The D Brief: B-2s bomb Houthis; A general’s China alarm; Army’s Ukraine trips; Raytheon fined nearly $1B; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 17, 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: 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

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: ‘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

The D Brief: Why pagers explode; Russian ammo dump blows up; CNO releases guidance; N. Korea tests missiles; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 18, 2024

The D Brief: Harris-Trump debate; Houthis’ maritime targets; US strikes in Yemen; Domestic-terrorism arrests; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 11, 2024

The D Brief: US casualties in Iraq; Ukraine’s cabinet shakeup; Terror charges for Hamas; China’s robotic-vehicle breakthroughs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 4, 2024

How Telegram became the 'center of gravity' for a new breed of domestic terrorists

From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing its CEO.

• James Bandler, A.C. Thompson and Karina Meier, ProPublica
• September 3, 2024

The D Brief: Sullivan in China; SecNav’s spicy message to industry; Ukrainian F-16 crash?; Fire on the Red Sea; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 29, 2024

The D Brief: Israel, Hezbollah exchange strikes; Russia pounds Ukraine; Chinese plane in Japanese airspace; Army’s cutting-edge exercise; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 26, 2024

The D Brief: Wanted: faster deterrence; Trade rules, eased; Navy’s multi-amphib buy; Taliban takeover, mapped; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 16, 2024

It’s increasingly difficult to see how Qatar can broker a Gaza breakthrough

Doha's mediation efforts have been undermined by Israel's recent assassination of Hamas' longtime political chief.

• Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation
• August 8, 2024

The D Brief: Assassination in Iran; US strike in Iraq; Army seeks new missile; Boeing names next CEO; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• July 31, 2024