Ideas

What military history tells us about Ukraine’s Kursk invasion

Initiative is everything.

  • Gian Gentile and Adam Givens
Threats

The D Brief: Kyiv hits Russian bases; Gaza effort, assessed; China hamstrings defense minister; Lone Arctic cutter withdraws; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Pentagon didn’t get heads-up about Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

U.S. officials still trying to discern Kyiv’s long-term objectives for the attack.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Base lockdown in Germany; Nord Stream suspect sought; F-15s to Israel; The Navy’s new long-range missile; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Bracing for Iran’s response; ISIS rises in Syria; Ukraine’s 20-mile incursion; Longer Korean deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukrainian incursion continues; Israeli border war, mapped; Upping US production; USAF's record sales; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Ukraine’s incursion; Insecure VIP-flight system; US firms eye Ukraine partnerships; DOD’s new cyber czar; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Business

Warily, US companies eye co-production deals in Ukraine

Industry is taking a “crawl, walk, run” approach to making weapons in Ukraine, State Department says.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Tomorrow’s soldiers may breach minefields with robots made from decades-old APCs

On Thursday, the Army test-fired a Mine Clearing Line Charge from a specially rigged M113 personnel carrier.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: More US forces to Mideast; Russia sub sunk?; US leaves Niger base; Wanted: cyber inquest with teeth; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Sam Skove
Threats

The D Brief: Army rethinks maneuver warfare; Osprey-inquest results; Farnborough wrap-up; Weekend reading; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

New tech will make tomorrow’s wars more dangerous to troops, Army says

New sensors and long-range weapons may force the service to rethink doctrine.

  • Sam Skove
Threats

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
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine loses another town; Report: US might lose a war; Anti-drone “sugar boxes”; Missile-defense debunking; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Russian strike leaves blackouts; SecDef heads to Asia; Earth’s hot streak; Olympians in uniform; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone lessons?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

US shouldn't learn the wrong lessons about Ukraine’s drones, expert says

Unmanned strikes get the attention in reports and social media, but Ukrainian forces are increasingly using drones to sow mines and haul supplies.

  • Sam Skove
Policy

Can Biden’s arsenal-of-democracy foreign policy outlast him?

The president's focus on alliance building will be hard to replicate.

  • Patrick Tucker
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