Ideas
On NATO’s Eastern Frontier, Let’s Not Lose a War Before It Starts
The alliance needs more forces in Poland — and the logistics and enabling capabilities that will allow them to operate effectively.
Ideas
Will Kalashnikov's New Drone Be the AK-47 of Indirect Fire?
The company that made assault rifles ubiquitous says its KUB can put a warhead on a miles-distant target.
Ideas
To Strengthen NATO, Congress Must Help End Its Reliance On Russian Equipment
Here are three steps to remove a dangerous dependence on the alliance’s primary threat.
Policy
What Mueller’s Trump-Russia Report Leaves to Do
It’s largely up to Congress to solve the remaining mysteries of the investigation.
Ideas
Russia Is Turning Up Its Nuclear Rhetoric. That’s a Problem
U.S. and NATO officials have an interest in steering Russian bluster away from its rising focus on nuclear weapons.
Threats
Russia Racing to Complete National AI Strategy by June 15
That’s just one of several high-tech deadlines Putin set recently.
Policy
New New START a Nonstarter: Russian Ambassador
The last major arms control agreement between Russia and the United States receives another blow.
Ideas
‘Chaos Serves Putin’s Interest’: A Veteran Diplomat Takes Stock
A 3-decade Foreign Service officer weighs in on Russia, Trump, and America’s place on the world stage.
Ideas
Ep. 40: Cruise Missiles, Missile Defense and 21st-Century Hybrid War
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Business
Don’t Sell F-35 To Turkey If It Buys Russian SAMs: Top NATO General
Gen. Scaparrotti, who also leads U.S. European Command, also wants more naval forces at his disposal.
Science & Tech
Russia’s New ‘AI Supercomputer’ Runs on Western Technology
The 1-petaflop Zhores is built on California circuitry, and it’s hardly alone.
Ideas
Ep. 39: What comes after Putin? Assessing the future of US-Russian relations
This week we take a look at Russia and the future of the U.S.-Russian relationship.
Science & Tech
Russia’s Pistol-Packing Robot Is Scrambling for Parts
The program’s foreign suppliers stopped shipping components after gunfire videos went viral.
Science & Tech
Top Nuke General: Russia Is Exploiting Gaps In Key Arms-Control Treaty
The leader of U.S. Strategic Command sees New START as vital, flawed, and in danger.
Science & Tech
Russian Attacks Hit US-European Think Tank Emails, Says Microsoft
The same group that hit the DNC recently targeted prominent think tanks, including one election-monitoring organization
Ideas
Russia Plans More Arctic UAVs
Moscow’s equivalent of DARPA wants a cold-weather drone that can stay aloft for four days.
Science & Tech
You Have 19 Minutes to React If the Russians Hack Your Network
After Moscow's hackers breach one PC, that network's defenders have less than a half-hour to prevent wider data theft or destruction, a new report finds.
Policy
The Senate’s Russia Probe Is Facing a Reckoning
Meanwhile, the Democratic-led House committee is gearing up for a reinvigorated inquiry.
Ideas
Two Ideas That Might Stop a Post-INF Arms Race, and One That Won’t
Discard the pipe dream of INF-plus-China. Focus instead on keeping new missiles too far away to strike.
Ideas