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Today's D Brief: China’s infiltration; Pentagon airstrike revelations; US confirms key ambassadors; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 20, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Extremism rising; Moscow's nonstarter; Afghans to Europe; 'Brain-control' weapons; Cyber mercs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 17, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Army relieves officers over vaccine refusal; Record-setting defense budget advances; Marines' new AAV plan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • December 16, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Emiratis at the Pentagon; DepSecDef in Hawaii; USMC's Berger on the future; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Caitlin M. Kenney
  • December 15, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Vaccine-related discharges begin; 800K dead in the US from COVID; Impunity in Kabul; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 14, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine preps for conflict; EU preps sanctions; Putin's gamble; C-ISIS to Africa; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 13, 2021
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Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden-Zelenskyy chat; The Kremlin's fog machine; Macron on defense; Growing opacity in China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 10, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: De-escalating Ukraine; SecAF Kendall, Day 3 of Outlook 2022; Biden launches democracy summit; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 9, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Defense bill heads to the Senate; New missile defense in Guam?; Jan. 6 as practice; Tragedy in southern India; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • December 8, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: SecDef Austin kicks off #D1Outlook2022; Biden phones Europe before Putin; MBS tours the Gulf; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 7, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU defense trends; Biden-Putin preview; New radar in Alaska; New Jan. 6 allegations; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 6, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Historic arms deal for France; Ukraine's Russian forecast; Shutdown averted; New Florida military?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • December 3, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Shutdown latest; Blinken, Lavrov in Stockholm; Army's 5 Pacific tasks; China's influence machine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 2, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Top US threats, ranked; Pandemic politics; How the Army fits in the Pacific; Replicating robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Caitlin M. Kenney
  • December 1, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Shutdown looms; Cruz, Risch delay NDAA in the Senate; Latvia wants US troops ‘permanently’; Taiwan’s $16B sub program; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • November 30, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Disruptive Omicron; Supply chains and the WH; Russia's missile test; Esper's gripe; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • November 29, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Democracy summit; Navy’s networks; Where are US hostages?; FARC, no longer terrorists?; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • November 24, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Oil production to rise; US mulls more Ukraine aid; Troops’ food insecurity; More space tourism; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • November 23, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: 5 dead in Wisconsin; Austin in the Middle East; Ukraine's fears; Kyiv's growing navy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • November 22, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Army adds teeth to vax mandate; China's 'secret' UAE facility; New life in Mosul; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • November 19, 2021
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