List of Military articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California. The Biden-Xi Meeting: Did the White House Get More Than It Gave?
How Washington traded a high-profile meeting for real commitments from Beijing.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023. The U.S.-China Hotline Rings Again
Biden and Xi agreed to restart military-to-military talks, but not much else.
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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door. What to Expect From the Xi-Biden Meeting
While deliverables are likely to be modest, Wednesday’s meeting could yield progress on shared priorities.
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Ron DeSantis gestures as he speaks on stage in front of a digital backdrop showing the NBC logo and the Republican elephant symbol. What Ron DeSantis Learned in Iraq
The Florida governor has touted his military experience on the campaign trail. But what did he really learn at war?
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Environmental activists Jhed Tamano (center) and Jonila Castro (center right) arrive to address a news conference at the Philippine Commission on Human Rights in Quezon, the Philippines. Activists Keep Disappearing in Marcos’s Philippines
Military kidnappings have produced a public outcry.
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A man is seen from behind as he leans in to examine a glass case at an exhibit hall dedicated to a retired atomic bomb base in Tibet. The case includes photos and walls of text, and it is flanked on either side by two sculptures of mushroom clouds. The entire room is lit by dim, red-tinted light. It’s Time to Talk About No First Use
Long a nonstarter in Washington, it may now be the best source of common ground with Beijing.
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An Israeli Defense Forces M109 self-propelled howitzer fires near the border with Gaza in southern Israel How Israel Plans to Defeat Hamas in Gaza
The IDF hopes to eliminate the group’s commanders and infrastructure without fighting block by block or in the tunnels.
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A convoy of trucks carrying aid supplies for the Gaza Strip from Egypt waits to cross into Gaza on the main Ismailia desert road on Oct. 16. A banner covering one truck displays a portrait of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egyptian Dissidents Are the Collateral Damage of U.S. Support for Israel
Washington ignores Sisi’s human rights abuses in exchange for his enforcement of Gaza’s blockade.
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A member of the Ukrainian special forces is seen in silhouette as a gas station burns after Russian attacks on the city of Kharkiv on March 30, 2022, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fiona Hill: Ukraine’s Fate Now Linked to the Middle East’s
The former White House Russia expert on Biden’s speech linking the two wars—and how Putin might cash in.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference during the AUKUS summit on March 13 in San Diego, California. Why AUKUS Is in Danger of Stalling
Australia is not taking its defense commitments seriously.
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A military truck of the Nigerien security forces, part of an escort to a French military convoy, crosses the Lazaret district in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 10. A New West African Security Pact Is Bound to Fail
The Alliance of Sahel States is focused more on stoking anti-French sentiment than fighting violent extremism.
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Several plumes of white smoke rise against a gray sky above a densely populated area of the Gaza Strip. What the Use of White Phosphorus Means in Warfare
Israel’s use of the deadly chemical would violate international norms.
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Palestinians run across a dusty landscape through a breach in a high wire fence topped with barbed wire on the Israel-Gaza border. How Israel’s Spies Failed—and Why Escalation Could Be Catastrophic
The culture of intelligence agencies paved the way for disaster. Regional war could revive the nuclear specter that haunted the world in 1973.
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Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus arrives at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 22, 2015. David Petraeus: Why 9/11 Is a Cautionary Tale for Israel
The retired U.S. general and former CIA director on lessons from the war on terrorism and why military action is necessary—but not sufficient.
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Israeli troops prepare weapons and armed vehicles near the southern city of Ashkelon, near the Gaza border. What a Ground Invasion Means for Israeli Hostages
A former White House official who oversaw the Iran hostage crisis weighs in.
