Defense One

Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine FM to NATO; Eyes on Donbas; China's lessons learned; Boat blockade in Texas; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
April 7, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: $100M in new US weapons to Ukraine; Atrocities continue to mount; New hypersonic success; New ICBM gets an (old) name; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
April 6, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Milley: Putin's invasion a 'historical turning point'; New alleged atrocities emerge; Czech tanks to Ukraine; EU bans Russian coal; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
April 5, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian atrocities alleged in Ukraine; Tightening sanctions on Moscow; China's wide embrace of Putin; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
April 4, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine strikes inside Russia; Arizona, Australia lend a hand; NATO's Black Sea warning; China and Russia, BFFs; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
April 1, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia's Ukraine invasion grinds on; New UN war crimes panel; Norway's anxiety; Moscow's dismal economic forecast; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 31, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian strikes pound Kyiv, Chernihiv; Germany's warning; Putin's money crunch; S.Korea's ICBM skepticism; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 30, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia's new Ukraine war plan; Kyiv's terms; Biden 'not walking anything back'; $813B for defense; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 29, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s opening position; Biden goes off-script; Russia alters war aims; Attacks in Saudi; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 28, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden to Poland; Putin's long war; Ukraine counters in E. Kyiv; Russian warship sunk?; Climate alarms; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
March 25, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden at NATO HQs; At least 7K Russian deaths in Ukraine; Stoltenberg gets another year; N. Korea's new test; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 24, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden to Europe; NATO's next moves; Budget wars begin in DC; State of Defense 2022; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 23, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Refugee, humanitarian 'crisis without precedent' hits Europe; Cyber warning; Russians fire on protesters; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 22, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Terror in Mariupol; 10 million Ukrainians displaced; Houthis barrage Saudi cities; Osprey crash kills 4 Marines; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 21, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: 'Second phase' of Russia's invasion begins; Moscow strikes Lviv; Biden, Xi chat; N. Korea's failed launch; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 18, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Alleged Russian war crimes, troop deaths mount; UNSC emergency meeting; $800M in US arms to Ukraine; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 17, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: SecDef Austin at NATO; Zelenskyy appeals to lawmakers; ~$1B in new US aid to Ukraine; Despair in Mariupol; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 16, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russian attacks on Kyiv intensify; 70s-era missile tech is back; 80s-era Soviet disinfo is, too; N. Korea's 'monster' ICBM; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
March 15, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia attacks W. Ukraine base; China's dilemma; 'WWIII' messaging; Blueprint for a takeover; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 14, 2022

Threats

Today's D Brief: New US, UK sanctions hit Russia; Putin widens strikes inside Ukraine; 1,000+ Russian vehicles lost; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
March 11, 2022