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The D Brief: Lessons from Iraq; Trump’s Insurrection Act-threat; DIU seeks swarm controllers; Russia’s Starlink drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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As tensions rise in the Pacific, US partners say they are in for the long haul

“Provocative military activities are intensifying,” Japan’s defense minister said.

  • Jennifer Hlad
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The D Brief: Europe reinforces Greenland; Senate fails to limit Venezuela action; Navy’s next ships; The cost of ‘DoW’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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European allies dispatch military reinforcements to Greenland

A White House meeting produced plans for a U.S.-Denmark working group, but no change to Trump's designs on the island.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say

Longstanding diplomatic agreements and an existing U.S. base already enable military expansion.

  • Thomas Novelly
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The D Brief: Greenland discussions; Russian sabotage in Europe; ‘Ideological tuning’ in DOD AI; Some leave Al Udeid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Three ‘meta trends’ are reshaping warfare, INDOPACOM commander says

Adm. Paparo says they’re key to keeping the U.S. military ready to face off against China.

  • Jennifer Hlad
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The D Brief: ‘Perfidy’ in boat strike?; Pentagon’s new AI plan; Venezuela’s broken air defenses; Quantum space cameras; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: US bombs ISIS in Syria; Iranian protests swell; Execs rebuff oil plan; Meet the Army’s dronemakers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Trump: ‘I don’t need international law’; Senate votes to limit Venezuela action; USAF consolidates PEOs; Marines’ own robot wingman; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Offshore banks to hold seized-oil profits; Pay caps for defense CEOs; Army’s flight-school outsourcing, snagged; Right-to-repair urged; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Trump plans oil seizure; US forces seize tanker; Greenland seizure floated; Experts pan Maduro seizure; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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White House floats military action to take Greenland

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt calls acquiring the Danish territory an "important foreign policy goal."

  • Ariana Figueroa, Stateline
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US, observers watch for cyber, disinformation campaigns in wake of Venezuela raid

Disinformation operations have been spotted, but there are no signs the efforts are being coordinated by a foreign government, one observer said.

  • Alexandra Kelley and David DiMolfetta
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The D Brief: Post-Maduro moves; Europe unites over Greenland; Marines’ ‘hidden crisis’; Jan. 6, remembered; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Trump threatens more countries after Maduro abduction; SCOTUS rejects Guard deployment; Nigerian-strike fallout; 2025 scorecard; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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How ‘Absolute Resolve’ harnessed 150 aircraft and more to launch a regime change in Venezuela

The Joint Chiefs chair described the "precise" and "unprecedented" military operation at a Saturday press conference.

  • Bradley Peniston
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US spy agencies contributed to operation that captured Maduro

The CIA helped locate the Venezuelan leader while others monitored electronic communications.

  • David DiMolfetta
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The US will ‘run’ Venezuela for now, Trump says after armed assault on capital

Regime-change operation bombed multiple sites, seized president early on Saturday.

  • Bradley Peniston and Patrick Tucker
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Inside China’s nascent, AI-powered military logistics system

The PLA is already testing technologies that range from widespread sensors to AI-enabled predictive planning, cargo drones, and tracked UGV mules.

  • Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer
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