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At last, a 2018 budget; US threw lots of firepower at Wednesday’s battle; Army robot pulls trigger in exercise; Egypt launches anti-ISIS campaign in Sinai; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Deal would give DoD $700B this year; US airstrikes turn back attack in Syria, killing about 100; Mattis pitches NATO mission to Iraq; Russians phish more defense firms; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Military parade for Trump?; ‘Women’s earthquake’ in north Syria; Every Marine squad gets a quadcopter; Mattis calls new missile a bargaining chip; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Rebooting the Afghan war; ‘Shift in focus’ in Iraq; Audit finds $800m discrepancy; Trouble in Gitmo’s court; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
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Syrian militants down Russian jet; Another chem attack in Syria; Israel has been bombing inside Egypt; Seoul kept US in dark about Olympic rapprochement; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
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Debating plans for N. Korea; China: we need more nukes; SDF holding ‘hundreds’ of ISIS fighters; CNO’s 6 axes of naval power; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
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February preview; Military losing its war on data leakage; 3 Russian spy chiefs visit DC; What US bases need help against climate change first? And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump to Congress: ‘fully fund the military’; Afghan war getting worse again; Vice chief shapes a ‘global campaign plan’; High-profile pushback on ‘bloody nose’; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Instability in NW Syria; Does Trump want Afghan peace talks or not?; How Yemen became a chaos state; Fitness-tracker snafu just got worse; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The War in Yemen and the Making of a Chaos State

Aid workers, journalists, and experts describe little-appreciated realities about a 1,000-day conflict and — just maybe — how to turn things around.

  • Ben Watson
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US troops + wearables = global OPSEC fail; Expect a 2019 budget request of $716B; US tells Turkey: we’re staying put; Waves of violence in Afghanistan; and just a bit more...

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Turkey threatens wider Syrian invasion; How Russian drones got so good so fast; Fascinating detail about Dutch hack of Cozy Bear; US Navy targets 10 nations for FONOPS; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US concern grows over Turkey’s attacks on Kurds; Left-of-launch missile defense; A fuzzier red line on N. Korea; Air Force One’s $24M fridges; and just a bit more...

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Syria uses chemical weapons again, US says; Mattis in Indonesia; A new red line on N. Korean nukes?; Microsat launches get a lot cheaper; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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In Raqqa, US calls for help; Spy ship sails off East Coast; Russia sends China advanced anti-air missiles; N. Korea to spotlight military during Olympics; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Shutdown is here; Turkey-Russia vs. US in Syria?; Mattis to Asia; Army developing self-aiming rifle; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US strategy focus turns from terror to great powers; Turks shell Kurdish canton in Syria; Chinese ships aid N. Korea; Why no cyber arms agreements? And just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Tillerson: US will keep troops in Syria indefinitely; Russia subs sniff around undersea cables; Budget talks heat up; Innovation board’s advice to Mattis; and just a bit more...

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Tillerson to Pyongyang: negotiate or US may attack; Former CIA officer arrested in China connection; Destroyer COs to face murder charges; Get serious about hardware security; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Aloha, false alarm; Syria showing US troops the door; Russia links Iran deal to N. Korea; Army axes made-in-China cameras; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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