List of War articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28. Trump’s Rhetoric Gets Results
The U.S.-Ukraine cease-fire plan reflects the president’s overriding foreign-policy objective: to end the war.
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Half a dozen fighters, mostly young men, carry bags and weapons as they walk in a straight line across a wet stretch of pavement from the right of the image to the left. Heavy cloud cover hangs against a gray sky overhead, and low hills and fields are visible in the distance, eventually disappearing into fog. Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
As armies deploy, Gulf states and their Western allies must halt an impending conflict that could inflame the entire Red Sea region.
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A person on a motorcycle kicks up dust as it passes through a border fence opening. Smoke is seen in the distance as people mill about on the edges of the scene. State Commissions Have Probed Israel’s Worst Security Failures—But Not Oct. 7
Netanyahu fears the findings might end his political career.
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Three people are out of focus in a hallway while speaking to each other. On the left, in focus, is a sign that translates to Directorate-General for External Security. Europe Wonders if Trump Can Be Trusted With Intelligence
Long-standing alliances are threatened by a chaotic White House.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Mar. 4. Is the World Overreacting to Trump?
Washington’s Ukraine policy might yield a truce—but tariffs and territorial threats to neighbors could do long-term damage.
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A woman walks past an advertisement for the Russian army at a bus stop. Russia Is Only Winning Inside Trump’s Head
As Russians will tell you, the reality on the ground looks very, very different.
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Three soldiers with their faces covered stand on a balcony. How Wagner Cut Its Teeth in Syria
Russian mercenaries weren’t always welcomed by the state, but their fighting on behalf of Bashar al-Assad was a prelude to Ukraine.
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Against an orange sky with a large yellow sun setting on the horizon, a Patriot air defense system is seen as a black silhouette of the equipment. On Ukraine, Split the Difference Between Trump and Biden
One U.S. president deferred too much to Zelensky, while the other is trying to dictate terms.
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A Palestinian flag flutters amid the ruins of buildings in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 4, amid the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas. Who Will Rule Over Gaza After the War?
U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Egypt have all made proposals on postwar governance in the enclave.
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An employee handles 155 mm caliber shells manufactured at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania on April 16, 2024. Europe Should Make a $200 Billion Deal With Trump
Cash to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine would also help balance trade.
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A Ukrainian machine-gunner holds an American FIM-92 Stinger portable air defense missile system for the reconnaissance and destruction of Russian drones in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Dec. 2, 2024. How Trump Is Killing the U.S. Defense Industry
It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business.
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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Lessons from the Trump-Zelensky Confrontation
World leaders must cater to Trump’s vanity to get what they need.
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People sit amid the ruins of a sports stadium in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza during a funeral ceremony for Hamas commander Marwan Issa on Feb. 7 2025. Gaza Is the Land of No Good Options
Only an outside-the-box solution can avert the current trajectory.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice ending World War I, in Paris. Europe Gets Serious About Defense Thanks to Trump’s Retreat
The U.S. president has unified Europe like few since Charlemagne. Now comes the hard part.
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A large ship in the ocean What Europe Can Do If Trump Drops Russia Sanctions
Europe has much more economic leverage on the Kremlin than Washington.
