Threats

Trump talked about leaving NATO; Shutdown, Day 25; Ukraine buys Turkish drones; Troops’ border duties extended; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Trump threatens NATO ally; POTUS investigated as Russia asset; Shutdown and the damage done; SpaceX layoffs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Confusion Reigns as Pentagon Begins Pulling Equipment Out of Syria

The timeline for withdrawal remains murky amid rocky negotiations with Turkey over the Kurds.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Threats

Syrian drawdown starts; Shutdown, Day 21; Drone attack in Yemen; Pompeo’s partisan Cairo speech; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Shutdown nears record; Ginning up a “crisis”; Another Syria-policy reversal; DOD’s phantom real estate; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Trump’s wall address; Russia preps AI roadmap; US Navy mulls Arctic port; China’s 5G fixation; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

As The Arctic Warms, US Navy Considering Summer Transit, Bering Sea Port

The Navy secretary says his service must be ready to answer Russian moves at the top of the world.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Erdogan slams Bolton over Syria; Trump’s false case for a wall; Shutdown starts to pinch industry; Kim visits Xi; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US troops sent to Gabon; Americans captured with ISIS; What’s going on in Somalia?; DOD seeks AI combat ethics; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

RIP, US strategy; Troops returning to border; Bolton heads to Turkey; DOJ admits errors in immigration report; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Policy

Trump Just Killed His Own Defense Strategy

The commander in chief has torn up 17 years of counterterrorism plans, offering instead his strange mix of talking points and lies.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Shutdown, Day 13; Chinese probe lands on moon; Women in defense power jobs; Surprising recruiting moves; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Meet the new boss; Shutdown watch; DoD negotiator removed from job; What’s ahead for Xi, Kim, and Putin; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Goodbye, Mattis. Goodbye, Syria. Hello, 2019

Dramatic shifts abound as Trump puts US military’s war plans in doubt, Democrats resurge in Congress, and the Pentagon gets a new boss.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

Mattis quits; Trump orders Afghan drawdown; Space Force under Air Force; Chinese hackers indicted; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

The ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Has Happened and You’re to Blame

Trump’s withdrawal from from Syria is what military leaders feared — and exactly what he promised.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

DOJ Hits Chinese Hackers For Attacking U.S. Navy, Agencies, Companies

Hackers with the Chinese government hit 45 targets in campaign going back years.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Surprise! Get out of Syria; World reacts; 2nd, 3rd Fleets become expeditionary; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US exiting Syria; Big Turkish arms sale approved; Russia’s maneuverable ICBM; Hackers post UN and EU cables; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

ISIS Is Not Defeated. Pulling US Troops From Syria Would Jeopardize Everything

I just returned from my fifth trip to Northeast Syria in 18 months. If the US quits now, there are four winners: ISIS, Assad, Russia, and Iran.

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
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