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De-escalating After the Soleimani Strike By Kelly Magsamen January 4, 2020, FOREIGN AFFAIRS Killing the Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani may well have been the most…
Inside the drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News January 07, 2020 at 04:35 AM news An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle…
What Tehran Is Likely to Do Next By Ilan GoldenbergJanuary 3, 2020 US FOREIGN AFFAIRS Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds…
By John LeBoutillier, opinion contributor — 01/01/20 02:30 PM EST The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill…
By: David B. Larter 1 day ago WASHINGTON – The U.S. Military’s massive transportation in September ordered the largest stress test of its wartime…
The 2nd Fleet says it’s ready to hunt Russian subs and start pushing into the Arctic. But it can only do that if the Navy…
After a businessman said Chinese agents sought to implant him in Parliament, that revelation and other espionage cases have finally signaled the end of a…
Beijing’s Assertiveness Betrays Its Desperation FOREIGN AFFAIRS By Michael BeckleyOctober 28, 2019 The defining geopolitical story of our time is the slow death of U.S….
Israeli sources said the Saudis had no clue something might happen. “It seems that the Americans were also in the dark, which is very worrying….
By Michael Schwirtz The New York Times First came a destabilization campaign in Moldova, followed by the poisoning of an arms dealer in Bulgaria and…
By: Andrew Chuter September 30 OSLO, Norway — Are you a navy looking to spend less when buying and operating warships? Norwegian defense company…
By: Joe Gould and Leo Shane III 17 hours ago WASHINGTON ― Allies and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill offered…
To stay ahead of adversaries, the IC must change its internal “data ownership” culture that allows those who collect data to believe “they are the…
(Elverum, 26 September 2019) Telenor today opened Scandinavia’s largest 5G pilot in the municipality of Elverum. The event marks an important milestone that will help…
The 2nd Fleet wants to “decentralize decision making and allow the on-scene commander to take the initiative,” Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis says. By Paul…
New details have emerged about the intelligence officer who raised alarms about the president’s pressure on Ukraine to open inquiries that could benefit him politically….
What to Expect If Things Fall Apart By Oriana Skylar Mastro ORIANA SKYLAR MASTRO is Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh…
London is on the verge of a much-delayed and debated decision about allowing Huawei to build “non-core” components of its 5G network. By Sydney…
The complaint, from a member of the intelligence community, remained opaque but involved at least one of the president’s communications with a foreign leader. By…
As Washington Steps Back, Beijing Will Take Charge By Kristine LeeSeptember 16, 2019 For many years, the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly…
Russia’s Imperial Impostor By Susan B. Glasser SUSAN B. GLASSERis a staff writer for The New Yorker and former Moscow co-bureau chief for The Washington…
By: Sebastian Sprenger April 30 AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebook345Share to TwitterTwitterShare to E-postEmailShare to Mer…AddThis52 COLOGNE, Germany — Senior German and Norwegian defense…
By: Martin Banks 1 day ago AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebook10Share to TwitterTwitterShare to E-postEmailShare to Mer…AddThis6 BRUSSELS – European Union member states’ current…
By: Jen Judson 1 day ago AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to E-postEmailShare to Mer…AddThis14 LONDON — A FLIR system that deploys…
By: Jen Judson 2 days ago AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookFacebook399Share to TwitterTwitterShare to E-postEmailShare to Mer…AddThis37 LONDON — A Raytheon and Lockheed Martin…
By Julian E. Barnes, Adam Goldman and David E. Sanger New York Times WASHINGTON — Decades ago, the C.I.A. recruited and carefully cultivated a midlevel…
A Modern NATO By: Stanisław Żaryn August 9 AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to FacebookFacebook708Share to TwitterTwitterShare to E-postEmailShare to Mer…AddThis74 In February 2018, the…
Air Warfare, Allies, Naval Warfare, Pentagon, Threats The Trump administration has watered down U.S. global leadership to coercive deal-making. The dangerous contours of a world…
The New Nuclear Arms Race—and How Washington and Moscow Can Stop It By Ernest J. Moniz and Sam NunnAugust 6, 2019 The year is 2020….
COLOGNE, Germany — Saab on Friday celebrated its inclusion in a British-led push to build a sixth-generation warplane, with executives eyeing near-term improvements to the…
Turkish protesters trample on an American flag outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara in September 2012 Umit Bektas / REUTERS A Rift That Began in…
By: Nathan Strout July 5 Two Norwegian satellites will host the core components of the U.S. Air Force’s next generation satellite communications system for…
A visitor sits in the model of the Tempest fighter jet during the Farnborough Airshow, southwest of London, on July 16, 2018. The jet design lacks a traditional cockpit display, instead relying on a virtual HUD projected through the pilot’s helmet. (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
CreditIllustration by Delcan & Co. By Mike Isaac and Nathaniel Popper SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to create an alternative…
The New York Times A heating power plant in Moscow. Officials described the move into Russia’s grid and other targets as a classified companion to…
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, on Saturday expressed “sorrow and regret” for having failed to convince the public that an extradition bill was needed.CreditHector…
Voters in last month’s European Union parliamentary elections. Turnout reached a 25-year high, and results were mixed for parties on the right and the left….
