Science & Tech
Russia Says It Will Field a Robot Tank that Outperforms Humans
A colonel who runs a research directorate says the Nehreta did well in recent exercises at proving grounds outside Moscow.
Policy
15 Things We Learned from the Internet Giants
The key takeaways from three days of testimony about Russia’s electoral mischief during the 2016 election.
Ideas
Russia’s Hybrid Attacks Should, At Long Last, Force the EU and NATO to Team Up
Five ways these largely congruent yet poorly coordinated organizations could start putting their collective capabilities to best use.
Threats
As Smoke Clears from Mueller Indictments, Two New Characters Rise In Russia Spy Scandal
By Monday’s close, Trump-Russia watchers had two names to add to their ‘persons of interest’ list.
Science & Tech
How NATO Is Preparing to Fight Tomorrow’s Cyber Wars
As members fight off cyber attacks from Russia, here’s a deep dive into spending goals, partnerships, and policy debates about going on the offensive.
Threats
Pentagon Scrubbing Kaspersky Software from Its Networks
Last month, DHS ordered civilian agencies to remove anti-virus tools made by the Russian company. Now DOD is following suit.
Policy
If War with Russia Breaks Out, Borders and Bureaucracy Could Slow the West’s Response
In a summer of multinational exercises in Europe, the first thing the U.S. Army learned was: ‘Borders are hard.’
Science & Tech
Pentagon: We’ll Keep Buying Software That Russian Spies have Looked Through
The U.S. military will still buy consumer-off-the-shelf products from several tech companies that allowed Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, an intelligence outfit, to intimately probe.
Threats
In Ukraine, the US Trains an Army in the West to Fight in the East
For more than two years, some 300 American soldiers have been quietly helping train an enormous partner military in western Ukraine.
Threats
If North Korea Fires an ICBM, the US Might Have to Shoot It Down Over Russia
Missile-defense physics may require interceptors to fly into ‘the teeth of the Russian early warning net.’
Threats
Dunford: Six Months From Now, ISIS Will Have ‘Less Credibility’
But they — and four other major threats to the U.S. — aren’t going anywhere, the Joint Chiefs chairman says.
Science & Tech
The Russians Just Test-Fired an ICBM
Both Washington and Moscow are modernizing their nuclear arsenals, but military leaders worry that Russia is ahead.
Business
At US Nuclear Weapons Base, Mattis Signals Support for Triad
But the U.S. defense secretary stopped short of endorsing all types of new nuclear weapons in development.
Threats
Trump Administration Orders US Government To Delete All Kaspersky Software
The move follows months of warnings about the Moscow-based cybersecurity firm and speculation about its possible connections to the Kremlin.
Threats
What You Need to Know About Russia’s Big Wargame on NATO’s Doorstep
Here’s what NATO and the region is watching for this year — and why.
Ideas
Russia’s Zapad-17 Has Already Succeeded
Moscow’s message of larger-than-life military power has been eagerly amplified by Western politicians and media outlets.
Science & Tech
'Every Country Should Have a Cyber War': What Estonia Learned from Russian Hacking
Estonia’s steps have certainly been radical, and other countries can learn lessons from them about how to defend themselves.
Threats
Russia's Back-to-the-80s Foreign Policy
Moscow has reprised Cold War tactics against the United States. It’s worth remembering that they didn’t work out well for the Soviet Union last time.
Ideas
How the US Can Help Ukraine Help — and Defend — Itself
When Secretary Mattis arrives for his upcoming visit, he should bring promises of arms for the military and support for anti-corruption forces and the country’s defense industry.
Business