Threats

Obama: War with ISIS ‘will not be quick’; The true cost of cyber war; The FBI takes its cryptowars to Capitol Hill; Heck rising; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

A rare Pentagon briefing for Obama; US troops praised for restraint in Kabul; French defense minister in DC today; Iran wants missiles in its nuke deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Dempsey warns of perpetual war; Green Berets will shift from Afghanistan to Africa; LG Neller may be next USMC Commandant; F-35 under the microscope; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Islamic State affiliates bring violence to Egypt, Gaza; Iran talks extended 7 days; Russia stops gas deliveries to Ukraine; EUCOM’s drone problem in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Obama Names New Envoy to Close Guantanamo

The State Department is bringing in a White House legal veteran with deep Democratic ties as part of its latest push to close its detention facility in Cuba.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Taliban attack NATO convoy in Kabul; US lifts some arms restrictions on Bahrain; Christie makes 14; Top Gun 2?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Syria’s new chemical weapons; Most moderate Syrian rebels not fit for duty; Iran deadline looms; O’Malley as dove to Clinton’s hawk; A better ISIS flag?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Senseless killings in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia; Advise-and-assist over Skype?; Putin phones Obama as Marines, armor head to Bulgaria; A cannon for your office; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The definitive Gitmo deep dive; Nuclear suspense on Iran; ISIS wants Kobane back; NSA declines to link China, OPM; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Dramatic changes coming to US hostage policy; DOD puts space-war plans in high gear; Assad, #tonedeaf on tourism; Another nuclear wrinkle from Iran; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US beefs up NATO’s rapid reax force; Washington, Beijing behind closed doors; The military jobs robots will not be taking; A Green Beret’s board of inquiry; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Afghan forces repel attack on parliament; Small nukes for peace?; NATO’s quest for a ‘hybrid war’ playbook; Hackers ground flights in Poland; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The insurgent with 9 lives; Pentagon’s ‘urgent’ US city shield from Russian missiles; That British military ‘retreat’; Toby Keith as ‘torture;’ And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Escalation situation in Iraq; Moscow $anctions to continue; Snagging Silicon Valley’s nerds; The demise of Colt; CIA surprise; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Putin’s ‘military Disneyland’ not the happiest place; ‘Warheads on foreheads’ scrutinized; NDAA ahead of schedule; The hack from left field; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

US strike means AQ gets a new No. 2; Kurds seize Syrian border town from ISIS; The US Army’s ‘dangerous game’; Air Force surge in Europe?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

US to beef up in Eastern Europe; Pentagon’s reluctance for war in Iraq; ‘Jeb!’ and Hillary dive in; The spy who loved hot wings; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Are ‘lily pads’ the future of US forces in Iraq?; Afghanistan’s own Pentagon; American defense firms flood Europe; Salvation at sea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

What 450 new US troops will—and won’t—do for Iraq; Jeb searches for natsec cred in Europe; Insurgency spreading in Egypt?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

More US boots could be on the way to Iraq; OPM data on the dark web?; State OKs almost $2B in arms sales; A smashingly good time with tanks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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