Business

In Romania, US Wraps Construction of Anti-Missile Battery

With radar and interceptors in place, the Pentagon intends to be ready to shoot down Iranian missiles next year.

Policy

Hollande Tries to Rally the World to France’s War on ISIS

But many countries have their own reasons, and strategies, for fighting the terror group.

Ideas

Obama Must Send Hollande to Moscow With This Clear Message

The U.S. must be clear: Russia's help fighting ISIS won't ease sanctions over Ukraine

Threats

The French Military Is Experiencing an 'Unprecedented' Recruiting Surge

And President Hollande just halted plans to shrink the force for at least three years..

Ideas

Bombing Syria Won’t Make Paris Safer

The enemy France and Europe are struggling against is far closer to home.

Ideas

Forget NATO; France Taps the EU in Its Fight Against ISIS

France could have triggered NATO's Article 5. Here's why Paris chose the EU's mutual defense clause instead.

Policy

Here's Why Assad and ISIS Hate France's Stake in the Middle East

With both the terror group and the brutal president blaming the Paris attacks on French foreign policy, it's worth asking: what is that policy?

Threats

France Vows 'Merciless' Response to ISIS-Claimed Attacks in Paris

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks that killed at least 129 people. President Francois Hollande called the attacks an 'act of war.'

Ideas

Time for a US Maritime Security Strategy for Europe

Congress should require DOD to develop one along the lines of the recent Asia Pacific Maritime Security Strategy.

Threats

NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights, EU Court Rules

The decision likely won’t curb the surveillance, but could mean headaches for thou­sands of com­pan­ies.

Science & Tech

In a Switch, UK Asks Its Arms Makers to Design for Export

Defense companies accustomed to making bespoke weapons for the MoD are being urged to consider overseas requirements as well.

Threats

Eyeing Russia, Estonian Company Creates Underground Hamster City for Humans

With an aggressive Russia nearby, Estonia is making mobile underground bunkers. But other countries are buying them too.

Ideas

The Islamic State's Recruiting Has Hit Britain Particularly Hard

British Muslims are caught in a pincer movement: with public and government suspicion on one side, and a seductive and supposedly empowering ideology on the other.

Business

UK to Decide Whether To Allow Women in Combat Jobs Next Year

As the U.S. nears its own decisions, the British Army is considering allowing women into infantry and armor positions.

Business

Now NATO’s Prepping for Hybrid War

Like the US, the alliance as a whole is readying forces for a full range of combat scenarios — and planning a historically complex exercise.

Threats

Report: NSA Gave Germany Access to Powerful Internet Surveillance Tool

Germany's internal spy agency traded surveillance data on its citizens for access to XKeyscore, Die Zeit newspaper says.

Threats

Germany Charges Own Spy With Spilling Secrets To US, Russia

The spy, arrested last summer, is accused of accepting more than $100,000 from the CIA to snoop on Germany.

Ideas

Why Germany’s Cybersecurity Law Isn’t Working

Among other things, it’s hard to improve private-sector network defenses one country at a time.

Threats

Britain Digs In Against ISIS, Russia

Sensing a “darker threat environment,” America’s ally launches its first strategic review in half a decade.

Ideas

UK Steps Up Defense Posture, Spending Ahead of Review

British armed forces are stepping up their response, and future presence, against threats from Russia to terrorism.