Exclusive Threats

What’s Next for Marines in the Middle East?

The commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command hones a smaller force.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

The Security Dimension of the Abraham Accords

A year and a half later, a look at what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what still might.

  • Bilal Y. Saab
Threats

New Navy Task Force to Protect Red Sea Region

Drug and weapons smuggling, as well as rocket attacks, undermine the security of the major shipping route.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Iran Is ‘No. 1 Destabilizing’ Threat In Middle East, CENTCOM Nominee Says

The U.S. must use advanced technology and work with regional partners to counter Tehran, Army three-star tells lawmakers.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

Islamic State Leader Killed in US Raid. Where Does This Leave the Terrorist Group?

  • Haroro J. Ingram, The Conversation
Threats

Navy Puts AI, Unmanned Systems to the Test in Five-Sea, 60-Nation Exercise

Multiple scenarios will allow participants to explore the naval potential of remote sensing and more.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

ISIS Leader Dead After US Raid in Syria, Biden Says

A U.S. helicopter malfunctioned and was intentionally destroyed during the mission, officials say.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

Blame Houthis, Not Saudis, for Lingering Yemen War, White House Says

“It takes two to get to a ceasefire and end the war and right now the onus is on the Houthis,” Brett McGurk said.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

Redesignate the Houthis as Terrorists

The Biden administration made a mistake. “Diplomacy first” has failed in Yemen.

  • Mary Beth Long and Emily Milliken
Policy

2021 Top Ten: Policy

From domestic extremism to China's challenges to lingering Mideast operations, defense leaders had their hands full.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended. But Troops Aren’t Coming Home

Train-advise-assist will continue, Pentagon says, with no force cuts planned.

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

Diplomacy Is the Key to Reducing US Forces in the Mideast

The Pacific pivot need not reduce Middle East security—if the U.S. can get its partners on board.

  • Bilal Y. Saab and Barry Pavel
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 88: How Air Warfare is Changing

Four experts describe lessons from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Gaza, and more.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

US Troops, Afghans Killed by Explosion at Kabul Airport, Pentagon Says

Worsening security and the need to get all troops out is quickly closing the window to safely escape. ‘Today is likely last day,’ one memo advises.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Not For the First Time, COVID Takes Back Seat to a More Pressing Crisis

The evacuation of refugees from Afghanistan depends on cramming people into closed spaces—during a global pandemic.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Exclusive Threats

Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base

Up to 100 evacuees have been flagged for further scrutiny during the more comprehensive screening they received at their first stop after Afghanistan.

  • Tara Copp
Science & Tech

How One Tech Entrepreneur Is Scaling Up Veteran-Led Evacuation Efforts

Volunteers in the U.S. are telling fleeing Afghans where Taliban traps are.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

US Flights Out of Afghanistan Set to ‘Increase Significantly’ as Aug. 31 Deadline Nears

More than 230 Air Force cargo, tanker aircraft are evacuating Americans, Afghans from Kabul.

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

The Next Big Refugee Crisis Just Started

The U.S. and its partners should respond to the needs of displaced Afghans, for national security reasons and long-term opportunities.

  • Erol Yayboke
Threats

Taliban Take Presidential Palace as Kabul Falls With Americans, Afghans Still Trapped

U.S. races yet another 1,000 troops to Kabul. Total force on ground to jump to 6,000 within days.

  • Tara Copp and Jacqueline Feldscher
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