Middle East

Assad’s fall lays the ground for wider peace—if the US can seize the moment

A key will be reshaping the role of the Kurdish militants in Syria.

  • James Jeffrey

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

US force in Syria is larger than previously known, Pentagon says

Military operations against ISIS are increasing, along with diplomatic outreach to the new government.

  • Patrick Tucker

The D Brief: Russian general slain in Moscow; Ukraine engages N. Korean troops; China’s wartime lessons; First Okinawa Marines move to Guam; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

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

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

The D Brief: What’s next for Syria?; Defense-policy bill unveiled; New counter-UAV strategy; Some GOPers unsold on Hegseth; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

How did Hayat Tahrir al-Sham come to prominence in Syria’s civil war?

The Islamist group, which spearheaded of the surprise rebel advance into Aleppo, is an offshoot of al-Qaida in Syria.

  • Sara Harmouch, The Conversation

The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last soldier to leave Kabul will get 4th star; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

China gains, US loses ground in Mideast arms market

The 2008 policy that guarantees Israel an edge over its hostile neighbors is annoying other US security partners.

  • Aja Melville, Forecast International

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

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
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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

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

The D Brief: Invasion gains pace; Plane crash in Lithuania; New Pacific missile sites?; DepSecDef candidates; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston

The D Brief: TV host tapped as SecDef; Flag-officer firings, mulled; Space HQ to move?; US strikes in Syria, Yemen; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

The D Brief: National Guard on alert; Russian bomb plot?; USAF’s tanker hedge; Boeing workers end strike; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson

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.

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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

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

Researchers sound alarm on dual-use AI for defense

That shiny Silicon Valley tool comes with big risks for civilians, according to a new report.

  • Patrick Tucker