Threats

The D Brief: AI for shipbuilding; Database of covert contractors?; Israel’s new airstrikes in Syria; State Department drops Ukraine analysts; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Ideas

How to restart nuclear diplomacy with Iran

Tehran is weakened, but hardly neutralized.

  • Jesse Marks
Threats

Middle East unrest drives conversation on US troop presence

Potential plans to reduce force size in Central Command areas and Europe are up in the air.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Trump joins Israel’s war; Results of Iran strikes unknown; World reacts; What happens next?; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

Four scenarios for the Middle East, from a former IDF intel chief

The collapse of Hezbollah, Hamas, and Assad presented an “opportunity” for Israel to expand its war across the Middle East, Amos Yadlin said.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Will Israel attack Iran?; CJCS sees no “invasion”; Budget testimony; AUKUS under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: COCOM noms; Mass 3D-printing in the field; Trump, Xi talk; The future of deception; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What’s missing from Trump’s nuclear diplomacy

A consistent message and a credible threat.

  • Daniel B. Shapiro
Threats

The D Brief: New jets announced; Border-ops funding shift; Putin’s no-show; Europe’s trillion-dollar problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Defense-exports deal; F-47 specs; China’s Gulf inroads; Air Force One dangers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks

Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

How China’s tech giants wired the Gulf

Ubiquitous Chinese gear, infrastructure, and deals belie the narrative of close U.S.-Gulf cooperation—and raise grave security concerns.

  • Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer
Threats

The D Brief: Why Yemen strikes ended; Gitmo flights, tallied; Spectrum battle; Turkey’s PKK disbands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Russia’s barrage; India-Pakistan ceasefire; SOCOM gear; Qatar’s proposed gift; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

Experts see rise of powerful non-state groups as US retreats from global stage

“Syria is an absolute case study in proxy warfare” and a possible window into the future.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Army reorg coming?; F-15s get boost; Marines’ cargo-drone plans; DARPA’s next AI-cyber contest; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Jet falls off carrier; Yemen-bombing stats; Global defense-spending spike; Amazon’s first satellites; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

It’s China’s turn to face transnational terrorism threats

Beijing may be more motivated than ever to cooperate with the United States on counterterrorism.

  • Mollie Saltskog and Colin P. Clarke
Threats

‘Sloppy,’ ‘incompetent’ intelligence chiefs hammered for Signal chat

At Senate hearing, Gabbard, Ratcliffe struggled to recall details of Yemen-strike chat shared with journalist.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Shift’ in Iran policy; Israel pounds Gaza; Ukraine’s all-drone attacks; Russian ops on NATO soil; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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