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Today's D Brief: Ukraine, Russia escalate; Chinese fishing boats, unwanted; Small carrier, unneeded?; Lessons from Suez; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 31, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Bloody days in Myanmar; China-Iran pact; COVID cases edge up; Suez ship freed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 29, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Afghan withdrawal update; Taliban reax; Escalation in Taiwan, Yemen; SOF under the microscope; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • March 26, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Migrant children at JBSA, Bliss; North Korea wants attention; Taiwan’s new missile; Blinken at NATO; Biden’s drone review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • March 25, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Kim tests missiles; ISIS hit with hundreds more airstrikes; China’s AI; Domestic-terror hearings; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 24, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Austin in Afghanistan; Holding the line in Syria; DoD’s COVID gaps; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 22, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Awkward in Anchorage; China’s missiles; Face-recognition’s future; Chow halls, rebranded; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 19, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: 3rd COVID wave?; ODNI: White-supremacist threat ‘elevated’; Info ops warning; Natsec pros decry anti-Asian-American bias; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 18, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Top US, China officials to meet; Service chiefs pan ‘readiness’; Lawmakers slam Army CID; Putin’s smear campaign; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 17, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Coasties vs. China; UK to add nukes?; Iran’s ‘missile city’; Norway’s civilian defenders; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 15, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: SecDef’s Asia swing; US-China talks; Army tracking vaccine refusers; Ransomware hits brewery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 12, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Border crisis; Afghanistan peace plan; Trust in military declines; Bugs on a sub; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 11, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: DoD extends Guard’s Capitol mission; SecDef’s Asia trip; Freeing China from US tech; ISIS’ Syrian ops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 10, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Draft Afghanistan peace plan; Hill hearing season; CIA’s Sahara base; No NSA-Cybercom split yet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 9, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: COVID deaths drop; A new big hack; Breakthrough in Seoul; A new lawfare concern; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 8, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Capitol Police request Guard extension; SecDef’s new message; Ending AUMF?; US freezes Myanmar cash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 5, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Capitol braces for attack; Testimony about Jan. 6; Warzone troop numbers; Drone strikes, limited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 4, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Rocket attack in Iraq; 2,000 domestic-terror investigations; Understanding Jan. 6; Big boost for vaccine production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 3, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: FBI chief on the Hill; AI plan; Troops deploy to help vaccinate; COVID-variants warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
  • March 2, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Afghanistan envoy’s tour; Troops helping vaccinate; 18 killed in Myanmar protests; Iran on nuke talks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 1, 2021
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