Policy

US agrees to build icebreakers with Canada, Finland

White House hopes Ice Pact will boost shipbuilding in democratic countries while it addresses Arctic challenges.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: NATO pledges ‘bridge’ to Kyiv membership; Z seeks US deep-strike OK; F-35 deliveries to resume; European innovation Q&A; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

At NATO summit, Zelensky presses for US greenlight to hit Russian bases

Meanwhile, Denmark calls on allies to move faster to help Ukraine “beat Russia.”

  • Sam Skove
Policy

NATO leaders pledge ‘well-lit bridge’ to Ukraine membership

Kyiv's path to becoming an ally isn’t yet clear. But there is movement.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: F-16s to Ukraine; Kyiv’s hardened defenses; The year of ground robots?; Hezbollah vs. Israeli ISR; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US, allies take down Kremlin-backed AI bot farm

Allegedly launched by a deputy editor at a Russian state-backed news agency, the bot farm spread disinformation on X/Twitter.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: US winds down in Niger; NATO’s new needs; ICBM OKd; DOD postpones Georgian exercise; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The president ordered a board to investigate a massive Russian cyberattack. It didn't.

By not investigating how the SolarWinds hack exploited Microsoft software, the Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent attacks, experts say.

  • Craig Silverman, ProPublica
Threats

The D Brief: NATO-summit sneak peek; Aid for Ukraine; Russia’s staggering toll; The Composite Age; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: More US aid to Ukraine; Kyiv strikes Russian drone warehouse; Air Force’s CCA costs rise; World of GPS, visualized; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Orban in Kyiv; Russia presides over UNSC; NATO’s new Kyiv posting; Army to field EW backpacks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Taiwan leaders on China; Patriots to Ukraine?; Moscow’s Africa disinfo; Gaza pier inquest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

African governments express rising alarm about Russian disinformation

It has helped drive instability that “is at the cusp of affecting coastal West Africa,” AFRICOM chief says.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Space debris, above and below; Seoul-Moscow tit-for-tat; Space Force’s Vulcan concerns; New anti-extremism regs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Russian used US systems for pre-invasion attack on Ukraine, US says

The 22-year-old allegedly used an unnamed U.S. company's "infrastructure" to inject WhisperGate malware into Ukrainian government networks.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: New-ICBM chief fired; US contractors to Ukraine?; SecDef’s convo with Russian counterpart; UXO-hunting robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russian military leaders, wanted; Ukraine’s deep strikes; Defense-spending veto threat; New supply-chain issues; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US blacklists Kaspersky software over alleged Kremlin ties

The Commerce Department says its products could expose sensitive data; company denies it.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Russia’s new bomb; Rolling blackouts in Ukraine; Bid for Philly shipyard; China-Philippines fracas; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

NATO's Article 5 isn't as ironclad as many think

Alliance commitments are not quite as binding, either legally or politically, as the conventional wisdom suggests.

  • Dan Reiter and Brian Greenhill, The Conversation
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