List of Security articles
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Two photos show Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the left photo, he is wearing a suit and blue tie. In the right photo, he is wearing green clothing. Why the West Embraced Syria and Ditched Afghanistan
From diplomatic visits to travel bans, Damascus is getting a pass.
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A Ukrainian operator tests a reusable airstrike drone near Kyiv on Aug. 11, 2023. Operation Spider’s Web and the Future of War
Military expert Mara Karlin on drones, AI, and asymmetrical conflicts.
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An Iranian woman wearing a black dress and black headscarf is seen in profile as she walks on a sidewalk in front of a brightly colored wall mural. The red-white-and-blue mural depicts two men seated at a table, identified with placards as representing the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. official wears military fatigues from the waist down, but a suit on his top half. Democrats Should Welcome Trump’s Iran Diplomacy
As Trump breaks with GOP orthodoxy in the Middle East, how will his critics respond?
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Multiple nuclear power plants stand against a blue sky. The United States Needs a Nuclear Operation Warp Speed
A nuclear energy resurgence is vital to meet rising electricity demand.
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A TV screen shows a clip from the Ukraine's Operation "Spider's Web" inside Russian territory during a news conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington on June 4, 2025. Ukraine’s Drone Attack Doesn’t Matter
Unfortunately, the spectacular operation doesn’t change underlying realities.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Maidan Square in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Kyiv on May 10. Ukraine’s Narrow Path to Victory Without Trump
How Kyiv and Europe can defeat Russia on their own.
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A grid of 12 new fiction book covers on a blue and beige field The Novels We’re Reading in June
Peculiar forms of criminality, as seen from front-line Ukraine and Lagos.
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The first batch of the Ukrainian-made Peklo drone missile is delivered to a Ukrainian Armed Forces facility in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. The Ukrainians’ New Way of War
The audacious drone attack deep into Russia’s rear fits a larger pattern of wartime innovation.
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Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from a U.S.-backed foundation in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 5. Deadly Aid Chaos in Gaza
Critics say the new aid system in Gaza is designed to displace Palestinians.
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A silhouette of a soldier with a gun walking by a black-and-white mural. Syria’s Islamic State Is Surging
As a new regime gets settled in Damascus, it faces a rising threat from an old foe.
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Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on June 4. What to Expect From South Korea’s New President
Lee Jae-myung vows to take a more pragmatic approach than previous administrations.
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![Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa, assisted by Jessica Bellworthy [R], , takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed on July 12, 2020.](https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SEABED-COMPETITION-RESOURCES-GettyImages-1410025507.png?w=800?quality=90)
Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa, assisted by Jessica Bellworthy [R], , takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed on July 12, 2020. The Seabed Is Now a Battlefield
Great power competition is taking new forms under the sea.
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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.
