List of Military articles
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A street artist paints a mural about corruption and COVID-19 in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on July 7, 2020. Why Is America Cooperating With Militaries Running Criminal Rackets?
U.S. international security cooperation urgently needs an overhaul by Congress.
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Taiwanese soldiers display Happy New Year signs Beijing’s Attempts to Intimidate Taiwan Have Backfired
Chinese coercion has strengthened democratic resolve.
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KMT supporters rally in Taipei Even a Short War Over Taiwan or the Baltics Would Be Devastating
Scenarios and war games rarely take full account of civilian losses.
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An Iraqi interpreter sits inside a vehicle with U.S. troops in 2005. Biden Vowed No Afghan Interpreters Left Behind. What About Iraqi Interpreters?
Another group of U.S. allies fears they’ll be forgotten as the United States winds down forever wars.
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The Dead Sea shoreline is receding. Can Enemies Become Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change?
There are many incentives for cross-border military cooperation—even among adversaries—as climate change worsens.
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A U.S. Cobra helicopter participates in a military exercise. U.S. Lawmakers Hold Up Major Proposed Arms Sale to Nigeria
Senators quietly press U.S. President Joe Biden to reassess U.S.-Nigeria relations amid human rights concerns.
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California sign says nuclear-free zone The Global Networks Working to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
A web of treaties, agreements, and nonprofits is dedicated to curbing nukes. Some hope to get rid of them altogether.
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Singaporean, Chinese, and French naval vessels sail near Changi Naval Base in Singapore on May 15, 2017. Chinese-U.S. Split Is Forcing Singapore to Choose Sides
There is no sweet spot to keep both Beijing and Washington happy, but that hasn’t kept Singapore from trying.
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France’s military drawdown in the Sahel is announced. France Bids Adieu to Its Military Mission in West Africa
But banishing the neocolonial approach is easier said than done.
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A Chinese aircraft carrier sails. Beijing Eyes New Military Bases Across the Indo-Pacific
Tanzania, Cambodia, and the UAE are on China’s wish list—and now Kiribati, within striking distance of Hawaii.
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The registration room in hut 6 at Bletchley Park on Oct. 22, 1943. British cryptographers used the intelligence center during World War II to decipher top-secret military communiques between Hitler and his armed forces. How World War II Code-Breakers Created the Modern Digital World
In “Geniuses at War,” David A. Price convincingly recounts a heroic and tragic tale.
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Sailors move an X-47B combat drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean on May 14, 2013. Killer Flying Robots Are Here. What Do We Do Now?
A new generation of AI-enabled drones could be used to terrible ends by rogue states, criminal groups, and psychopaths.
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Arakan protesters hold banners and flags during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar. Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution?
The deposed civilian government’s bad relations with some groups undermine the unity of the anti-coup movement.
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Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. Russia Policy Puts Biden Under Pressure Across Europe
Ukraine has the most to gain in Biden’s emerging Russia policy—and the most to lose.
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A man works at an Indian ordnance factory. India Drops a Bombshell
The country is abolishing its centuries-old Ordnance Factory Board. That won’t fix the problems that plague its military equipment.
