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Ultimatum in northern Syria; Planning for post-Mosul peace; Trump: US might not defend NATO members; Navy warship meets explosive end; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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As Anti-ISIS Forces Close In on Mosul, Coalition Leaders Focus on What’s Next

At a closed-door meeting outside Washington, the multinational group called for more post-conflict planning.

  • Kevin Baron
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Anti-ISIS summit, take 4; Weapons of the Syrian war, listed; 3,500 ISIS recruitment forms, analyzed; Turkish government emails, leaked; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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NorK triple launch; Airstrike gone awry?; China declares another no-sail zone; USAF tanker passes crucial test; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Beijing Announces New Plans to Break International Law in South China Sea

During a three-day visit from the U.S.'s top admiral, China flouts UN ruling on contested waters.

  • Steve Mollman
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Mass arrests in Turkey; Incirlik AB re-opens; GOP convention preview; The race to equip warplanes for quick modification; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Terror by truck; US, Russia meet on Syria; Exclusive: USAF’s pilot-shortage plan; CNO heads to China; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US to pitch joint HQ to Russia; China’s stealth-jet fleet is growing; The future of Boeing Defense; Pentagon welcoming ‘novel concepts’; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraqi troops mount ‘surprisingly good’ attack; White House details its war-powers theory; Defining ‘readiness’ in the era of hybrid war; F-35 spices up a slow day at Farnborough; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Hague negs China’s sea claims; US adds troops to Iraq force; Army eyes spider-silk body armor; The latest from soggy Farnborough; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraqi troops seize airfield near Mosul; Dispatches from Farnsborough; Welcome to the era of lethal police robots; Violence in South Sudan kills nearly 300; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Horror in Dallas; NATO summit kicks off; THAAD to deploy to Korea; F-35, Brexit, and Farnborough; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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Obama scraps Afghanistan drawdown; US diverts jets, abandoning friendly Syrians; Navy patrols near fake islands; new vet-suicide stats; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Obama Asked the Military For A Plan to Protect Civilians. Here’s One.

We learned through experience the importance of preventing civilian casualties in today’s wars.

  • David Petraeus and Christopher D. Kolenda
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Obama Scraps Planned U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan

President Obama announced 8,400 Americans will remain into the next administration and again called on the Taliban for an elusive peace.

  • Kevin Baron
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UK slams Iraq War runup; NATO summit faces tall tasks; What next for Syria?; What’s with Russia buzzing US planes?; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What Comes Next After Raqqa and Mosul?

Obama is making U.S. special operators and locals do most of the fighting. When ISIS falls, Iraq and Syria need better leaders to keep this from happening again. So, what’s the plan?

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Threats

Butchery from Baghdad to Bangladesh; China declares no-sail-zone in disputed waters; NATO’s summit plans; Drones over the Somme; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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China Declares a No-Sail-Zone in Disputed Waters During Wargame

The 38,000-square-mile trapezoid sits in the South China Sea between Vietnam and the Philippines.

  • Echo Huang Yinyin
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Assad losing turf to Nusra in coastal stronghold; US Marine fire mission, by the numbers; How the F-35 will go to war with China; Weekend travel security advice from the pros; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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