List of War articles
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A depiction of The Battle of Crecy during the Hundred Years War. How the Hundred Years’ War Explains Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia
Three battles in medieval and early modern Europe offer instructive parallels to Ukraine’s Kursk offensive.
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A cartoon shows Stalin as the central figure with Roosevelt at left and Churchill smoking at right as they lean over a map of Europe. Roosevelt, Yalta, and the Origins of the Cold War
How a terminally ill U.S. president negotiated the deal that cemented Soviet control over half of Europe.
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A cyclist passes the Freedom Monument during at a photo exhibition showing historical pictures of the Baltic Way human chain. History Shows Giving Land to Russia Won’t Bring Peace
The long record of Russian and Soviet occupations does not bode well for negotiations.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 25, 2024. America Is More Desperate for a Cease-Fire Than Israel and Hamas
How the U.S. election calendar is affecting the Middle East peace talks.
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Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees who have fled from the war in Sudan carry their belongings while arriving at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on Feb. 14. To End Sudan’s War, Pressure the UAE
Abu Dhabi is prolonging the war by arming the brutal rebels of the Rapid Support Forces. The international community must stop giving it a pass.
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A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region. The Murky Meaning of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive
A short-term success doesn’t necessarily have any long-term effects.
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Palestinians ride past buildings leveled in previous Israeli military bombardments in northern Gaza on July 29. Salam Fayyad on the ‘Day After’ in Gaza
The former Palestinian Authority prime minister has a plan he thinks could lead to peace—but it’s a political nonstarter.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden (R), attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Biden’s Ukraine Strategy Is Missing in Action
Lawmakers are frustrated at the lack of a coherent plan as Biden prepares to leave office.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 11. Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters
The Uncommitted Movement is putting pressure on Kamala Harris in key swing states, including Michigan.
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Two Russian Orthodox priests are seen from behind, wearing ankle-length black robes, as they watch black smoke filling the sky above a dry field. A few fire trucks and other vehicles are lined up next to the priests. Kyiv Keeps Russian Oil in the Crosshairs
The pinprick attacks boost morale, but they don’t much dent Moscow’s energy earnings.
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A destroyed Russian tank sits on the edge of a cornfield, partially blackened and squashed, beneath a partly cloudy sky. In the background, the fields stretch on until they hit a low tree line, and telephone wires stretch between the rows of corn. Ukraine’s Offensive Bolsters Russia’s Separatists
A disparate collection of minorities hopes to bring down Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to watch the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2022. In Russia, Ukraine’s Invasion Pops Putin’s Bubbles
After years of propaganda about the existential threat from Ukraine, Russians respond with a collective shrug.
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A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on August 3, 2024. Can Israel Really Deter Hezbollah?
Even in far-reaching scenarios, Lebanon won’t easily turn on Shia militia.
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A road sign reads Kursk in English and Cyrillic, with the number 108 next to it. Green grass and trees surround the sign. What Does Zelensky Want in Kursk?
Ukraine’s strategic objectives remain murky—and the operation creates many risks—but it could alter the course of the war.
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Ukrainian servicemen operate an armored military vehicle in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on Aug. 12. Will Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Turn the Tide?
Kyiv’s risky incursion could be game-changing—or allow Russia to entrench its gains in Donetsk.
