Threats

Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy visits liberated Izyum, vows to take back Crimea; Iranian drone downed in Ukraine; China’s Xi goes abroad; Bolduc advances; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Ukraine doubles retaken land; Congress mulls ATACMS; Deadly Azerbaijan-Armenia skirmish; US-Iran talks ‘step backward’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Some Russian Forces Appear to Be Fleeing Ukraine, Pentagon Says

An inability to avoid certain strategic errors has eroded Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine, officials said.

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

Iran, US Seem Unlikely to Reach a New Nuclear Deal

Both sides have said they want to return to 2015's JCPOA, but a number of sticking points remain.

  • Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation
Business

Defense Business Brief: Poland goes arms shopping; F-35 deliveries halted; New cruise missile defenses; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 108: What lies ahead for the U.S. Army

The Army's top officer discusses the future of the force and how the six-month-old Ukraine invasion is evolving.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

Queen Elizabeth II Dead at 96

King Charles III succeeds Britain’s longest-serving monarch and most prominent global leader.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

US Adds $675M in Arms, $2B in Financial Aid for Ukraine, Region

As well, the Defense Contact Group met in Germany to discuss how to support Ukraine over the “long haul,” the Defense Secretary said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

US Trained Ukrainian Missileers Who Sunk Russian Warship, Pentagon Official Says

Bill LaPlante also praised the quick “innovation” that delivered truck-mounted Harpoon missiles to Ukraine.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Ukraine’s Strikes Are Setting the Stage for a Rough Russian Winter

Kyiv seems to be setting up a long play for territory west of the Dnieper River.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia adds 137K troops; New British arms to Ukraine; Moscow's economic forecast; US strikes Iran-backed troops again; New CODEL to Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia’s Ukraine invasion, 6 months on; Zelenskyy’s warning; McConnell on the ‘single most important thing’; USS John McCain collision, 5 years later; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Sensing Russian Stall, US Rushing Arms to Help Retake Ukrainian Territory

The latest weapons package includes MRAPs with special landmine-clearing devices–and brings the total to $10.7 billion.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia attacks Ukrainian port cities; Kyiv advisor teases counteroffensive plans; Opportunism in Ankara; New US strike in Somalia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: More Chinese threats as another CODEL visits Taiwan; Afghanistan collapse, one year later; 260 US troops to Europe; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: China's Taiwan wargames, cont.; Ukraine lessons for RIMPAC; Space war contingency planning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

Senate Votes To Add Finland, Sweden to NATO

Twenty-three NATO members have now ratified the accessions. Seven still need to act.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Schumer ‘Committed’ To Vote On Finland, Sweden Joining NATO Before Recess, Aide Says

The resolution is expected to pass easily, but the timeline could be slowed by objections from a few senators.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

Russia is ‘About to Run Out of Steam,’ MI6 Chief Says

Ukraine is “still a winnable campaign,” and America’s divisions are undermining its global influence, said Britain’s spy chief in a rare and sweeping public interview.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Today's D Brief: What Putin thinks of America; More HIMARS to Ukraine; Kyiv's new counteroffensive; RIMPAC, reborn; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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