Policy

‘Cannot Ensure Safe Passage’: US Tells Americans in Kabul to Get to Airport On Their Own

Biden says U.S. forces may have to stay past Aug. 31 to help evacuate stranded personnel.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

‘There Is No Afghan Government’: NATO Stops Aid To Afghanistan As Taliban Take Over

Stoltenberg says aid could resume to an “inclusive government." And at the White House: “We will have to take a hard look at how we proceed on any basis at all.”

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Foreign Governments Scramble To Leave Afghanistan Amid Violence and Chaos

"It’s sad that the West has done what it’s done," says UK defense secretary as NATO, UN, G7 react to Taliban takeover.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

You Can’t Buy a Cause

Examining the roots of the Afghanistan forces’ collapse.

  • Mark Kimmitt
Policy

Biden Goes After China’s Cyber Attackers

U.S. and allies blame China’s government, announce new measures to fight a massive cyber criminal ring akin to Russia’s, but threaten no sanctions yet.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

What the Afghanistan Withdrawal Means for Georgia’s NATO Dreams

The Caucasian nation is losing one of its best ways to demonstrate that it belongs in the Western alliance.

  • Robert E. Hamilton and Luke Coffey
Ideas

NATO Must Shore Up Control of a Key Maritime Chokepoint

Independence movements along the GIUK Gap could leave the alliance short of key bases and influence.

  • Scott Savitz
Ideas

When Does a ‘Cyber Attack’ Demand Retaliation? NATO Broadens Its View

A set of “malicious cumulative cyber activities” may now amount to an armed attack.

  • Stefan Soesanto
Ideas

Putin Suddenly Looks Very Small

With Trump out of office, the Russian leader has nobody else. Biden has NATO, the G-7, and the upper hand.

  • Kevin Baron
Policy

Russia, US Will Launch Arms Control Talks To Avoid ‘Accidental War’

The agreement reached during the summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a positive first step,” according to one analyst.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Science & Tech

NATO Members Agree to Broad Tech, Environmental Agenda

A new tech accelerator and innovation fund comes with new commitments on cyber resilience and a collective look at emissions.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: NATO summit wrap; Biden’s goals for Putin meeting; Korean border robots; Grim wildfire predictions; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

NATO Condemns Russia’s ‘Aggressive Actions’ Ahead of Biden-Putin Meeting

President Joe Biden spent a full day consulting with NATO allies about countering Russia and China.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

NATO’s Nuclear Two-Step

An alliance that avows nuclear disarmament should not cling so dangerously to its weapons.

  • Richard Lennane
Ideas

Defense One Radio, Ep. 84: Biden, Europe and the future of transatlantic security

Three experts unpack the opportunities and challenges ahead for Europe and the U.S. in 2021.

  • Defense One Staff
Policy

NATO May Train Afghan Special Operators in Europe

But experts say training may suffer after Western troops withdraw.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

In Europe, Biden Hopes to Ease Fears of an American Return to Trumpism

The president will point to America’s actions—and his election—as evidence that the United States can be a trusted partner again.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Business

Defense Business Brief: Global defense spending up; In-person trade shows to resume; Lawmakers want billions for shipyards; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Can the US and Russia Agree to Disagree?

The relationship is cold, but there are still some areas of mutual interest.

  • Daniel DePetris
Threats

The D Brief: US to add troops in Germany; Taliban decline peace talks; Domestic terror spikes; Russia’s robot unit; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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