Science & Tech
Russia Is Boosting Food Prices to Undermine Global Support for Sanctions, Officials Say
Moscow is blockading exports, bombing silos, and telling the world that high prices are the West’s fault.
Threats
New NATO Strategic Concept Will Broaden Vision of Deterrence
An interconnected era requires looking at security through economic, technological, and logistics lenses.
Threats
Russia Might Try Reckless Cyber Attacks as Ukraine War Drags On, US Warns
Ground commanders have been unable to capitalize on at least one previous cyber strike.
Policy
Ukraine Will Survive and the US is Preparing to Arm it for Years, Says Pentagon’s Hicks
Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks discusses Russia, China, and inflation’s effects on the Pentagon’s buying power at the 7th Annual Defense One Tech Summit.
Science & Tech
More Reality Checks Could Help Keep DOD Programs on Time and Budget, GAO Says
The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.
Policy
US Pushing Monitoring Body to Extend Russian War-Crimes Inquest
The OSCE already did one fact-finding mission in March; U.S. diplomats are whipping up support for another.
Science & Tech
Russian Officials Talk About Unplugging the Country from the Internet. But Is That Possible?
For all its efforts, the Kremlin may still lack the capability to close off news from beyond the borders.
Science & Tech
‘Collaborative, Portable Autonomy’ Is the Future of AI for Special Operations
Creating autonomous teams in contested environments will be a challenge of technology—and policy.
Threats
Missile Defense Agency Eyes Command Center for Guam
Integrating current and future sensor data is key to protecting Guam from future missile threats.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 101: NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
Defense One's Patrick Tucker discusses innovation in NATO with the alliance's #2 official.
Science & Tech
Special Operators Want AI to Help Discern Public Opinion
New sentiment-analysis tools would improve psyops, SOCOM commander says.
Policy
Sweden and Finland’s NATO Membership Coming ‘As Soon as Possible,’ Deputy Secretary General Says
NATO leaders also are expected to bolster the alliance’s eastern flank with new plans at next month’s Madrid summit.
Threats
Training, Logistics Snafus Show How US Advisors Could Help Ukraine, Volunteers Say
Time, effort, and materiel are being wasted for lack of a little expertise, say two U.S. volunteers recently returned from the war-torn country.
Threats
Intel Leaders Predict ‘Stalemate’ in Ukraine Unless Something Changes
Putin’s losses on the battlefield haven’t changed his ultimate goal.
Threats
China Likely to Use ‘Nuclear Coercion’ in Bid to Take Taiwan by 2027, STRATCOM Chief Says
Adm. Richard urged Congress to restore funding for a ship-based nuclear missile.
Policy
White House Sounds Alarm on Threat from Quantum Computers
New directive orders the government to work with industry on security that can stand up to tomorrow’s quantum-powered decryption tools.
Threats
Trump's DHS Manipulated Report on Russian Election Interference, Watchdog Says
A 2020 report to state and local governments was delayed and altered, a new IG report finds.
Science & Tech
The Backlash to DHS's Anti-Disinformation Board Shows How US Law Is Falling Behind the Problem
Legal ambiguity may have crippled DHS’s new board from the start.
Science & Tech
As Satellite Images Reshape Conflict, Worries Mount About Keeping Them Safe
Radio data collected from space is the next frontier.
Ideas
GEOINT 2022 Conference Wire: AI Grows Up
Tracking the growth of small artificial-intelligence programs, and more from Day 2.
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