Ideas
Donald Trump is No Jack Kennedy. Or Khrushchev.
The president lacks the experience, character, credibility, and confidence to navigate our country through a Cuban Missile Crisis. We need Joe Biden.
Ideas
The West Is Surprisingly Well-Equipped for Gray-Zone Deterrence
Authoritarian officials and oligarchs interact with Western nations in ways that give democratic governments leverage.
Threats
Iran Using Voter Data to Spoof Floridians, Warn US Intelligence Leaders
Voting systems remain secure but Russia and Iran have obtained voter data, warn DNI Ratcliffe and FBI Director Wray.
Threats
US Charges Six Russians with Major Cyberattacks
U.S. officials said a new indictment describing a four-year global conspiracy belies the country’s recent offer to reset relations in cyberspace.
Threats
Intelligence Experts Suspicious of DNI Ratcliffe On Laptop Story
The chief of the U.S. intelligence community appeared to pre-judge the conclusions of an active FBI investigation.
Ideas
To Reboot Arms Control, Start with Small Steps
Stop accusing. Set aside questions of structure. Start talking.
Science & Tech
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants
A Trump-tied newspaper floats dubious accusations. Will others bite?
Policy
US: Russia Has Agreed to Extend New START to Tactical Nukes. Russia: No, We Haven’t
Disagreement leaves fate of last remaining strategic arms pact in doubt.
Threats
Greece Joins the Turkey-Russia S-400 Saga, and Congress Wants Answers
Was Ankara using its Russian air-defense system to track a NATO ally?
Policy
White House, EU Slap New Sanctions On Belarus Officials
The penalties target individuals involved in election manipulation.
Ideas
What Else Does the CIA Know About Trump and Russia?
In a new book, former CIA Director John Brennan traces how he came to believe that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. There’s still more about Russia that worries him.
Ideas
Washington’s Arms Control Delusions and Bluffs
The Trump administration’s stances on nuclear negotiations don’t even make sense as a starting point.
Ideas
A $13 Billion Contract for ICBMs: What’s the Rush?
The deal needs closer scrutiny — as does the purported need for new long-range ballistic missiles at all.
Ideas
To Deter China, Extend New START
A new arms race with Russia will drain funds from the forces that influence and deter Beijing.
Policy
EU, US May Sanction Belarusian Leadership Next Week
Tensions are still running high and crackdowns continue in Minsk
Ideas
Esper's Convenient Lie
The defense secretary's claim that the two decades of countering violent extremism left the U.S. under-prepared for a near-peer fight doesn’t hold water.
Ideas