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.
Ideas
How To Avoid All-Out War in Cyberspace
While some fear the Internet will be a primary battlefield for future societies, this alarmism is a bit premature.
Ideas
Where Are Pop Culture’s Women Warriors?
Hollywood leaves female troops off its made-up battlefields — and that matters to audiences and vets themselves.
Defense Systems
Project aims to shine light on data as it travels the Internet
DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab give Georgia Tech $4.2 million to develop ways of tracking data, with an eye toward detecting APTs.
Defense Systems
Internet of Things would speed care to wounded soldiers
The Defense Health Agency is developing clothing-embedded biosensors that will give medical teams a heads-up on the nature and extent of injuries.
Science & Tech
The Air Force Wants To Make Its Drones Smarter and Deadlier
The Reaper's next chapter includes better sensors, more autonomy, bigger weapons.
Ideas
America's Allies Want More From the US
The next president has to figure out how to give it to them – more presence, more forces, more aid.
Policy