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Build Allies Into Tomorrow’s Battlefield Network, Army Leaders Say
The service is trying to build a communications network that’s big enough to include coalition partners but small enough to fit on a truck and drive off to war.
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White House ‘Very Confident’ on Coronavirus Vaccine By Year’s End. But Supply Questions Remain
Officials say at least one vaccine candidate will soon move to Phase III trials.
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Peter Thiel’s New Man In The Defense Department
The new head of defense research and engineering comes from the White House with a relatively light resume.
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The Defense Bill Could Rewrite How the US Does Cyber Defense
A proposed new office would help private entities and the government respond together to major hacks.
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Biden Pledged to ‘Prohibit’ US Tech Companies From Helping China. It Won’t Be Easy
There’s a growing bipartisan appetite to block and ban China from buying U.S. tech. But actually enforcing blockades requires work.
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Mozambique Is Emerging As The Next Islamic Extremist Hotspot
A terror group affiliated with the Islamic State has been stepping up tactics and claiming bigger targets.
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How Biden Would Wage Great Power Competition
Part 3: While Trump chooses go-it-alone, Biden wants allies and partners “at the forefront” of U.S. foreign policy. But his options to renew old agreements are limited.
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What Putin’s New Constitution Means for Russia and the West
A series of constitutional amendments will cement Putin’s hold on power, change Russian life, and give the West fewer options for dealing with him.
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The Army Team That Is Trying to See, and Shape, the Future
The team’s scientists are charting how advances in various fields will unlock more advances, out to 2050.
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DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization, and Conspiracies
In an April 7 internal memo, Homeland Security officials warned that the pandemic's “extended isolation” could spark trouble.
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New Space Strategy Is Heavy on ‘Winning,’ Light on Details
The first major update in nine years set out more forceful goals, but leaves gaps.
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Chinese Students Are Key to US National Security, Eric Schmidt Says
Google CEO-turned-DoD advisor pushes back on notion that turning Chinese students away will keep America safer.
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US Will Send Ukraine Another $250M in Weapons, Gear and Other Aid
The upcoming delivery will bring total counter-Russia aid to the Eastern European nation to $1.75 billion.
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Russia Puts Defensive Face on Its Nuclear Doctrine Ahead of Arms-Control Negotiations
Moscow’s new strategic-arms decree appears to be an attempt to win advantage whether New START lives on or not.
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The US Army Has Grounded the Two Pilots Who Flew Low Over DC
Active duty soldiers in the nation’s capital will also be returning home.
Policy
What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Better Policing
One lesson: if you treat a neighborhood like a battlespace, you’re well on the way to losing the war.
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Army Scientists: All Strains of COVID-19 Can Be Covered by One Vaccine
The service is on track to produce a vaccine against multiple coronavirus strains by the end of the year. But making it available is the CDC’s job.
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What the National Guard Is Doing During the Protests
Guardsmen appear to have been involved in at least one fatal clash.
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The Intelligence Community Wants New COVID-19 Tracking Tools
A call has gone out for contactless testing, contact tracing without smartphones, mutation mapping, and more.
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