Policy
A Nuclear Deal Won't Help Iran's Reformers
Despite what many liberal Iranians think, it could spur the regime to put hardliners in power instead.
Threats
White House To Delay Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The Obama administration expects to keep 9,800 troops in the country through the end of 2015.
Business
DOD's Commissary Cuts Would Start a 'Death Spiral,' Pentagon Union Warns
The Pentagon's largest employee union wants to stop Congress from enacting a DOD plan to cut subsidies for the Defense Commissaries Agency by more than $4 billion.
Threats
Why Americans Hate Negotiating With Enemies (Like Iran)
Six countries are talking to Iran. But only in the U.S. are the nuclear talks deeply controversial.
Ideas
Stop Putting Afghanistan on a Deadline
Withdrawal timetables only delay failure; the U.S. should stay in or get out now.
Defense Systems
Marine study: Simulations translate to live-fire performance
Researchers quantify the effectiveness of M1A1 simulations on crew performance and measure the cost savings from avoiding live training.
Defense Systems
Russia's hybrid warfare tactics gain upper hand in Ukraine
U.S., NATO officials call for better readiness against the tactic, which uses information warfare, cyberattacks, economic strategies and other steps to destabilize a country before the tanks roll in.
Threats
After Karzai, An Unexpected 'Thank You For Your Service' From Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s new president wants U.S. troops — and their leaders — to know how much he appreciates them.
Threats
Tunisia Won't Derail From Democracy
A recent terrorist attack, doesn't signal the country's slide into violence and repression. Still, Washington needs to ensure the country's future.
Science & Tech
The Top Secret Military Mapmakers Spying on ISIS' Oil Smuggling
Analysts at the NGA have taken the tradecraft used to spy on Russia and China and turned it on black market oil transports.
Business
Pentagon Has Done a Bad Job of Defending Nuclear Triad, Air Force General Says
With hundreds of billions of dollars in new nuclear weapons being eyed over the next two decades, Pentagon leaders are pushing the value of the mission.
Science & Tech
War by Doxxing
Combat pilots are just the most recent victims of a common practice. It doesn’t mean that the military has been hacked.
Threats
How Russia Could Annex the Arctic
Russia's latest military exercise could be its latest step toward claiming maritime borders in the Arctic.
Policy
Why the Gulf States Won’t Save Yemen
The Gulf Cooperation Council's joint military force is not built for war, but to protect authoritarian regimes from unarmed civilian uprisings.
Policy
'Imagine' Ted Cruz As Commander In Chief
The self-declared outsider launches his presidential bid with national security stances that don’t stray far from the ‘mushy middle’ he denounces.
Defense Systems
Mobile mashup: The military's proliferating mix of smartphones and tablets
DOD is using mobile devices in conventional and unconventional ways, which brings a lot of challenges to go with the convenience.
Defense Systems
Analog this: Is an old way the key to solving complex simulations?
DARPA wants a new processor architecture to solve constant-variable equations that CPU supercomputers aren’t built for.
Science & Tech