List of Security articles
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BMW chair Oliver Zipse and Toyota Motor Corp. chair Akio Toyoda attend a meeting in Beijing. Xi Is Courting Foreign CEOs—on the CCP’s Terms
China wants investors but only in sectors it chooses.
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Masked fighters in camouflage stand in lines holding guns. What Are Uyghurs Doing in Syria?
They helped overthrow Assad, but potential terrorist ties complicate the community's future in the country.
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A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo. Trump Tariffs Target Both China and U.S. Allies in Asia
The move is a blow to China, but it could also harm U.S. interests in the region.
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A camera looks down the length of an open freezer shelf of a grocery store aisle. A large sign above the display says "100% Aussie tender beef." Beyond the sign, cuts of meat wrapped in plastic are seen, slightly out of focus. Are Tariffs the End of the Australian-U.S. Friendship?
Politicians of all stripes are tripping over each other to bash the U.S. trade war.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Forum of Future Technologies in Moscow on Feb.14, 2024. Why Putin Is Stalling Trump on Ukraine
The Russian leader cannot afford to end the war he started.
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Indian and Chinese soldiers greet one another in Ladakh. China and India Haven’t Patched Things Up on the Border
Beijing seeks friendly ties with New Delhi—but only on nonnegotiable terms.
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Protesters hold up umbrellas to shield themselves from strong splashes of water gushing from somewhere off to the right side of the image. Most of the demonstrators are young adults, and some wear helmets and surgical masks. Water droplets splatter around the entire image. Indonesians Take to Streets Against New Military Laws
Seemingly innocuous changes are a reminder of the past dictatorship.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4. Ex-Pentagon Chief Says ‘Friends Abroad’ Are Concerned by Signalgate
Leon Panetta warns that some U.S. allies might withhold intelligence.
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A middle-aged man in a tunic sits on a colorful woven carpet inside a tent with white walls that are brightly lit with light from outside. Past him, a woman in a blue-and-purple dress and matching headscarf walks by on bare feet, holding a bowl in her hands. South Sudan Is Returning to War
Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement.
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Palestinian journalists protest the killings of fellow reporters in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25. War in Gaza the ‘Worst Ever Conflict for Reporters’
A new report says Israel is waging an “unrelenting war on the press.”
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A man looks on as a fire rages in Sudan. Congress Has a Choice on Sudan
Trump’s indifference and aid cuts are exacerbating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
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A soldier from the Central African Territorial Infantry Battalion drives past a Russian flag during a military parade in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Dec. 1, 2022. Are China and Russia on a Collision Course in Africa?
While Beijing seeks influence and prizes a stable investment climate, Moscow is sowing chaos and selling private security services to quell it.
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Five U.S. government officials, dressed in business formal or military attire, sit side-by-side at a long table, each in front of a microphone and a namecard. The shot is taken from slightly below the table, showing a dark room behind the officials other than bright white fluorescent lights that glare in a grid pattern overhead. How the Signal Chat Leak Makes the NSA’s Job Harder
Now that everyone uses the same communications technologies, security vulnerabilities are amplified.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (center) and second lady Usha Vance pose with personnel at the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28. U.S. Delegation Visits Greenland Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Vice President J.D. Vance is the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever travel to the island.
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A soldier with the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, on March 13. What Washington Keeps Getting Wrong in War Planning
Misjudging an adversary’s will to fight has been a major contributor to military failures since World War II.