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Lone-wolf attacks have become a hallmark of post-caliphate ISIS
The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups. While the investigation is still ongoing, some details about the…
The D Brief: NOLA attacker acted alone, FBI says; China’s new jets; Cyber breaches hint at what’s…
Update: New Orleans attacker acted alone, vowed allegiance to ISIS, officials say. Reversing an early assessment, FBI officials said Thursday that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native who served as a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan,…
Responses to China’s escalating cyber attacks highlights Biden, Trump differences
The differing responses of current and incoming administration officials to the unprecedented intensity of Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure illustrate how the Biden team’s focus on regulation and intelligence-sharing may change…
The D Brief: New Orleans attack; US, Israeli strikes in Yemen; Africa’s ‘new era of war’; What drove…
Army veteran behind New Orleans truck attack Investigators say they’ve uncovered ISIS-related videos posted online just hours before a Houston-based Army veteran drove into a crowd of people early Wednesday in New Orleans, and then…
2024 in review: Commentary
The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades The Gulf War sowed the seeds of future defeat. We must uproot them—and urgently.John Ferrari, Senior Nonresident Fellow, AEIWe have China’s ‘anti-access’ challenge exactly…
2024 in review: Defense systems
Spy agency ready to launch new vehicle-tracking satellites After tests go well, NRO director looks to start replacing JSTARS aircraft with orbital sensors.Audrey Decker, Staff WriterMeet the Air Force’s secretive long-range drone that flies…
2024 in review: Space Force
'Fast movers': Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference In a previously unreported incident, one of China's maneuvering satellites was tracked and approached by a Russian one.David D. Chen and Peter W. SingerSpace…
2024 in review: Marine Corps
Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment "We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.Jennifer Hlad, Managing Editor,…
2024 in review: Air Force
Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China Space Force also lists changes, including a futures command.Audrey Decker, Staff WriterChina’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere near as good’ as US’s, intel official says U.S. could…
2024 in review: Navy
CNO: US Navy is having a 1930s moment Franchetti highlights “warfighting” and “warfighters” as key priorities.Patrick Tucker, Science & Technology EditorNavy adds $1B to unconventional effort to boost sub production A non-profit’s…