Threats

Russia, in a hurry in Syria; Trump’s VP pick strays on foreign policy; How Army leaders envision future war; Drone-export pact in the works; and just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Army Warns that Future War with Russia or China Would Be ‘Extremely Lethal and Fast’

Leaders say warfare in the coming decades will be fundamentally different from the past 25 years.

  • Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Private Companies Shouldn’t Be The Ones Crying ‘State-Sponsored Hack!’

If the U.S. government doesn't start officially attributing cyberattacks, it risks losing control of the narrative and evolving legal norms.

  • Kristen Eichensehr
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Ceasefire talks suspended as Syrian forces hammer Aleppo; Solving America’s natsec trilemma; The Army’s new stealth truck; Bye-bye, A2/AD; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Colombia says no to FARC peace deal; Taliban re-enter Kunduz; Moscow plans 40-million-person drill; Army searches for a squadbot; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

5k Shi'a fighters converge in Aleppo; Clinton talks nukes; Congress undermines a key US tie; Trump vs. the generals; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The ‘new guys’ in Iraq; US may release new arms to Syrian rebels; Army races to counter Russian battle drones; No, social media isn’t hurting the military; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Jets Are Targeting Syria’s Volunteer Rescue Workers

And some of the workers have already been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz
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More US troops for the Mosul push?; FBI warns of coming ‘terrorist diaspora’; USAF’s controversial no-bid spy-plane purchase; Unplug, soldier!; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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White House: talk nice about China; Philippines eyes non-US ties; The Debate, natsec edition; A new slogan for the Marines?; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Escalation in Aleppo; Getting ducks in a row for Mosul; China flies jets past Japan; The F-117 rides again; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Maritime Tensions Grow Between Rising China and Rearming Japan

The most dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea could be a Japanese warship, not a disputed isle.

  • Steve Mollman, Quartz
Threats

Syria reattacks Aleppo; Interview with Peshmerga’s top general; India places an $8.8b order for French fighter jets; China is ‘searching for MH370’; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

500 more US troops to Iraq?; ISIS fired a mustard-agent shell; Russia negs Syrian no-go zone; How the USAF preps for cyber war; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Obama at the UN; US may arm Syrian Kurds; USAF will cut holes in downed F-35 wings; Intel picture over Iraq getting cloudier; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
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Syrian cease-fire is over; ‘War crime’ in Aleppo convoy bombing?’; Iraqi troops advance closer to Mosul; Laser-armed helicopter drones; More than 8,000 cameras helped nab suspected NYC/NJ bomber; Sikorsky’s ‘ace in the hole’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Hunting the NYC bomber; Big coalition airstrike in Syria; Trump’s foreign ties would entangle US policy; F-35s, grounded on eve of AFA; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Deaths test Syrian ceasefire; Pentagon edges toward coordination with Russia; He’s in charge of preventing the next Snowden; Using a flip phone won’t save you; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Tensions surround the Syrian deal; Details emerge on huge US-Israeli aid pact; DIUx opens its wallet; Someone is ‘learning to take down the internet’; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Carter unsold on ceasefire terms; DPRK accelerates uranium enrichment; Boeing needed help on T-X jet; Philippines seeks Chinese, Russian gear; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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