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US ‘Very Confident’ Ukraine Has What It Needs For Counteroffensive

And China is paying a cost for its support of Russia’s aggression, U.S. Europe Command says.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Xi, Zelenskyy talk; Cluster-munitions silence; Taliban vs. ISIS; Carlson vs. the brass; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

As Pressure Builds, US Keeps Mum on Ukraine’s Cluster-Munitions Request

Proponents and military leaders note their tactical benefits, but strategic concerns may quash the deal.

  • Sam Skove
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Today's D Brief: 4th Sudan ceasefire begins; Evacs widen from outside Khartoum; Ukrainian weather forecast; Next Army chief; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Sam Skove
Ideas

Why the US Military’s Messages Are Falling on Deaf Middle Eastern Ears

Its timeworn approach is out of step with the region, and with America.

  • Jon B. Alterman
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Today's D Brief: Nations race to evac from Sudan; Global arms sales set new record; Chinese diplo fumbles in Paris; Iran arming Russia via Caspian; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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11,000 Ukrainians Have Had at Least Some US Training As Spring Offensive Looms

Ukraine also set to start training on U.S. Abrams tanks by mid-May.

  • Sam Skove
Policy

US Space Command Wants Red Phones With China, Russia

Global norms and mil-to-mil hotlines are urgently needed as the prospects for war in space rise.

  • Audrey Decker
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Today's D Brief: Russia bombs Russia; Ukraine’s tank training; Billionaires’ rockets; Drone opera; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 123: The Discord leaks and what might lie ahead for Ukraine

Defense One’s Patrick Tucker and Sam Skove help explain where Russia's Ukraine invasion stands today, and what might unfold over the coming weeks and months.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Sam Skove
Policy

US Can Handle China, Ukraine Missions Simultaneously, Top Pacific Admiral Says

But do send more money, the leader of Indo-Pacific Command told lawmakers.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: More US arms to Ukraine; NATO chief in Kyiv; Russia's 'manly' recruiting campaign; Wargaming Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine’s coming counteroffensive; Navy plan draws ire; Allies want space defenses; China’s Antarctic base; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Zelenskyy greets frontline troops; Putin flies to occupied Ukraine; US modernizes Turkey's F-16s; Another ISIS leader killed in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: The quest to arm Taiwan is heating up; Pentagon leaks case isn't over yet; New US polling on China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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Today's D Brief: Accused leaker arrested; China's Ukraine war promise; North Korea's new ICBM; Against cluster bombs in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

Biden Must Resist Calls to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

Transferring the weapons may bring tactical benefits but would be a strategic disaster.

  • Nuria Raul
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Today's D Brief: Leads in leaker inquest; Putin’s new draft?; ISIS militants, captured; NSA talks AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Could Putin Draft a Big New Conscript Army? Not Easily, Observers Say

Efforts to streamline conscription can’t overcome political and training obstacles, they say.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Ukraine investigating beheading video; Kyiv’s war on corruption; US semiconductors are still flowing to Russia; Guns in America; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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