Threats

Pompeo now leads the CIA; China angered by WH spokesman; A key NATO ally looks nervously east and west; Pact to enforce Syrian ceasefire; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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A Key NATO Ally Looks Nervously at Putin—and Trump

Norway is upping its readiness to ward off Russia, but what it really wants is for Washington to set a transatlantic security policy and stick to it.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

Trump’s first drone strikes?; Rift with IC threatens West’s spy network; Rough start to Syrian talks; Retreating, ISIS blows up Mosul hotel; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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CinC Trump takes command; The state of defense in 2017; ships eye North Korea; Army picks a new gun; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

Carter warns against ISIS war buildup; B-2s bomb Libya; Assad teases reconciliation; Most ISIS commanders in Mosul are dead; Private air force for sale; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

We Have 'Very Robust Defenses': An Exit Interview with Obama's Top Cyber Official

Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel defended the White House's legacy, pointing to new policies and cyber détente with China.

  • Joseph Marks
Threats

Trump’s ISIS war plans are in the works; The determination of Russian hackers; Manning and Cartwright get early release; Gabbard goes to Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

Obama's Cyber Legacy

He did (almost) everything right and it still turned out wrong.

  • Joseph Marks
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Russian Hackers Will Try ‘Again and Again,’ Warns Samantha Power

In her parting speech, Obama’s UN ambassador says it is ‘naive’ to think Russia won’t keep meddling to destabilize the West.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Trump: NATO’s obsolete; Russia rising in Libya; US-backed Syrians repel attack; Can the Obama Doctrine survive Trump? And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

SPECIAL REPORT: The Military Loves the Obama Doctrine. Can It Survive Trump?

Commanders say they’re already fighting ISIS the right way: “by, with, and through” local forces.

  • Kevin Baron
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Defense Secretary Nominee Cautions Against ‘Stumbling’ into Cyberwar

James Mattis also said he was “philosophically OK” with elevating U.S. Cyber Command into a unified command.

  • Heather Kuldell-Ware
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Mattis contradicts Trump on Russia, NATO; The varied drones of ISIS, in photos; Did Israeli jets strike Syria?; NSA freer to share wiretap data; and just a bit more….

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump’s Cyber-Appeasement Policy Might Encourage More Hacks

Casting doubt on security experts’ ability to identify the culprits behind cyberattacks could make it hard to deter the next one.

  • Kaveh Waddell, The Atlantic
Threats

Mattis Day on the Hill; Tillerson takes hard line on China’s island claims; Army wants new minidrones in 24 hours; Joint task force investigating Russia-Trump allegations; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

PEOTUS, compromised?; Mosul offensive, Day 86; Quick-printing microdrones for battle; China sails carrier past Taiwan; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Here's Why Trump's Intel Bashing Matters

The president-elect’s denigration of the Russian hacking findings will make it harder to make a case against other U.S. adversaries, former officials say.

  • Joseph Marks
Threats

Twin bombs hit Kabul; US SOF raid in Syria; Work may stay on; Pakistan claims test of sub-launched missile; and just a bit more…

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

Hostage rescue in Syria?; Russian Iskanders in Latakia?; US Marines sent back to Helmand; US Navy reveals new high-end surface strategy; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Ominous warning in Syria; Top spies slam Trump tweets; 2016 airstrikes, by the numbers; Navy ends carrier drought; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
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