Chinese military airstrip, built over Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea (CSIS image) By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 09, 2019 at…
Russian troops stand next to a train with “Syrian turning point” exhibition items organized by the Russian Defence Ministry, as it waits to depart from…
By Kara Swisher Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer. May 26, 2019 761 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in April. Credit Melissa…
By: Valerie Insinna (Defense News) The Air Force is assessing whether it can use the Skyborg artificial intelligence technology it is creating to allow…
A giant dam was supposed to help lift Ecuador out of poverty. Instead, it’s part of a national scandal, and a future tethered to China….
By: Aaron Mehta , Valerie Insinna , and David B. Larter July 16 27784 Concept art from the Air Force Research Laboratory shows a…
By: David B. Larter 1 day ago The cruiser Chancellorsville and the roll-on/roll-off container ship John P. Bobo are underway during Valiant Shield 2018,…
We all have the dream to have free colleges everywhere in the world. Unfortunately, that’s not the case everywhere. There are however certain countries in…
By: Martin Banks 23 hours ago AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing launches from the…
By: The Associated Press 17 hours ago Landing Craft, Air Cushion 68 prepares to enter the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship…
President Johnson with Gen. William Westmoreland in South Vietnam in 1967. Yoichi Okamoto/Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library By David E. Sanger Oct. 6, 2018…
By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI SEPT. 20, 2018 For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack — hacked…
By: Pete Gavares 4 days ago If you go to war, you must be equipped to win. That was the message veteran pilots from…
By: David B. Larter and Mark D. Faram 3 days ago 2.9K163 An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81 prepares to…
Leaders of American intelligence agencies testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. Credit Lawrence Jackson for The New York Times By MATTHEW ROSENBERG,…
By IVAN NECHEPURENKO, NEIL MacFARQUHAR and THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFFFEB. 13, 2018 American special forces in Manbij, Syria, near the border with Turkey, this month. Credit…
Tomgram: Ann Jones, Posted by Ann Jones at 7:47am, January 23, 2018. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch By Ann Jone In the past couple of…
31st January 2018 – 12:01 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Singapore RSS The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) facilities on Woody Island in the Spratlys…
By: Aaron Mehta 3 hours ago 27717 On display during a People’s Liberation Army Air Force parade are Shenyang J-16s, foreground, and J-11Bs, background….
The feds are reportedly investigating if accused money launderer sent cash to the group. That’s on top of heavy Kremlin outreach to them during the…
In an interview with House intel committee, Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson claimed the Kremlin tried to eliminate U.S. intel sources after the Trump dossier…
By ADAM NAGOURNEY, DAVID E. SANGER and JOHANNA BARRJAN. 13, 2018 An image of the alert sent to cellphones on Saturday morning. An early-morning emergency…
By HENRIK PRYSER LIBELL and CATHERINE PORTERJAN. 11, 2018 President Trump with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway at the White House on Wednesday. Credit…
By MATT APUZZOOCT. 30, 2017 Paul Manafort, President Trump’s campaign chairman, at the Republican National Convention in July. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York…
By CLIFFORD KRAUSSOCT. 29, 2017 President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, right, met with President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at the Kremlin this month….
By Tyler RogowayAugust 16, 2017 James Cridland/wikicommons SHARE Tyler RogowayView Tyler Rogoway’s Articles twitter.com/Aviation_Intel A consensus is building that Russia has been experimenting with the…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on August 04, 2017 at 3:30 PM Polar bears investigate the surfaced submarine USS Honolulu WASHINGTON: Oil, gas,…
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITTJULY 31, 2017 Continue reading the main story Photo A Russian tank exercise in 2013 outside Grodno, Belarus. Credit…
Language empowering Congress to block Trump from any attempt to ease or end sanctions is going to stay in this bill, Sen. Bob Corker…
The Chinese armada is heading to Europe, as Beijing and Moscow look to boost their strategic ties. The next iteration of their “Joint Sea”…
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for his first international trip as president, including stops in Saudi Arabia,…
May 19, 2017 — 17:30 — Update: May. 19 2017 — 15:09 Maxim Marmur / AP Russia’s National Guard is planning to train IT experts…
Hot Air, Cold War: How Russia Spooks Its Arctic Neighbors May 19, 2017 — 13:27 — Update: May. 19 2017 — 10:26 By Matthew Bodner…
Update of post from 31.may 2015 Author: Former Analyst & Practitioner Terje B. «Indications and Warning» (I&W) became a key issue in the intelligence world…
New York Times. Opinion By MAX READMARCH 31, 2017 Credit Mike McQuade In the weeks after Donald J. Trump won the election, a schism threatened…
The race for the premiership during Putin’s 4th term has just begun March 29, 2017 — 19:51 — Update: 19:53 By Mikhail Fishman March 29,…
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON A…
The president finds his predecessor to be a convenient foil as he wades through persistent controversy. By Edward-Isaac Dovere 03/04/17 11:55 AM EST Updated…
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and ANNE BARNARDMARCH 1, 2017 United Nations investigators said on Wednesday that the Syrian Air Force deliberately bombed a humanitarian aid convoy…
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) waves after speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron WASHINGTON The U.S. House…
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTMARCH 1, 2017 President Obama in December. Some in his administration feared that intelligence about Russian…
