List of Security articles
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An image from a video released by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking a Russian aircraft deep in Russian territory on June 1. What Is the Impact of Ukraine’s Raid on Russia’s Air Force?
Operation Spider’s Web will enter military history as one of the more daring raids.
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A big banner depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is placed next to a ballistic missile in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, on September 26, 2024. Iran Isn’t as Weak as It Seems
If nuclear talks fail, a war with Iran could follow—but it wouldn’t be a cakewalk.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump walk through the West Wing Colonnade on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump and Netanyahu Were Marching in Lockstep—Until They Weren’t
For the first time in decades, a U.S. president is veering away from Israel.
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A woman in a black dress and headscarf sits with her three children on a couch in front of a opaque white lace curtain, backlit by the bright light streaming through the fabric. The children appear to range in age from roughly 4 years old to roughly 10 years old. Syria’s Missing Children
Children of detainees disappeared in orphanages. As many remain unaccounted for, their relatives fear the worst.
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An illustration depicts Vladimir Putin holding up a hand of playing cards Putin Is a Gambler, not a Grand Master
The Russian president has abandoned real strategy for a single goal.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20. Big Tech Is a Tool of Trump’s Global Disruption
Silicon Valley is becoming an instrument of U.S. coercion, and that’s a danger to each and every country.
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A man runs near burning tires during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince on April 16. Haiti Is Burning, but There Is a Path Forward
A successful intervention will provide a model for solving other crises in an era of fraying multilateralism.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 28. Trump’s Choice on Iran
Will he be the president to finally break America’s addiction to Middle East interventions?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Russian children’s rights commissioner at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 2. How Russia Responds to Ukraine’s Drone Attack Depends on Trump
Trump needs to “defuse this situation,” said a former director of Russia analysis at the CIA.
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An excavator works in Urumqi Cultural Park in Urumqi, China, on Dec. 24, 2024. International Hotel Giants Are Profiting Despite Genocide in Xinjiang
Rather than reducing their exposure to the region, companies are on a building spree.
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A woman in a black-and-white checkered shirt, sunglasses, and a black headscarf walks on a sidewalk past a bright red wall mural. A simple drawing of a flying blue drone takes up most of the wall, surrounded by silhouettes of bats flapping their wings, and a large white searchlight extends from the drone to the lower right corner of the wall. The False Binary at the Heart of Trump’s Iran Strategy
The United States already lives with a near-nuclear Iran—and has for some time.
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A deactivated Titan II nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile stands in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona, on May 12, 2015. America’s Latest Problem: A Three-Way Nuclear Race
New Russian and Chinese weapons make Washington’s nuclear command structure vulnerable to attack.
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An illustration shows two men seated at a table carving up the globe like a roast. A Return to Spheres of Influence?
What a major shift in strategic thought could mean for geopolitics.
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Three ships sail in the South China Sea: one that is gray and blue, one that is yellow and black, and one that is white with the words China Coast Guard on its side. Beijing’s Play for Sandy Cay
China’s salami-slicing in the South China Sea is eroding U.S. credibility.
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Commuters await transport near a billboard featuring Pakistan's Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, along a street in Rawalpindi on May 14, 2025. Pakistan’s Military Leader Thinks Differently
The military chief’s unprecedented approach to policy has made him hugely popular.
