Threats

Shahed drone meets clone in US war on Iran

The Feb. 28 strikes saw the first combat use of the LUCAS, a near-copy of Iran’s cheap and effective Shahed-136.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Strikes on Iran will test US cyber strategy abroad, and defenses at home

The federal government’s cyber defense agency is short-staffed, and Tehran is known for its retaliatory cyberattacks.

  • David DiMolfetta
Ideas

Expect Iranian regime to respond to US‑Israeli strikes as existential threats

The response to last year's strikes on nuclear sites was muted. Don't expect this one to be the same.

  • Javed Ali, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: Anthropic says no to DOD; Afghanistan-Pakistan war; Ukraine tactics update; US laser downs DHS drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump repeats claims to have ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuke program, ended ‘8 wars’

In the longest-ever State of the Union speech, the president also took credit for a “trillion-dollar” defense budget, while falsely claiming that tariffs funded a pay bump for troops.

  • Meghann Myers
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The D Brief: Competing views on Iran; $151B spending plan; 44th boat strike; B-21 production deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Firefights across Mexico; Iran situation, still unclear; Tariff decision shakes foreign policy; What to expect at AFA symposium; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Thomas Novelly
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The D Brief: Iran buildup’s unclear aims; Army’s drone contest; Board of Peace, convened; More UFO info?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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The D Brief: Buildup around Iran; More Somalia strikes; SOUTHCOM in Venezuela; JAG in trouble; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: Second carrier to Mideast; Hormuz closure; AI fallout at DOD; El Paso drone weapon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Meghann Myers
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The D Brief: El Paso, explained; Navy ships collide; Marines’ aviation plan; Estonia’s warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: New START expires; Restoring a mil-to-mil tie; US, Iran to talk; CENTCOM hits ISIS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The D Brief: US downs Iranian UAV; Army to host drone competition; Guardsmen in civvies at ICE jail; Hegseth threatens Scouts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Air Force mum on details of Mideast exercise amid military buildup

Similarly, details of a NORAD exercise in Greenland this month were not disclosed.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Border Patrol boss out of MN; Misinformation pushback; Carrier reaches CENTCOM; Tariffs pledged on US shipbuilding partner; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Bombing Iran would shore up its regime

External attacks stir up nationalism and redirect public anger outward, a “rally-around-the-flag” effect long documented by political scientists.

  • Rosemary Kelanic
Threats

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
Threats

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
Threats

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
Ideas

The US needs more than troops at a Syrian airbase to constrain ISIS, Iran

Continued support for the SDF, plus more burden-sharing, is necessary to protect U.S. interests.

  • Thomas Bergeson and Jonah Brody
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