Newly named National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens as U.S. President Donald Trump makes the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm…
By: Andrew deGrandpre, Michelle Tan and Shawn Snow, February 15, 2017 (Photo Credit: Army photo) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is developing proposals for sending an…
By Matthew A. Miller February 12, 2017 Donald Trump ran for president boasting of his supposedly legendary negotiating and management skills while promising that he…
The Obama-appointed chief information security officer was charged with keeping the president and his staff safe from cyber-threats posed by hackers and nation-state attackers. By…
The former contractor reportedly spent 20 years pilfering government secrets and helping himself to the cream of the NSA’s hacking tools library. By Charlie Osborne…
Why ‘espionage’ arrests at the heart of Russia’s security services are not all that they seem Jan 30, 2017 — 16:00 — Update: Jan. 30…
There is factual confusion in this document but its depiction of the Kremlin’s tactics is sound By Andrei Soldatov The Kremlin has dismissed the stories…
A screen, showing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual end-of-year news conference, is on display in Simferopol, Crimea, December 23, 2016. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov By Doina Chiacu…
The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A made its debut at the toughest Red Flag yet, and not only dominated the air space but made the legacy…
U.S. Marine landing in Norway irks Russia Some 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday for a six-month deployment, the first time since World…
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk into a photo opportunity before their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in…
By Colin Packham | SYDNEY SYDNEY The United States is ready to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in the South…
President Obama didn’t come right out and say it but it was pretty clear at his last press conference of 2016, that he thought the…
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR.on December 16, 2016 at 3:40 PM Survey ship USNS Bowditch WASHINGTON: The same day the US Navy made its…
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAVID E. SANGERDEC. 15, 2016 President-elect Donald J. Trump at a “thank you” rally in West Allis, Wis., on Tuesday.CreditTodd…
World News | Tue Nov 22, 2016 | 1:44pm EST Russian military jets are seen at Hmeymim air base in Syria, June 18, 2016….
Orhan Cam/Shutterstock.com By Joseph Marks November 7, 2016 7 Comments The next U.S. president will face a cyber landscape of unparalleled complexity with little…
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a news conference with Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, September 23, 2016….
28/10/2016 By Kjetil Stormark BACKDOOR: The US Marines want to train to be able to send a brigade to Sweden, through Norway, in case of a…
11.10.2016 // The Norwegian Government this week followed up on the new Long Term Defence Plan presented in June with a 2017-budget that involves a…
By Robin Emmott | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS President Vladimir Putin’s high-profile military deployments aim to showcase Russian power in any global confrontation with the West, NATO…
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg briefs the media during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir…
The inside track on Washington politics. The National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Md. (Patrick Semansky/AP) By Ellen Nakashima National Security October 20 at 5:42…
Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul, Iraq October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic 1/9 By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli | EAST…
HMS Richmond (L) and HMS Duncan (R) monitor the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsovon as it proceeds through the North Sea. Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright…
A photo taken from a Norwegian surveillance aircraft shows Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in international waters off the coast of Northern Norway on October…
Head of the Finnish government’s communication department Markku Mantila speaks at his office in Helsinki, Finland, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Tuomas Forsell By Jussi Rosendahl and…
Stacks of bread are seen at a damaged site after an airstrike in the rebel-held Bab al-Maqam neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail By Jonathan…
Politics | Fri Oct 7, 2016 | 6:45pm EDT The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee is seen in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2016….
http://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hpsci_snowden_review_-_unclass_summary_-_final.pdf Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a news conference in New York City, U.S. September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Mark Hosenball…
(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo before a Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting during…
World News | Thu Sep 29, 2016 | 2:27am EDT Stacks of bread are seen at a damaged site after an airstrike in the rebel-held…
Russia’s most advanced attack submarine, the Severodvinsk class. (Navy graphic) Print 91 Comments Intel & Cyber, Sea, Strategy & Policy By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr….
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a boat for a cruise through Boston harbor with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, European Union High Representative…
Sep. 21 2016 — 19:00 — Update: 19:10 Deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov. YouTube The flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet, the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier,…
By Yara Bayoumy and Tom Perry | UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia and the Syrian government immediately…
By ERIC SCHMITT, MICHAEL R. GORDON and SOMINI SENGUPTASEPT. 20, 2016 The ruins of the convoy on Tuesday. “We know the plane in question was…
