Ideas
Despite Torture Report, Obama Is Standing By the CIA
President Obama is showing solidarity with the CIA even as it deals with the fallout of the release of the Senate’s torture report. By James Oliphant
Science & Tech
Can Iran Turn Off Your Lights?
Is Iran all bark and no bite on cyberwar? By Patrick Tucker
Business
Senate Releases Long-Awaited CIA Torture Report
After a long political battle, the Senate has released a report on the agency's interrogation of terror suspects. By Adam Chandler
Ideas
Why Americans Should Care About Foreign Aid
Foreign aid ‘can do as much—over the long term—to prevent conflict as the deterrent effect of a carrier strike group.’ By Mick Crnkovich
Policy
On the CIA Torture Report, Obama Can't Win
As the world braces for its long-awaited release, Obama is doing everything he can to avoid taking sides. By Lauren Fox and Dustin Volz
Defense Systems
Funding cuts delay Navy's Next Generation Jammer
The system performed well in recent tests, but budget pressures will push its deployment back by a year.
Defense Systems
Airborne infrared targeting sensor passes key milestone
The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track system can track heat sources from long rnage while avoiding detection itself.
Ideas
Vienna Conference Could 'Change the Calculus' of US Nuclear Policy
The anti-nuclear weapons movement is modernizing, too, and policy makers should notice. By Joe Cirincione
Policy
NSA's Mass Phone Spying Will Continue for at Least Another 90 Days
The NSA’s mass spying program earns another rubber stamp nearly a year after President Obama’s pledge to end it. By Dustin Volz
Threats
The Failure of American Hostage Rescues
Saturday's raid in Yemen was the third failed rescue attempt of an American hostage in five months. By Adam Chandler
Science & Tech
V-22 Osprey Could Get Some Serious Firepower
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey has relied on its agility to defend itself, but forward-firing rockets could give the tiltrotor more lethal firepower. By Marcus Weisgerber
Threats
Islamic State Is On the ‘Defensive’ As a Coalition Builds in Iraq
The U.S. war commander in Iraq says ‘you don’t see a lot of movement” by ISIS these days, but you might see more international troops enter the fight soon. By Gordon Lubold
Threats
The Fight Against ISIS Is Creating Three Separate Armies in Iraq
Can Iraq hold itself together while Kurds, Sunnis and Shias fight separately against the Islamic State? By Steven A. Cook
Business
Who Will Be the Next 'Mayor of the Pentagon'?
Congress wants to upgrade the chief management officer position to the third most powerful position at the Defense Department. By John Kamensky
Ideas
Want Bipartisan Success in Congress? Pass Defense Acquisition Reform
There are few things in Congress with more bipartisan support than fixing how the Pentagon buys everything – so get moving. By Andrew Hunter
Defense Systems
Navy's nano-satellites could boost tactical communications
SSC-Pacific is developing a small satellite that could transmit data to secure networks and relay a signal halfway around the world.
Defense Systems
Army to go solar at Redstone Arsenal
Project will produce up to 18,000 megawatt-hours per year of power at the base.
Threats