List of Security articles
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Long line of cars at Russian gas station Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis
Greater sanctions pressure could finally bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
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A silhouette of a young person is shown standing amid a neighborhood in ruins. Israelis Need to Recognize the Humanity of Gazans
The unspeakable suffering of Palestinians has echoes of the persecution of the Jewish community.
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Xi Jinping stands through the open roof of a black car as he is driven in a military parade. Xi’s Pablum and Power
China’s real message was on display in its military parade, not the empty pageantry of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. How to Make Snapback a Success
The clock is ticking for a new nuclear deal with Iran.
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Rows of soldiers in fatigues and red berets in front of an old building. Who Will Wield All Those Shiny New Weapons?
As defense spending rises and production ramps up, allied armies struggle to fill the ranks.
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This photograph shows the newly-inaugurated bronze statue in the likeness of the late Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin erected in Bangui, Central African Republic on Dec. 3, 2024. Prigozhin’s Ghost Haunts Africa Corps
The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises.
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Large vehicles with cone-shaped missiles atop them roll through a square. A large crowd of soldiers and a military band standing in neatly organized rows are seen in the distance. China’s Military Is Now Leading
Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed.
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Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a protest against a planned visit of a U.S. envoy to south Lebanon. Washington Has One Chance to Help Disarm Hezbollah
As Lebanon moves to confront the country’s most dangerous militia, U.S. support will be vital.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.
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A soldier stands at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia. Ethiopia Could Still Avert the Next War With Eritrea
Keeping the Pretoria Agreement in a comatose state should not be seen as an end in itself.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on Feb. 20. Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia
For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.
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Four people stand on stage. Rutte gestures with his hands wide at his side as he talks. Getting European Defense Right
Analysts weigh in on the future of the continent’s security.
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A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him. The Kremlin’s Factory of Resentment
A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.
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A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background. Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?
Taiwan’s “Zero Day Attack” sets an example other threatened states can follow.
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Trump sits with his arms wide and palms out as he reaches toward the two men on either side of him at a long table. A Trump-Brokered Peace Deal in the South Caucasus Is Hopeful but Incomplete
The Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in Washington offered progress, but also serious doubts.