Voices
The War Caucus Always Wins
The new $857 billion defense bill lines the pockets of contractors and pushes the U.S. toward a new Cold War.
National Security
CIA Venture Capital Arm Partners With Ex-Googler’s Startup to “Safeguard the Internet”
Trust Lab, founded by a former Google exec for content moderation, will identify “online harmful content, including toxicity and misinformation.”
Biden Administration Says Legal Immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Was Unavoidable. Privately, They Weren’t So Sure.
The National Security Council and DAWN, a nonprofit founded by Jamal Khashoggi, met expressly to discuss the question.
War Industry Looking Forward to “Multiyear Authority” in Ukraine
Next year’s defense authorization envisions pouring billions in no-bid contracts into the U.S. war machine’s “industrial base.”
In U.S. Military, Sexual Assault Against Men Is Vastly Underreported
An average of 45 male service members are sexually assaulted every day, according to Pentagon statistics. As with women, shame and stigma suppress the truth.
Drone Wars
Democratic and Republican Senators Demand Transfer of Gray Eagle Drone to Ukraine
Joe Manchin, Lindsey Graham, and 14 other U.S. senators demand that Biden give Ukraine a top-tier U.S. drone.
A Criminal Ratted Out His Friend to the FBI. Now He's Trying to Make Amends.
The FBI paid a convicted sex offender $90,000 to set up his friend and his friend’s mentally ill buddy in a terrorism sting.
Voices
I Experienced Jack Smith's Zeal Firsthand. Will Trump Get the Same Treatment?
His handling of the ex-president will show whether Smith really is an aggressive prosecutor — or just aggressive against the powerless.
Losing Afghanistan
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Former Zero Unit members are facing a reversal of fortune that is humiliating, infuriating, and utterly intractable.
Drone Wars
Will Biden Sell Advanced Drones to Ukraine?
Both Russia and Ukraine are using low-cost kamikaze drones. Now the Biden administration is considering giving Kyiv one of the premiere U.S. weapons of the war on terror.