Threats

The D Brief: SecDef’s OPSEC fail; Natsec team’s debate, revealed; SecNav confirmed; Counterterror efforts cut; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Counter-terrorism efforts reduced by Trump cuts

Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national-security sector.

  • Hannah Allam, ProPublica
Threats

The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico; Nuke-stockpile workers fired, rehired; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Air Force efforts, on hold; Desk deficits as workers return; Foreign-aid monitoring, slashed; It’s Fort Bragg again; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Seal the borders’; Insurrectionists, pardoned; Coast Guard leader, fired; Trump’s conflicts of interest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Border declaration, terrorist designations unlock new options—and new risks

President Trump declares a national emergency and vows to designate transnational gangs, drug cartels as terrorists.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Gaza ceasefire?; House intel chair, fired; INDOPACOM’s gen-AI test; Navy’s ‘embarrassing’ laser effort; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

New Orleans attack a reminder of ongoing ISIS threat

Diminished terror groups still able to radicalize stateside, official says.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Anti-ISIS ops continue; How sanctioned oil flows; DOD red-teams AI; Protecting undersea cables; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops; Militia-infiltrating mole; A Mexican invasion?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Lone-wolf attacks have become a hallmark of post-caliphate ISIS

The group's propaganda inspired the New Orleans attack, which proceeded without direct operational support.

  • Sara Harmouch, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s next; US Steel sale blocked; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: New Orleans attack; US, Israeli strikes in Yemen; Africa’s ‘new era of war’; What drove Afghanistan lies?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some GOPers unsold on Hegseth; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Rebels take another Syrian city; China’s big hack; Next DepSecDef?; NatSec poll results; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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