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The Worst Is Yet To Come in Mosul, US Leaders Say

ISIS’ resistance is stiffening as coalition fighters close in on the city.

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Someone Weaponized the Internet of Things

Friday’s internet disruption could be a taste of what’s to come when nations and non-state actors stop using the web and start attacking it.

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The Once and Future Insurgency: How ISIS Will Survive the Loss of Its 'State'

Controlling territory is at the core of the group's ideology, but it isn't everything.

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As Mosul Battle Rages, Carter Heads to Europe for Anti-ISIS Talks

A long-scheduled gathering becomes a real-time assessment for the complex offensive.

Science & Tech

The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data, and the Fight for Mosul

A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.

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The Philippines Is About to Give Up the South China Sea to China

'We cannot win that,' President Rodrigo Duterte said of Scarborough Shoal this week. 'We can’t beat" China.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight

From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.

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Don’t Buy the Bluster. East Asia Is Less Heated Than It Appears: US Diplomat

An architect of the Asia pivot puts context to threats from North Korea and bluster from the Philippines.

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Pakistan to Obama: Kashmir Will Hurt Our Ability to Help Fight the Taliban

Pakistan wants President Obama’s help in the Kashmir conflict with India, Pakistan’s senate defense chairman will tell the National Security Council on Friday.