated
Pushed back by government troops, the extremist group has shown its flexibility by returning to more asymmetric tactics.
Business