Policy

How President Marco Rubio Would Undo the Iran Deal

The Florida senator doesn't think Congress can block the deal, which he thinks Tehran will disregard and exploit. So here's what he'd do if he gets to the Oval Office.

Science & Tech

The Pentagon Wants a Secretive Cyber Arms Dealer To Hack Its Networks

The company, Endgame, is part of a legal but controversial industry that sells governments hacking tools called 'zero days' to pinpoint vulnerabilities.

Policy

2016 GOP Debate Guide: National Security Edition

Before tonight’s debate, take a deeper look at the candidates’ foreign-policy thinking.

Science & Tech

Hacker Cracks Satellite Communications Network

Satellite tracking of people and objects was supposed to make the world safer. If only it was secure.

Defense Systems

ONR's 'game changing' research could greatly expand wireless network capacity

One scientist's award-winning work could allow more users on a network at faster speeds, even for covert messaging.

Defense Systems

Multitasking data link keeps Marines’ operational F-35s in touch

Northrop Grumman’s Multifunction Advanced Data Link gives pilots the equivalent of 27 avionics subsystems, the company says.

Defense Systems

Report: US suspects Russia in 'most sophisticated' Joint Staff hack

The hack that shut down the staff's unclassified email system got around security measure in a way the government hadn’t seen before, officials said.

Policy

A Tale of Two GOP Advisers, Split by 2016

Two old friends — co-workers, national security pros, Romney campaign veterans — are advising two different presidential candidates this time around. What does that say about the future of the Republican Party?

Policy

Urging Support for Iran Deal, Obama Invokes Iraq War Runup

The president argued Wednesday that a vote for the nuclear agreement would break from the mindset that led to the 2003 invasion.

Ideas

The Legal Problems with Cyber War Are Much Bigger Than You Think

Much of the unchartered territory begins with questions of what it takes to trigger self-defense in cyberspace, and what does it mean for a nation-state to have 'effective control' of a hacker?

Threats

Russia Is Running Out of Options in Ukraine

As negotiations flounder, Moscow is turning to other subtle, more desperate means to influence its non-NATO neighbor.

Policy

September Will Be Make or Break Month for the Iran Deal in Congress

The August recess will give leaders and outside groups ample time to drum up support for their sides.

Business

Pentagon Sends an Engineer and a Navy SEAL to Woo Silicon Valley

Not five months after its announcement, the military’s California technology-hunting office is up and running.

Defense Systems

Navy leaders: Future rides on unmanned systems

Not just in the air, but in an undersea network comparable to the interstate highways system, Navy leaders told a crowd at CSIS.

Defense Systems

Unmanned, manned systems work to get on the same page at Red Flag

The joint exercises in Nevada were designed to better integrate unmanned aerial capabilities into larger force operations.

Defense Systems

At Black Dart, military takes the battle to drones

The large-scale exercise, involving all the military services, industry and some allies, seeks to refine defenses against a growing threat.

Policy

Here’s One Way the US-China Relationship Is Improving

Even as tensions in the South China Sea heats up and online thefts increase, military-to-military contacts have been rising for five straight years.

Ideas

9 Reasons the Iran Deal Makes Sense

Iran’s nuclear ambitions will long remain a cardinal challenge for the United States and its allies. The current agreement puts them in the best position to meet this challenge.