Defense Systems
DARPA aims for a breakthrough in field communications
Agency awards a contract to Rockwell Collins calling for a photonics-based radio that could speed communications and information processing in the field while reducing the size of equipment.
Defense Systems
Marines demonstrate real-time battlefield collaboration
The Agile Bloodhound demo in Hawaii uses smartphones and tablets, along with knowledge discovery and collaboration software, to collect, sort and disseminate information.
Policy
Tired of Fighting, Americans Give Obama Space On Iran
Obama's critics on Iran can say what they want; Americans have seen the limits of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Obama has room to move. By Ronald Brownstein
Threats
Pentagon Seeks Vaccine Against Cold War 'Q-Fever'
Suddenly, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency wants a vaccine for bacteria the Soviets weaponized decades ago. By Diane Barnes
Ideas
How China's New Air Defense Zone Heightens U.S., Japan Tensions
Just when U.S.-China relations seem to be getting somewhere, Beijing gives Vice President Joe Biden something to talk about when he visits. By Yun Sun
Science & Tech
Canadian Company Could Support Pentagon's Pivot to Arctic With Fiber Optic Connection
Magnetic and solar phenomena limit existing C4ISR assets near the pole. A hard communications line has the potential to change that. By Bob Brewin
Business
John Kerry Has a Long Way to Go to Reshape the Middle East
The Secretary of State may have scored a victory with an interim deal, but there's plenty of work ahead of him. By David Rohde
Policy
Bibi Netanyahu Has Never Wanted to Negotiate With Anyone
From Oslo to Geneva, the Israeli premier has never really been willing to compromise. By Michael Hirsh
Policy
Iran Agreement's Unsettled Timetable Adds to Tensions in Congress
Many lawmakers want to hold Iran accountable, but are clashing with the Obama administration on policy. By Stacy Kaper and Elahe Izadi
Ideas
The Quiet Americans
John Kerry and Chuck Hagel want their legacies in office to be associated with the foreign policy giants of another era. They must first look back and learn from their predecessors. By Kenneth Weisbrode
Business
How Ash Carter Oversold DOD’s Savings Record and His Role
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter is right to dismiss sequestration, but don’t buy his ‘Better Buying Power’ defense. Carter was on the watch. By Lawrence J. Korb
Threats
U.S.: Russia Repeatedly Cheating on Nuclear Missile Treaty
Moscow has repeatedly violated a 1987 agreement to eliminate medium-range ballistic and cruise missiles, according to senior administration officials. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
Obama Presses Congress to Delay New Iran Sanctions
The administration's push comes as the Senate prepares legislation that would ratchet up pressure on Tehran. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
Why Saudi Arabia Doesn't Trust the Iran Deal, Either
Even though Western powers are steadfastly pursuing a diplomatic option, the reality is that no one in Riyadh trusts Tehran's intentions. By Simon Henderson
Science & Tech
Intelligence Researchers Want to Analyze the Analysts
New IARPA funded project wants to figure out how the brain manages sensory and motor information. By Joseph Marks
Business
Pentagon Biowarfare Effort Seen as Duplicating HHS Work
Health and Human Services has already spent billions on the same kind of countermeasures DOD aims to manufacture. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
Not All Israelis Are Furious About the Iran Nuclear Deal
Prominent figures, including President Shimon Peres, have voiced support for the diplomatic breakthrough. By Jordan Gerstler-Holton
Ideas
A Return to Stoning Won’t Help the Effort to Rebrand Afghanistan
Ryan Crocker, Peter Bergen, Steve Coll and other key national security figures are banding together to keep hope alive for Afghanistan's finale. Karzai isn't helping. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ideas
Pipe Dream: Israel-Turkey ‘Peace Pipeline’ Unlikely to Thaw Relations
An undersea natural gas pipeline and all of its riches sounds like a good way to thaw Israeli-Turkish relations -- but it won’t. By Allison Good
Ideas