Pentagon Plan Prioritizes Homeland Over China Threat (Paul McLeary and Daniel Lippman, Politico) This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.

Russia’s Reckless Provocation (Tom Nichols, The Atlantic) Whether by accident or malice, the Russians are risking a wider war in Europe. Russia Tested NATO in Poland. NATO Flunked. (Phillips Payson ...

The Horrifying Assassination of Charlie Kirk (David A. Graham, The Atlantic) The shooting of the conservative activist is the latest act of political violence in the United States.

The New Math of Quantum Cryptography (Ben Brubaker, Wired) In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.