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Taiwan Emerges as a ‘Pre-eminent Issue’ For CIA’s New China Directorate (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

A possible Chinese takeover of Taiwan is “one of the No. 1 issues” occupying the new China Mission Center, CIA deputy director David Cohen...

‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’: From the Files of Facebook (Adrienne Lafrance, Defense One)

Before I tell you what happened at exactly 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the White House—and how it elicited a very specific...

Air Force holds week of F-15EX tests at Nellis (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

The Air Force is wrapping up the first weeklong operational test of its two new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. The F-15EXs, updated versions of...

General Dynamics, Epirus team up to integrate counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles (Jen Judson, Defense News)

General Dynamics Land Systems and venture capital-backed startup Epirus have teamed up to integrate a counter-drone swarm system on combat vehicles, according to an Oct. 25...

L3Harris awarded $121 million to upgrade Space Force weapons (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The U.S. Space Force has awarded L3Harris Technologies $121 million to upgrade 16 secretive weapons that can jam enemy communications. Under the contract, L3Harris will...

Turkey, South Korea sign deal for Turkish Altay tank (Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News)

Turkey and South Korea have signed a letter of intent by which two Korean companies will supply engines and transmission mechanisms for the Altay,...

The US must reject a ‘sole purpose’ nuclear policy (Jim Risch, Defense News)

For decades, U.S. administrations have embraced a policy of strategic ambiguity regarding the use of nuclear weapons. While administrations have considered shifting to a no...

As the world gathers for COP26, here’s how leaders can dispel ESG confusion (Lydie Hudson, WEF)

The true litmus test of net-zero proposals at COP26 will be the degree to which the public and private sectors commit to agree...

Methane is a more potent polluter than CO2 – here’s how energy firms can help contain it (Mark McCord, WEF)

Methane gas is more potent than CO2 and its levels in the atmosphere are rising. Leaks from coal, oil and natural gas extraction...

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