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The D Brief: Seoul’s six-hour self-coup; Trump’s SecArmy pick; Palantir’s 18 theses; Lockheed…
Martial law, revokedFor six tense hours, South Korea experienced a self-coup brought about by an unpopular president Tuesday in Seoul. Police officers blockaded the National Assembly, and helicopters tried to prevent lawmakers from…
Lockheed braces for new administration as Musk targets F-35
F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin is preparing for defense-spending changes under the incoming Trump administration, the company’s top financial officer said Tuesday.“I would expect, over time, that there will be different priorities in…
After delay, Trump opts for conventional FBI screenings of nominees, transition team
President-elect Trump has reached an agreement with the Biden administration’s Justice Department that will allow his transition team to submit names for background checks and security clearances. The screenings, typically conducted by…
What game theory says about a MAGA military
What should be made of Donald Trump’s avowed longing for senior military officers who will do his bidding without question? To answer that, we must contemplate a scenario rarely considered by civil-military theorists, let alone military…
Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change
The Defense Department is a sclerotic monopsony whose communist approach to acquisition has the United States on a precipice, writes Palantir’s chief technology officer, who prescribes a “painful” but “necessary” reformation based on…
How did Hayat Tahrir al-Sham come to prominence in Syria’s civil war?
A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo– and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the 13-year-long civil war.The surprise advance was…
The D Brief: Seoul declares martial law; Biden rushes to arm Ukraine; Meet Aleppo’s conqueror; Last…
48 days to arm KyivThe Biden administration is racing to send weapons to Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. An estimated $725 million in arms was announced Monday, including “substantial quantities of…
Proposed rule would bar sale of Americans’ financial data to adversaries
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday proposed a long-anticipated rule that would require data brokers to comply with credit bureau reporting standards, in an effort to prevent Americans’ financial data from being obtained by…
New AI tool for air defense takes on advanced missiles and drone swarms
A new AI tool from GDIC that quickly fuses data from multiple air-defense sensors could transform how militaries defend against emerging aerial threats such as hypersonic missiles and drone swarms.The proliferation of drones and highly…
China gains, US loses ground in Mideast arms market
The Middle East’s share of U.S. arms imports has declined in the past decade, thanks in large part to the U.S. policy of ensuring Israel’s qualitative military edge. From the five-year periods 2014-18 and 2019-23, the Middle…
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