List of War articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2. Pete Hegseth’s Bad Week
The defense secretary is under scrutiny for a series of questionable decisions.
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NORWAY-DISASTER-GettyImages-1036374606 Silicon Valley Wants Disaster Bunkers. Norway Wants ‘Preparedness Friends.’
Norwegians are pioneering better models of catastrophe preparation.
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A man walks through a wide scene of the charred and smoking remains of burnt cars. West Bank Violence Threatens Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan
Rights groups say the Israeli government is complicit.
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Senegalese soldiers prepare to go on a mission to dismantle artisanal gold mining sites near the Malian border in Senegal's Kedougou region on May 11. Mali’s Junta Is the Architect of Its Own Disasters
Blaming foreign intervention is easy—but mistaken.
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Donald Trump holds a white and red soccer ball. Trump Is Juggling Too Many Diplomatic Balls at Once
From Ukraine to the Middle East, the U.S. president is promising more than he can possibly deliver.
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Hamas members stand guard as workers search for the last two bodies of hostages in the northern Gaza Strip on Dec. 1. Netanyahu Is Still Following the Same Failed Gaza Strategy
Two years of war have brought tactical changes and immense suffering, but the political status quo endures.
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Maduro speaks into a microphone as he stands with his fists raised while wearing a red baseball cap and a red-and-white striped button-down shirt. People onstage behind him smile toward the camera. Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil
There are lots of reasons why the Trump administration is angling for regime change in Caracas, but heavy oil isn’t one of them.
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Von der Leyen and EU officials listen to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Why China Didn’t Do a ‘Kissinger’ to Split Europe From America
Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.
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A U.S. soldier with an automatic rifle stands on one side of a barbed-wire fence and points the weapon into a crowd of people on the other side. Many in the crowd reach their open hands out. Other soldiers stand nearby in camouflage fatigues with their own weapons. U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous
The arrogance that led to Iraq now threatens catastrophe in Venezuela.
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People take part in Mongolian Lunar New Year celebrations in Aga Buryatia, Russia. What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War?
Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff face each other smiling and shake hands in the foreground while a man stands in the background, gripping the back of a chair in a large formal room. House Republicans Slam Witkoff Over Handling of Russia-Ukraine Talks
Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to Russia-Ukraine negotiations is growing.
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A concrete block marks the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, in the central Gaza Strip, on Nov. 4. The Yellow Line in Gaza Is Supposed to Be Temporary. Israel Is Digging in.
Unless Hamas disarms, Israeli troops are unlikely to withdraw further.
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Several Trump administration officials are seen sitting at a long table in front of the national flags of the United States and Ukraine. Trump’s Dizzying Ukraine Diplomacy
The U.S. president is optimistic about a peace deal, but major obstacles remain.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. How Trump Brought Netanyahu to Heel
Across the region, he has made it harder for Israel to act militarily.
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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares "peace for our time" at Heston Aerodrome in London on his return from negotiations with Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. Don’t Call This a ‘Peace Plan’
If the U.S.-Russia draft for Ukraine goes forward, Donald Trump will be remembered as the Neville Chamberlain of the 21st century.
