Policy

Now What? Trump’s Long List of National Security Unknowns

Nobody knows what the president-elect will do about ISIS, NATO, or the size and shape of the U.S. military and intelligence workforce.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Trump, on top; Assad regime, cautiously optimistic; Arms exports soared under Obama; Diver may have found long-lost nuke; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
Threats

After Mosul, on to Raqqa ‘within weeks’; Russian carrier enters Med; Special operators, caught on video; Army puts lasers on Strykers; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
Threats

US Special Operators Accelerate Killings of ISIS Leaders

Defense Secretary Ash Carter says this will weaken Mosul’s defenders and stop attacks in the United States.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

The Worst Is Yet To Come in Mosul, US Leaders Say

ISIS’ resistance is stiffening as coalition fighters close in on the city.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

As Mosul Battle Rages, Carter Heads to Europe for Anti-ISIS Talks

A long-scheduled gathering becomes a real-time assessment for the complex offensive.

  • Kevin Baron
Policy

EXCLUSIVE: ISIS ‘Will Fight to the Death’ for Mosul, Says Top Peshmerga General

The Kurds’ chief of staff, who dreams of Kurdish independence, hopes the American military stays long after Mosul.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Louisiana wants the National Guard, not VIPs; Trump’s “dangerous” view of intel; Twitter deletes ISIS; Putin in Crimea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

Assad bombs US-backed Kurds in Syria; Missile-stopping lasers; “Napalm-like” bombs in Aleppo; Shabaab’s new leader dead?; Trench warfare in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

American troops out front in Iraq; Saudis using US-made Patriots in Yemen’s war; F-35 wins over Navy carrier pilots; The future weapons Trump and Clinton should discuss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

Trump’s ISIS speech and ‘nation-building’; Dems doxxed; Manbij down, what’s next; Boko, those girls, and airstrikes; Taliban advance; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
Threats

Iraqi Troops Not Ready for Mosul, Nor What Comes Next, Says Top US Commander

But in Syria, the fall of Manbij is just one to two weeks away, Lt. Gen. MacFarland says in his final war assessment.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

As Anti-ISIS Forces Close In on Mosul, Coalition Leaders Focus on What’s Next

At a closed-door meeting outside Washington, the multinational group called for more post-conflict planning.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Obama Scraps Planned U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan

President Obama announced 8,400 Americans will remain into the next administration and again called on the Taliban for an elusive peace.

  • Kevin Baron
Ideas

Why Do Brexit and Trump Still Shock National Security Elites?

You have failed to listen, understand, communicate, and explain.

  • Kevin Baron
Ideas

And the War Came: A Call for Unity—Not to Arms—in My Hometown Orlando

A Pentagon reporter raised in Orlando returned to measure the distance from the battlefield to the homefront, and found something unexpected.

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

NATO to join ISIS fight; Former Marine saved Orlando lives; Russian hackers hit DNC; A busy 24 hours in the South China Sea; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
Threats

Russian Flybys? NATO’s Baltic Allies Wanted Air Defenses A Year Ago

In an interview, Lithuania’s defense minister said the harassment of an American warship shows why the US should help build the region's missile defenses.

  • Kevin Baron
Business

Giddy Among Fellow Nerds, Carter Pitches Pentagon Work to Techies

The defense secretary takes his outreach tour to robotics labs and startup centers in Austin and Boston.

  • Kevin Baron
Policy

NATO’s Not Obsolete, Says Joint Chiefs Chairman

In fact, the alliance soon could join the fight against ISIS, adds Defense Secretary Carter.

  • Kevin Baron
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