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Gates: Come Up With A Syria Strategy, Then Tell Putin ‘Stay Out of the Way’

In his return to Washington, the former defense secretary says the Russian chief knows just what he’s doing.

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Even DHS Doesn’t Want the Power It Would Get Under CISA

The Senate bill to improve cyber information sharing would route data through an agency that doesn’t want the job.

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Syria's Assad Visits Russia While Turkey Points to the Exit

In Moscow, Assad thanked Russia for its role in preventing 'events in Syria from taking an even more tragic turn.'

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Don’t Be Shocked the CIA Head Was Hacked

How can a random teenager break into the CIA director’s private email? The problem isn’t technical.

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Russian Airstrikes Are Killing 1 Syrian Civilian for Every 2 Combatants

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Russian warplanes have killed 370 people this month. Thirty-four percent have been civilians.

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Signs Point to China in US Research Facility Hack

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sustained a “sophisticated, targeted attack” according to the organization's general counsel.

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Did NATO Forces Just Down a Russian Drone Over Turkey?

As the Internet examines pictures of an alleged Russian surveillance drone shot down by Turkish jets, Russia says, ‘What drone?’

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How Many ISIS Fighters Has the US Actually Killed?

The U.S. Defense Department cautions against using 'body counts' as a metric of success in its campaign against the Islamic State. But it continues to advertise them anyway.

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Russia Is Forcing the Pentagon to Rewrite Its European Playbook

The U.S. military is looking at ways to better prepare its troops to counter and deter Moscow, which continues to surprise U.S. officials with its military moves.

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Hacking Arrests Won’t Stop Chinese Espionage

But the arrests are part of a larger move-and-countermove drama that is slowly improving the U.S. situation.

Science & Tech

In a Groundbreaking Deal, Ukraine May Buy US Armor for Its Humvees

Kiev is negotiating the purchase of an upgrade kit for its dozens of Humvees, which would be its first major purchase from a U.S. defense company.