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Ep.14: Natasha Bertrand of The Atlantic; Space Force moves ahead; Future of the Iran deal? and more.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Science & Tech
Kremlin Hackers Take Aim at the Swiss Lab That’s Working the Skripal Poisoning Case
The group that attacked Ukraine's power grid is phishing a chemical-weapons lab critical to the Skripal case.
Policy
How Russia Persecutes Its Dissidents Using US Courts
Russia’s requests to Interpol for Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security.
Threats
Mattis: No Pentagon Policy Changes Since Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit
The defense secretary also said that his department’s policies on Iran remain the same despite tougher Trump administration rhetoric.
Threats
Pentagon Creates ‘Do Not Buy’ List of Russian, Chinese Software
Increasingly alarmed at foreign hacking, DOD and intelligence officials are racing to educate the military and defense contractors.
Ideas
The US and Russia Have Plenty of Areas for Cooperation. Let’s Get to Work.
We might start by taking Putin’s suggestion to create a bi-national advisory council to help guide engagement.
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Russia Can’t Control What Happens in Syria
As the civil war morphs, Putin is trying to position himself as the indispensable power. But a dangerous confrontation between Israel and Iran is escalating.
Science & Tech
This Stealthy Drone May Be The Future of Russian Fighter Jets
Russian industry sources called this heavy armed stealth drone a prototype for their sixth-generation aircraft.
Ideas
Faster, Transient, Endless: How America Must Adapt to Today's Great-Power Competition
Three years of Army War College research have revealed the surprising contours of post-primacy security — and the single animating principle that must guide U.S. strategy.
Science & Tech
Russia May Put Androids in Orbit Next Year, State Media Says
The mission would be the latest for FEDOR, created for rescue work — and more recently given the ability to shoot guns.
Ideas
Here's How the Russian Military Is Organizing to Develop AI
Harking back to Soviet big science, a 10-point plan calls for new organizations and focus areas, from job training to a giant new R&D campus.
Policy
US Spy Chief: ‘I Don’t Know What Happened’ in Helsinki
Director of National Intelligence Coats got another surprise Thursday: Putin is coming to town.
Ideas
Pompeo’s Choice: Denounce the McFaul Handover, or Lose the World’s Trust
The world is watching to see if he has the courage and the political savvy to truly be a leader in his Department, in this administration, and around the globe.
Ideas
The Helsinki Move That Could Save the INF Treaty
Putin offered suggestions for strategic stability. The U.S. should respond with proposals to revive verification.
Threats
After Secret Trump Meeting, Russia Offers to Resume Military Relations
Did Trump offer to normalize relations? It would be complicated — and Congress gets a vote.
Ideas
Trump Says Russia Isn’t Still Targeting the U.S.—But He’s Wrong
Putin’s government is waging information warfare against America, but the president is ignoring his intelligence advisers as they sound the alarm.
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There’s No Defending Trump Anymore
The spectacle in Helsinki is over. Now it’s time for Congress—and the American people—to act.
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Anti-Trump Hysteria Isn’t Helping
The president’s performance in Helsinki wasn’t defensible—but neither was it treasonous.
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Trump’s Meeting With Putin Draws Alarm at Home and Abroad
The president’s remarks casting doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election drew rebukes both implicit and explicit from those close to, and within, his own administration.
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