Middle East
US ‘winding down’ Gaza pier operations
Now, the issue is “getting aid around Gaza effectively,” national security advisor says.
The double-edged global ship tracking system
Houthi groups have used public tracking data to target commercial ships—revealing that staying undetected is trickier than just going dark digitally.
Meet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies for days
The robot surveillance aircraft can fly for 80 hours without refueling.
The US can improve Egypt’s security at minimal expense. It should do so, post-haste
Cairo is a complicated and beleaguered—yet valuable—partner in a region of chaos.
Air Force tests AI-designed, 3D-printed drones
Qatar-based Task Force 99 is also eyeing a new U.S. component.
Meet the frustrated negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire
Qatar is increasingly the world’s mediator, but this is the energy-rich sheikdom’s toughest case yet.
Austin on Rafah operation: ‘There's better ways to do this’
U.S. officials are voicing greater concern about Israel's new operation. That hasn’t changed policy.
Navy secretary vows more money for anti-drone lasers
The Defense Department’s spending on lasers is down, but the need is up.
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U.S. military completes temporary pier off Gaza; deliveries to start within days
Thousands of tons of aid are on the way, one week after the IDF closed a key land corridor.
