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Anti-US efforts surge in Iraq; SOUTHCOM eyed for cuts; China battles epidemic; Clearance backlog stabilizes; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump talks Afghanistan, Iraq, downplays troops’ injuries; Saudi phone hacking; Doomsday clock, more dire than ever; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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More U.S. troops treated for Jan. 8 strike; Details emerge on deadly Kenya raid; DoD wants 1 new satellite per week; Mideast protests; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Impeachment trial begins; Putin’s tech push; Who has mercs in Libya?; WH banishes Russia aide; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US troops were injured in Iran's Jan. 8 attack; Army cancels $45B vehicle competition; Riyadh gives US $0.5B for ops; Navy adding drone controllers to carriers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US resumes fighting ISIS in Iraq; Esper’s big reform push; Putin’s power move; WH broke law with Ukraine aid, GAO says; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Putin moves to extend reign; 2020 Dems on troops in the Mideast; CNO: send money; War-powers bill gains support; And a bit more.

  • Katie Bo Williams, Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
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More military funds may go to Wall; Soleimani justifications shift again; Moscow’s influence ops; Stopping drone friendly fire; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Iran: we downed jet; SecDef contradicts Trump on strike justification; A 3rd targeted killing failed; US KIAs ID’d; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq: prepare to leave. US: no way; Army unveils anti-China plans; War Powers vote passes; Iran’s disinfo expands; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Lawmakers heavily criticize Iran briefing; Iran’s upgraded missiles; Wall spending OKd; China-Pakistan naval exercises; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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No casualties from Iran’s missiles; Airliner crash near Tehran; Trump’s natsec vacancies; Indonesia deploys jets in China dispute; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US moves forces toward Gulf; NATO suspends anti-ISIS effort; New rule to limit AI export; Soleimani strike splits 2020 Dems; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Americans killed in Kenya; After Soleimani, who’s next?; Iraqi lawmakers reject US troops; Iran abandons nuke deal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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U.S. kills Iran's ‘celebrity soldier’; Trump ordered Ukraine aid held; Navy’s unmanned ships; Libya’s airport under fire; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US-Iran tensions spike; 85 die in Somali bombing; Afghanistan cease-fire?; Best of 2019 lists; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Best of 2019: Defense One Radio

Review the year that was — and consider what's next — with episodes from our award-winning podcast.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

American KIA in Afghanistan; ISIS on the rise again; Saudi disinformation; State lawmaker accused of terrorism; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Milley on Afghanistan; 2020 approps bill, delivered; Democrats talk China strategy; Many US voting machines made in China; Another Chinese national arrested at Mar-a-Lago; Boeing’s space problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Katie Bo Williams and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Libyan conflict divides Mideast; Tiny waves, big promise; More DOD leaders leave; WH fights new Russia sanctions; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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