The D Brief: Troops’ pay in jeopardy; CENTCOM’s Syria surge; Army to cut 5% of generals; USAF may trim F-35 buy; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• December 20, 2024

The D Brief: Israel pounds Syrian military sites; Taiwan gets tanks; Will AI firms eat the Pentagon?; One dead on Fort Eisenhower; and just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 16, 2024

The D Brief: Israel strikes Syrian targets; Chinese warships surge near Taiwan; Trump Org’s new Saudi deal; Austin’s defense diplomacy; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 10, 2024

The D Brief: Jihadists seize Aleppo; Taiwan leader visits Hawaii; More Chinese chip chokepoints; Shipbuilding woes, explored; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
• December 2, 2024

What the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire means for the region—and US involvement

A conversation with a professor of history and peace studies at Notre Dame.

• Asher Kaufman, The Conversation
• November 27, 2024

The D Brief: Ceasefire pact in Lebanon; US strike in Syria; New SecNav tapped; Space execs’ pleas to NATO; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 27, 2024

Ceasefire in place, Biden signals optimism for broader Middle East peace

What does that mean for Gaza and the future of the region?

• Patrick Tucker
• November 26, 2024

The D Brief: Russia’s MIRV missile; Space Force’s naughty list; McConnell to Senate Approps; Worst telecom hack in US history; And a bit more.

• Patrick Tucker and Ben Watson
• November 22, 2024

The D Brief: B-52s head to the Mideast; Russia’s progress, charted; Nat’l Guard on election standby; Navy cruisers, extended; And just a bit more.

• November 4, 2024

The D Brief: Houthis resume ship attacks; ‘Put [feds] in trauma’; Israel readies laser interceptor; SASC chair’s warning; And just a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 29, 2024

The D Brief: Israel strikes in Iran; Russia advances in Ukraine; China’s chip chokepoints; Boeing eyes space selloff; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 28, 2024

The D Brief: A shipyard death; Another F-35 delay?; US troops wounded in Iraq; New era of ‘total war’; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• October 23, 2024

The D Brief: Hamas leader, killed; N. Koreans in Ukraine; Army simplifying networks; Boosted rocket production; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 18, 2024

The D Brief: Army’s new acquisition approach; US warns Israel on Gaza; Ukraine’s Victory Plan; Milley’s blastproof curtains; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 16, 2024

The D Brief: Chinese blockade drill encircles Taiwan; Army program cuts coming?; Israel gets THAAD; Navy reloads at sea; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 15, 2024

The D Brief: Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Syria; More Red Sea attacks; Bad online trends; Space plane’s new trick; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 11, 2024

The D Brief: Baltics raise defenses; Israel orders hospital evacuations; Another Russian arms dump struck; New polls on Taiwan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 9, 2024