Ideas

What can this weekend’s Ukraine peace summit achieve?

Russia won't attend the Swiss-hosted event where Ukraine's Zelensky will pitch his proposal.

  • Jon Richardson, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: Red Sea attacks, quantified; Ukraine’s new drone corps; V-22’s limited flight ops; Estonia’s warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Europe’s still spending too little on defense to suit Estonia

Even Tallinn itself is not doing enough, according to a senior defense official who quit in protest.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Air raid on Kyiv; WH responds to House defense bill; Estonia’s drone hotbed; US crime falls; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Europeanize NATO to save it

If the alliance is to reach its century mark, the transatlantic partners must shift much of the responsibility of continental security to Europeans themselves.

  • Rachel Rizzo and Michael Benhamou
Business

Rheinmetall opens repair center for armored vehicles in Ukraine

It appears to be one of the first foreign-owned repair centers inside the war-torn country.

  • Sam Skove
Defense Systems

How Estonia is becoming a hotbed for drone warfare

Projects include experimental loitering munitions that cost a fraction of U.S. equivalents.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Israel’s deadly hostage rescue; Ukraine’s deep-strike claim; Two ships hit in Red Sea; Election deniers on Intel committee; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More aid to Ukraine; NATO to up military goals?; Gaza pier running again; China’s latest aircraft carrier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Shells trickle into Ukraine; Navy hunts for sub builders; ICBM’s rising cost; ‘Climate hell’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russia’s resiliency; B-1 over Korea; Dueling budget proposals; New border limits; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Strikes inside Russia; Big ammo orders; Nakasone on ‘cyber force’; DOD skips primes for new drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: US, allies OK Ukrainian deep strikes; Houthi targets, struck; SECDEF meets Chinese counterpart; Navy wants more tech contests; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Putin, rattled; Gaza pier ops, suspended; F-35 crashes; Army’s drone experiments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US plan may boost NATO arms production for Ukraine

Money would also go toward Ukrainian defense industry and undercutting Russian arms sales.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: China encircles Taiwan with ‘punishment’ drills; UK DM says China is helping Russia in Ukraine; New Raider photos; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: House NDAA markup; Army leaders reject drone branch, for now; Experimentation at Space Force; Support for two-state solution grows; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

How to win in Ukraine: pour it on, and don’t worry about escalation

The Biden administration has been too cautious. There’s still time to change that.

  • Andrew Radin
Threats

The D Brief: Gaza mediators’ frustration; Ukraine’s latest plea; War-in-space race; China tapping ocean cables?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The urgency of European strategic autonomy is more pronounced than ever

With Russia pressing from the east and Trump polling well in the west, the EU needs a dramatic increase in its defense capabilities.

  • Clara Broekaert and Michaela Millender
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