Ideas

Now is not the time for new US commitments to the Middle East

President Trump should follow his instincts and tell the Gulf states to take on more of their own security burden.

  • Will Walldorf
Threats

The D Brief: Gaza ceasefire; Chicago deployment on hold; Qataris in Idaho; AUSA news; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US to build facility for Qatari F-15s in Idaho; details remain unclear

The project, which appears to flow from the terms of the jets' 2017 sale, drew criticism and questions.

  • Thomas Novelly
Ideas

Hamas has run out of options

The group's survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform.

  • Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: War on leaks; IGs, targeted; Guard-deployment sitrep; The next geoint hub?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Israel bombs Qatar, Syria, Gaza; Caribbean buildup; Marines’ JLTV choice; Headset head-to-head; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef’s guidance; Israel kills Yemeni PM; Venezuela’s defiance; China’s exoskeletons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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
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