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Here’s the Biggest Difference Between US and Chinese Military Policy

What their public strategy documents say about the world’s leading military power and its up-and-coming rival.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Dunford aims at Russia; How many F-35s?; 21.5 million compromised by OPM; Big Army’s troop cuts; Lessons from Colombia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Big cuts to Big Army; Pentagon shifts big $$ for Ukraine; Dunford’s big day on the Hill; Flash crashing NYSE?; Hagel’s caution on ISIS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Pentagon Moves Money to Counter Russia

The midyear budget request to Congress includes more money for submarine detection devices, more powerful guns on the Army’s Stryker vehicles, and improvements to nuclear command centers.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Pentagon’s Syrian training fail; How to hack the CIA’s cloud; Taliban peace talking; Obama doctrine at its breaking point?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Here’s the Defining National Security Question of Our Time

We asked 20 experts whether great powers might ever go to war again.

  • Peter W. Singer
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Obama: War with ISIS ‘will not be quick’; The true cost of cyber war; The FBI takes its cryptowars to Capitol Hill; Heck rising; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Chart: The Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria vs. Previous Military Campaigns

Critics say the Obama administration isn’t dropping enough bombs on ISIS. Here's how Inherent Resolve stacks up against previous operations.

  • Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations
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A rare Pentagon briefing for Obama; US troops praised for restraint in Kabul; French defense minister in DC today; Iran wants missiles in its nuke deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The Other Reason the Iranians Are Edging Toward a Nuclear Deal

The spread of ISIS has changed the equation, making Tehran's hawks more amenable to a deal with the west.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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Dempsey warns of perpetual war; Green Berets will shift from Afghanistan to Africa; LG Neller may be next USMC Commandant; F-35 under the microscope; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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ISIS Kills 50 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai Peninsula

If the terrorist group does control this territory, it would be a new milestone for the group's foothold outside of Iraq and Syria.

  • Adam Chandler, The Atlantic
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Islamic State affiliates bring violence to Egypt, Gaza; Iran talks extended 7 days; Russia stops gas deliveries to Ukraine; EUCOM’s drone problem in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Why the Obama Administration Changed Its Hostage Policy

A candid explanation from Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

  • Yoni Applebaum, The Atlantic
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Taliban attack NATO convoy in Kabul; US lifts some arms restrictions on Bahrain; Christie makes 14; Top Gun 2?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Syria’s new chemical weapons; Most moderate Syrian rebels not fit for duty; Iran deadline looms; O’Malley as dove to Clinton’s hawk; A better ISIS flag?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Senseless killings in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia; Advise-and-assist over Skype?; Putin phones Obama as Marines, armor head to Bulgaria; A cannon for your office; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Video Chat Could Put US Advisors In ISIS Fight — Virtually

US troops confined to Iraqi bases may soon use FaceTime-like apps to help Iraqi soldiers on the battlefield.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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The definitive Gitmo deep dive; Nuclear suspense on Iran; ISIS wants Kobane back; NSA declines to link China, OPM; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Dramatic changes coming to US hostage policy; DOD puts space-war plans in high gear; Assad, #tonedeaf on tourism; Another nuclear wrinkle from Iran; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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