Ideas
How To Get Nuclear-Weapons Treaties Back on Track
The agreements that hold back a strategic arms race are in trouble. But there is a way forward.
Science & Tech
Ukrainian Armed-Drone Makers Sprint Ahead as Russian Effort Hits Snag
The Ukrainians are eagerly off showing a proposed long-range UAV while uncertainty surrounds Russia’s Altius program.
Ideas
Ep. 24: Unmasking the GRU; The future of al-Shabaab; F-35 and the UK; and Bell Helicopter CEO Mitch Snyder
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Ideas
How to Fight Russian Infowar in Central Europe
Traditional counter-propaganda techniques are decreasingly effective. The next steps will require focus, engagement, and new thinking.
Threats
Here's the US Army's New Russia-Era Shopping List
After Putin's Ukraine invasion, the Army's future command wants longer guns, better cybersecurity, and a new way to buy weapons.
Ideas
Will America Shape Its Grand Strategy Around China or Russia?
The debate doesn’t just have consequences for U.S. foreign policy—it will define the next decades of domestic affairs as well.
Ideas
How Russia’s Sub-Launched Missiles Threaten NATO’s Wartime Strategy
NATO used to worry that Soviet subs would decimate supply convoys and carrier battle groups. Now Russia can simply wreck ports from afar.
Threats
Russia is Winning the Information War in Iraq and Syria: UK General
Moscow is “better than us” in using social media to shape the strategic landscape, says a former deputy commander of the West’s anti-ISIS coalition.
Ideas
Where Is the Arms Control Community on Russia’s Intermediate-Range Cruise Missile?
The kerfuffle over a U.S. diplomat’s words underscores a strange apathy toward a treaty-breaching weapon.
Threats
Ukraine is Building a Mosquito Navy to Fend Off Russia, With US Help
Hostilities in the Sea of Azov are heating up, and the U.S. is increasing its involvement.
Policy
Trump's Order to Reveal Docs Could Undermine Secret Court System
‘No one should be happy about the weaponization of declassification.’
Policy
Why 386 Squadrons? Air Force Says It’ll Have the Data Next Year
Air Force leaders say they’ll know how many planes they really need — in March.
Ideas
Trump Is Repeating Soviet Leaders’ Intel Mistakes
Stalin ignored his spies when their findings contradicted his assumptions. Now the U.S. president is doing the same.
Threats
Here’s the Real Message Behind Russia’s Big Far-East Wargame
The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict.
Ideas
The Weaponization of Everything
So far, the U.S. has mustered no response to China’s and Russia’s widening assault on America’s global stature.
Ideas
Russia Can Stop a Slaughter in Idlib
The Syrian province doesn’t have to be the site of another catastrophe. But its fate hangs on the decisions of outside powers.
Threats
The Worst May Be Yet to Come in Syria
As Bashar al-Assad and Russia prepare to assault Idlib, there are up to 3 million people with nowhere to go.
Ideas
Washington Won’t Keep Rebuffing Moscow’s Cyber Proposals Forever
Here’s where the U.S. will find common ground with the country that attacked its 2016 election.
Threats
Russia Is the Latest World Power Eyeing the Horn of Africa
Moscow is in negotiations with Eritrea to establish a new logistics hub, location and opening date TBD.
Business