Situation Report
A weekly digest of national security, defense, and cybersecurity news from Foreign Policy reporters Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer, formerly Security Brief. Delivered Thursday.
The Army’s Future Is Here—and It Has Robot Dogs With Guns
The Army grapples with how to showcase readiness and relevance in a new era of competition with China.
NATO Gives Suspected Russian Spies Das Boot
It’s the latest sign there are few, if any, off ramps for NATO-Russia tensions.
Senate Dems Break Biden Nominee Deadlock
On your marks, get set, staff up!
Big Questions for the Quad
Can the Pacific grouping stand up to China?
U.S. Asks U.N. to Waive Taliban Travel Ban
A key Biden lever over the Taliban has been removed.
North Korea Held a Midnight Military Parade and No One Is Sure What to Make of It
The toned-down parade didn’t show off any ballistic missiles, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Kim Jong Un is ready for talks with Biden.
Anti-Taliban Resistance Braces to Fight New Offensive
The last redoubt of resistance against the Taliban is cut off and pleading for foreign assistance.
Attacks Raise Fears of Terrorist Safe Haven in Afghanistan
Two blasts hamper evacuation effort.
What’s Next for Afghanistan?
As the Kabul situation worsens, the White House stares into the abyss.
How Did Things Go So Bad So Fast in Afghanistan?
The State Department weighs evacuating the U.S. embassy in Kabul as more cities fall.
Climate Change Disaster Response Is the Military’s New Forever War
Wildfires in drought-stricken American West suck in military resources, in a sign of the new normal.
Biden Vowed No Afghan Interpreters Left Behind. What About Iraqi Interpreters?
Another group of U.S. allies fears they’ll be forgotten as the United States winds down forever wars.
Ted Cruz, Nominee-Obstructer-in-Chief
The Texas senator is holding up dozens of diplomatic appointments over Biden’s policy on a Russian gas pipeline.
China Eyes Pacific Supremacy With New Carrier
It’s not your father’s Chinese navy anymore.
America’s Other Forever War
Iraq could become a major thorn in Biden’s side.
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