Ideas

Esper's Convenient Lie

The defense secretary's claim that the two decades of countering violent extremism left the U.S. under-prepared for a near-peer fight doesn’t hold water.

  • Paul Scharre
Threats

Today's D Brief: CDC rebuts WH vaccine promises; Taliban’s insulating wealth; New arms sales to Taiwan?; Allies flock to DOD AI project; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: USAF reveals new jet; Multilateral Mideast accord; US-based troll farm; SecDef’s Western swing; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Stumbling Out of the Middle East is No Better Than Stumbling In

It is tempting for the United States to just throw in the towel, pull troops, and abandon allies. More important is understanding what the U.S. strategy toward the Middle East should be.

  • Jon B. Alterman
Threats

Today's D Brief: More Gulf states warm to Israel; USAF recruiting dips; Mystery drones buzzed THAAD site; DFCs for wildfire missions; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Selling F-35s to the Middle East was Never Going to be Easy

To do it, and preserve Israel’s advantage, Trump must reinvigorate the consultative arms sales process with Congress.

  • Derek Chollet and Andrew J. Shapiro
Threats

Today's D Brief: Afghan talks begin; Wildfires rage; Anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria, Iraq; Fighter jet battle; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Feds charge two Russians in U.S. election plots; Trump’s electoral disinformation; Afghan peace talks to start Saturday; Western states, afire; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump knew COVID was deadly; DHS whistleblower: I was ordered to downplay threats; DoD’s international AI plan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: More troops to leave Iraq; Army chief rebuts Trump; India, China exchange border fire; New ICBM moves ahead; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

From Racism to Russia, Top General Says Army Must Change

Gen. McConville addressed the nation’s internal unrest, trust of the military, even QAnon, in a wide-ranging interview with Defense One.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Today's D Brief: US Army chief, live; New Pacific bases?; Russia in Africa; Wildfire rescues; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump called U.S. war dead “losers”; A spike in Russian provocations; Vaccine test sites chosen; More election-fraud disinfo; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Soviet-era poison for Putin critic; Trump urges vote fraud; Fighting megafires; A missing COVID-test strategy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: China’s growing power; Russia’s Facebook infowar; Fort Hood shakeup; New Zealand under cyber attack; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

China Rapidly Increasing Nuclear, Naval, and Next-Gen Tech, Pentagon Warns

The PLA is preparing for modern, networked warfare with more artificial intelligence, warships, and even a space station.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump spreads COVID misinformation; New USAF chief wants ‘urgent action’; Key DoJ leader replaced; Asian NATO?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another civilian dies amid protests; Administration cancels intel briefings; Su-27 crosses B-52’s nose; More troop cuts in Iraq?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Injury toll rises from US-Russian collision; China’s missile tests; More Guard sent to Wisconsin; Space Force’s new uniform; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

N. Korean Hackers Upgraded Their Financial-Theft Tools, Feds Warn

The BeagleBoyz — tied to Pyongyang’s General Reconnaissance Bureau — are thought to have stolen some $2 billion since 2015.

  • Mariam Baksh
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