Policy
GOP's National Security Outsider Rand Paul Launches 2016 Bid
The latest Republican presidential candidate might be trying to rebrand himself on foreign policy, but he's not a defense hawk.
Threats
Iraq's Youth Are Ticking Time Bombs That Can Still Be Defused
If the US is serious about ISIS threat, Congress should prioritize better, more accessible education to the millions of youth affected by the insurgency.
Ideas
National Security Policy and Feminism Don't Have To Be Incompatible
Foreign policies that advocate and legislate for women by influencing the internal politics of other countries hold troubling, but not insurmountable, implications.
Science & Tech
These Robotic Spiders Could Fix America's Satellite Infrastructure in Space
Instead of sending complete structures into space, the rockets of tomorrow could be filled with raw materials that dozens of multi-limbed robots could assemble in orbit.
Science & Tech
How Fish Could Give Us the Body Armor of the Future
A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.
Defense Systems
DISA soliciting bids for $4B global network project
The Global Network Services contract aims to create a single, high-speed network encompassing all wired and wireless communications.
Defense Systems
Marines, DARPA show what real-time air support looks like
The prototype Persistent Close Air Support System dramatically cuts the time from identifying a target to delivering a strike.
Threats
The 5,548 ISIS Targets Struck By Coalition Air Forces, in 3 Charts
The Pentagon’s latest data release finally includes airplanes that were destroyed in fall 2014.
Policy
These Are the Alternatives to an Iran Deal
Israel’s prime minister says more sanctions will produce a better nuclear agreement. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Policy
Arms Won’t Keep US, Egypt From Drifting Apart
Despite Egypt's new US-acquired jets, tanks and missiles, the Washington-Cairo relationship is running on fumes.
Policy
The Future of NSA Reform, GOP 2016 Edition
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are likely going to hit their opponents—and each other—early and often for backing mass surveillance.
Policy
Netanyahu's Secret Weapon
While the Israeli prime minister tries to kill President Obama's Iran deal, there's something more useful he could do to help his country.
Policy
Why the ICC Won't Investigate Violence in Palestine Any Time Soon
There is very little upside for the International Criminal Court to open a costly, formal investigation into a conflict with so many antagonists and counter-claims.
Business
3 Takeaways from Ash Carter's 'Force of the Future'
With the Pentagon already struggling to cap rising personnel costs, are the defense secretary's new plans too ambitious to be sustainable?
Defense Systems
What analytics and aerial combat have in common: the OODA loop
To make use of big data, defense agencies should take a cue from military strategist John Boyd’s advice to fighter pilots, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Tamara Schwartz writes.
Defense Systems
Air Force begins construction of Space Fence tracking system
The system, being built by Lockheed Martin, will greatly increase the amount of orbital debris the service can keep tabs on.
Threats
The Students at the Kenyan University Were Warned of a Terrorist Attack
A raggedy poster — assumed to be a joke — foretold of a coming campus assault.
Threats