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

The Middle East is in a new era of mass displacement

The situation in Gaza is structurally different from previous displacement crises in the region.

• Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman, The Conversation
• October 7, 2024

The D Brief: Another hurricane looms; Grim anniversary in Israel; Inside the Marines’ littoral regiment; China hacks ISPs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 7, 2024

Iran’s Oct. 1 strike on Israel had several meanings.

It was retaliatory–but it was also meant to save face and restore deterrence.

• Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation
• October 6, 2024

The D Brief: Helene recovery; 100 new spy sats; Post-strike assessment in Israel; ULA certification launch; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Frank Konkel
• October 4, 2024

The D Brief: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Russia seizes town; Ukraine gathers industry; Jan. 6 whitewash; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 2, 2024

US destroyers intercept Iranian missiles as Mideast crisis intensifies

Tehran's Tuesday evening strike on Israel used twice as many missiles as its April 14 barrage.

• Patrick Tucker
• October 1, 2024

The D Brief: Israeli troops in Lebanon; More Red Sea ship attacks; NATO’s new chief; Navy’s sub spending; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 1, 2024

The D Brief: Israel kills Hezbollah chief; $600M for Taiwan; DOD’s uneven study of Ukraine; BBC visits Diego Garcia; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 30, 2024

The D Brief: US troops to Mideast; Navy oiler aground; US sets date for Iraq exit?; Dueling robot wingmen; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 24, 2024

The D Brief: ‘Staggering’ toll in Lebanon; Deal averts shutdown; Zelenskyy visits Scranton; Chinese-car-software ban; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 23, 2024

The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire; Exploding pagers’ secret source; Army’s new small-drone unit; Navy’s low-cost weapons; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 20, 2024

The D Brief: More device detonations; House rejects CR plan; First B-21 flight video; AFSOC’s light-attack vision; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 19, 2024