Military

The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt had two direct calls with top Navy aides before his warning about the dire situation on board leaked publicly.

The Defense Department will end the deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. military has intensified.

The United States continues sending military aid to Egypt despite its worsening human rights situation. Could the death of a detained American change that?

As political divisions hold up talks with the Taliban, Afghan forces are paying the price.

The coronavirus crisis is exposing the West’s weaknesses—and adversaries of the U.S. and EU are paying close attention so they can exploit vulnerabilities in a future conflict.

Officially, not a single PLA soldier has been infected.

Beijing's plans to build new missiles, expand anti-satellite capabilities and increase nuclear material production far above civilian needs have the world guessing.

Sharing the burden of keeping down the Islamic State makes sense. But U.S. and NATO leaders should be coldly realistic about what European allies can do—and avoid their mistakes in Afghanistan.

Esper already faces an uphill battle in trying to push through potential cuts to Africom. New legislation could make that even tougher.

Amid the coronavirus crisis, the PLA has been missing in action.

Tensions with Iran almost scuttled a major international training exercise in the Sahel.

The pact pledging “intra-Afghan” talks is to be signed Feb. 29, but questions remain over whether the deal will last.