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SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The last Afghan head of intelligence before the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan ...

Scott Savitz is a senior engineer at RAND, and has led analyses of Coast Guard international engagement, military deception, intelligence on threats to U.S. ports, improving maritime domain awareness, ...

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Russia’s relentless assault on Ukraine has forced a revival of Ukraine’s domestic defense industry. Ukraine tripled defense production in 2023, the first full year of ...

Michelle Ziegler is a senior technical analyst at RAND, where she has worked on topics ranging from Army watercraft sustainment challenges, capability and capacity analyses for the U.S. Coast Guard ...

Scott Savitz is a senior engineer at RAND, and has led analyses of Coast Guard international engagement, military deception, ...

A former senior offiical at the Department of Homeland Security looks at the cyber threat to US water faciltiies - and what to do about it.

OPINION — “We have been focused on expanding the capacity of the industrial base for some time. What’s in that supplemental? As I said earlier, […] More ...

Russia's military buildup in the Arctic - and an Arctic partnership with China - have raised alarm about potential threats to ...