List of Military articles
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The remains of a police car in Somalia. Somalia’s al Qaeda Branch Has Gotten ‘Bigger, Stronger, and Bolder’ Since U.S. Exit
As in Afghanistan, Trump’s decisions to withdraw have only emboldened terrorists.
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Argentine President Alberto Fernández visits the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Feb. 4. Argentina’s Embrace of China Should Be a Wake-Up Call
U.S. Latin America strategy needs serious reform—before it’s too late.
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Russia's assault on the South Caucasus in the 19th century For Opposition to Putin’s War, Look to the Fringes of His Empire
The dirty secret of the Russian military is that long-conquered subjects are the Kremlin’s cannon fodder.
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Ukrainian infantry take part in a training exercise with tanks near Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine, less than 50 miles from the front lines, on May 9. The Window To Expel Russia From Ukraine Is Now
Russia is digging in across the southeast.
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Members of the National Defence Training Association of Finland attend a training. Finns Show Up for Conscription. Russians Dodge It.
Two seemingly similar systems produce very different militaries.
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A Sudanese man waves his country's flag as he stands in front of a barricaded street during protests in the capital Khartoum to mark the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled the previous government, on Dec. 19, 2020. How the U.N. and the West Failed Sudan
Self-delusion and negligence stopped governments and aid agencies from facilitating a genuine and lasting transition to democracy.
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Soldiers carry a coffin of 20-year-old Russian serviceman in Saint Petersburg. Russia Botched Its Early War Propaganda Campaign, but Now It’s Doubling Down
How Putin’s “zampolits” and the Russian Orthodox Church are spearheading a new agitprop campaign to boost troops’ morale.
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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol dines with Maj. Gen. David Lesperance, commander of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, and other soldiers at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 7. Ukraine Has Asia Thinking About War
The return of major conflict is leading Asian countries to boost their militaries.
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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin arrives for the second day of a European Union summit in Brussels on March 25. Will Russia’s War End Irish Neutrality?
A key pillar of Dublin’s foreign policy may be another casualty of the conflict.
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Planes fly in the sky, followed by streaks of color, in front of a Chinese flag. China Has Nothing to Gain From an Aerospace Alliance With Russia
Beijing is a rising power with a growing domestic aviation industry—and it no longer needs Moscow’s help.
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A Russian service member stands guard by a military truck on the island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Russia, on May 17, 2021. After Ukraine, Can the Arctic Peace Hold?
A Western boycott of the Arctic Council could backfire.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets a member of the German Navy’s Special Forces while she visits the Braunschweig warship in Kiel, Germany, on Jan. 19, 2016. Germany Has Never Been a Pacifist Power
Contrary to the popular historical narrative, the country has always prepared for war.
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Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles drive through Red Square during the nation's Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2009 in commemoration of the end of World War II. NATO Intervention in Ukraine Won’t Spark World War III
A Western aversion to casualties and fears of Russian nuclear use are impeding NATO intervention against a vastly inferior opponent.
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Iryna Sergeyeva, a volunteer fighter in the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, attends military training in Kyiv on March 11. Russians Likely to Encounter Growing Guerrilla Warfare in Ukraine
Kyiv says it plans to launch a coordinated campaign.
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A U.N. peacekeeper keeps guard in Bria in the Central African Republic. Putin Resorts to Syrian Mercenaries in Ukraine. It’s Not the First Time.
The Kremlin has been recruiting thousands of hardened Syrian fighters to join its war in Ukraine.
