List of Security articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Victory Day military parade in Red Square in central Moscow on May 9. China Should Invite Trump to Its Military Parade
The 80th anniversary of the global victory over fascism offers a chance to change narratives.
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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference at a hospital in Quezon City, Philippines, on Nov. 26, 2024. The Philippines May Turn Its Back on the U.S. Again
Presidential rival Sara Duterte could step into her father’s foreign policy footsteps.
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Participants place radiation signs during a simulated nuclear emergency drill in Tehran on November 5, 2015. Iran’s Collapse Could Cause a Nuclear Security Nightmare
Washington would struggle to secure dangerous materials, technologies, and expertise.
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President of Gabon Brice Oligui Nguema holds a copy of the country's constitution after taking the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony before the Constitutional Court at a stadium in Libreville on May 3. Coup Leaders Are Rewriting Their Playbook
Even when transitions end in elections, the goal is not to exit power but rather to entrench it.
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Israeli army vehicles inside the Gaza Strip on July 6. Israel Is Sowing Chaos to Secure Displacement in Gaza
By making Gaza unlivable, Netanyahu has laid the groundwork for ethnic cleansing.
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Leaders pose in front of a big sign that reads: "BRICS." In Rio, BRICS Tries to Play it Safe
The summit’s focus on economic development and climate still managed to provoke threats from Trump.
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Two people wade through flooding caused by high ocean tides in low-lying parts of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Marshall Islands, on Feb. 20, 2011. USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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Children are cramped together as they hold out bowls for food with anguished expressions. The News Cycle Is No Excuse for Ignoring Gaza
Don’t let the attention economy distract you from recognizing the catastrophe in Gaza.
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Flames and smoke billow from buildings during mass Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on July 4. It’s Official: America Can’t Be Trusted
Flip-flops, uncertainty, and the Pentagon’s freelancing on weapons aid leave Ukraine and European allies in the lurch.
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A scientist measures the radio-dose of a gamma container and a neutron container with a Geiger Mueller Detector during a demonstration of the MobileSearch X-ray Inspection System July 23, 2002 in Washington. Iran Can Already Build a Dirty Bomb
A bomb with uranium would be easy enough for Tehran to make—but may not make sense to use.
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Personal items are seen amid the destruction of a residential property in northern Tehran on June 29. Strikes on Iran Validate North Korea’s Nuclear Sprint
The United States and Israel are speeding up the collapse of nonproliferation.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (right) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (left) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 27, after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a peace agreement. Rwanda and Congo’s Unstable Peace
A recent U.S.-brokered agreement can only ensure stability if it does not reward Rwanda’s aggression.
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An illustration of a red coin purse with the stars of the Chinese flag. A chain wraps around the purse with a globe decal on the end of it. Can China Replace USAID?
The ideological and economic concerns that make Beijing wary of development assistance.
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French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Iraqi Vice President Saddam Hussein look up during a visit to the Cadarache nuclear research center in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France, on Sept. 6, 1975. The Lessons of Osirak for Israel and Iran
The 1981 strike on an Iraqi reactor jolted Baghdad’s nuclear program into high gear.
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A view of the destruction at Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on June 23, viewed on July 1. What the War Changed Inside Iran
The regime has been pushed to the edge of strategic pivot.
