Threats

A new plan to track terrorists between COCOMs; DoD, CIA ‘bicker’ while Syrian proxies die; Attack in Tel Aviv; Boeing to test tanker fix; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

China buzzes 2nd US spy plane; Wargames on Russia’s doorstep; FBI ups anti-ISIS stings; France’s terror-attack app; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Now China's Fake Island Has a Farm

Hospitals, gardens, lighthouses, and Céline Dion cover artists are some of the softer elements joining the jets and runways on the contested Fiery Cross Reef.

  • Steve Mollman, Quartz
Threats

Assad’s feeling cocky; Car bomb in Istanbul; Aircraft carrier deployments spike; Chinese spy plane crashes; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

A rare attack in Jordan; UK operators in Syria; Who will win the race to Raqqa?; RIP David Gilkey; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

A deadly day stateside; Carter’s full plate at Shangri-La; Hi-tech Navy bullets may outlive railgun; Taliban gain in south Afghanistan; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Violence sweeps across Somalia; US-backed force advances in north Syria; Iran’s fingerprints on Fallujah plan; Army maintainers’ skills erode; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Kurds launch offensive in north Syria; US buys more bombs; China mulls new ADIZ; NATO spending rises, somewhat; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

NorK launch fizzles; Iraqis edge toward Fallujah; Meet the woman leading the Raqqa offensive; USAF delays tanker that can’t refuel planes; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

ISIS advance in NW Syria; Surprise, surprise—USSOF are in Syria; The Shi’a side of the Fallujah offensive; Captured IS fighters are snitching on Baghdadi; Memorial Day and the National Parks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The US is Raiding its Global Bomb Stockpiles to Fight ISIS

The anti-ISIS coalition has dropped more than 41,500 bombs, leading the Pentagon to borrow from stockpiles in other regions.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Don’t Give Up on the African Union Mission Yet

Somalia's most effective institution and its biggest driver of stability, AMISOM is the only force that can counter al-Shabab and hold territory.

  • Alex Dick-Godfrey, Council on Foreign Relations
Threats

Iraq Is Trying to Fight a War Around 50,000 Civilians in Fallujah

Only 800 people have fled the city since Baghdad began attacking IS positions on Sunday. What happens next may set the template for Mosul as well.

  • Marina Koren, The Atlantic
Threats

Russia alters Syria bombing plan; Taliban are not interested in peace; DoD playing the long game in Asia; USAF open to F-22 restart; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Pentagon Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea, Carter Says

For China, like the old Soviet Union, the U.S. defense secretary bets “internal logic” will dictate a change—eventually.

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

Taliban appoint a new leader; Not all Taliban like this new leader; Eyes on Raqqa—and the nearby Kurds; SOCOM wants to predict the future; Moral risk and the citizen soldier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

America’s New Special Operations Commander Wants to Predict the Future

With so many elite troops fighting ‘an extremist phenomenon that’s gone rabid’ in failed states, Gen. Tony Thomas wants to get his operators ahead of the curve.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

'Undersea Superiority is No Birthright': Inside One of America's Newest Subs

As Russia, China beef up their submarine fleets, the defense secretary says the US needs to hustle to stay ahead.

  • Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The Latest Taliban Leader’s Death Changes What, Exactly?

Ask three people what they make of Mullah Mansoor’s death by drone and you’ll get three answers, none offering a swift end to the war.

  • Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Threats

Another Taliban leader reportedly dead; Are US troops cleared hot vs. Taliban, or not?; Human shields in Fallujah; USSOF ‘invade’ Florida; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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