List of War articles
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A commercial airline aircraft flies past clouds as the sun sets over Kuwait City. War-Zone GPS Spoofing Is Threatening Civil Aviation
A surge in spoofing from the Middle East to northern Europe is throwing onboard navigation systems off course.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium in the State Dining Room of the White House. The seal of the United States is affixed to the podium, and a gold-framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln is visible on the wall behind Biden's shoulder. Biden’s Israel Stance ‘That of a Disappointed Uncle’
Former diplomat Richard Haass on the Middle East after Oct. 7
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A man seen from behind stands on grass with his arms outstretched to the sky. Above his head on a blue sky is a hovering drone. Technology Alone Won’t Break the Stalemate in Ukraine
Kyiv’s Western backers need to grasp that drones are no substitute for a capable fighting force.
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This photo from 2020 shows then-U.S. President Donald Trump with his mouth open as he speaks to members of the press behind the camera. Both of Trump's hands are raised, fingers splayed, and he squints at the sun. Trees in the White House lawn and the back of the buildings itself are visible in the background behind him. There’s Nothing Between an Unstable President and the Nuclear Button
It’s past time to put legal guardrails in place to prevent catastrophe.
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Cillian Murphy, the actor who plays Oppenheimer, walks down a hallway surrounded by photographers in a black and white film still. Nuclear Fatalism in ‘Oppenheimer’ Is a Dead End
The Oscar-winning film leaves out Oppenheimer's hopes for nuclear containment.
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A protester wearing the Armenian flag over his shoulders like a cape is seen from behind as he faces a line of soldiers from a Russian peacekeeping mission. The shoulders wear camouflage uniform as well as masks that cover the lower halves of their faces, and they are separated from the protesters by a line of barbed wire. Armenians Wonder Who to Trust After Lost Wars
With Nagorno-Karabakh lost, Armenia is looking for allies beyond Moscow.
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Palestinians inspect damage in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp on Nov. 6, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. The Conflict in the Middle East: ‘It’s Seen as Joe Biden’s War’
Journalist Mina Al-Oraibi on how the Arab world perceives White House policy on Israel, Hamas, and the Gaza humanitarian crisis.
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Members of Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade anti-air unit use binoculars to search for Russian drones near Marinka, Ukraine, on Feb. 23. Russia Is Betting on Battlefield Gains
As Ukrainian forces brace for a new Russian offensive, Kyiv urgently needs supplemental military aid and ammunition.
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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, seen in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29. Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Are Now in Belarus
The move sends a clear political message, but some experts downplay its military significance.
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A view of a damaged house in Kibbutz Be’eri near the border with Gaza. Violence Has Failed Palestinians
A pragmatic, peaceful approach is the only way to a real state.
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A helicopter crew member of the Ukrainian Army carries a box of ammunition in each hand as he crosses a dirt path beneath a blue sky. There are patches of snow on the ground. Another solider is visible unloading more boxes from the back of a pickup truck in the background, and piles of empty, used shells are visible in the foreground. The U.S. Military Is Running Short on Ammunition—and So Is Ukraine
If Congress fails to pass a national security supplemental funding bill, Ukraine will be getting fewer bullets.
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Police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9. Haiti Is Facing an Insurgency, Not a Gang Problem
Pretending otherwise will doom any intervention before it has begun.
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Police look over drone surveillance images before conducting an early-morning raid in search of a gang member in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Feb. 13. How to Understand Ecuador’s War on Gangs
The country’s descent into turmoil is a case study in political ineptitude.
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Palestinians stand outside of a mostly destroyed building in the Gazan city of Khan Younis. The two men closest to the camera speak to each other while gesturing at the rubble. Farther in the background, people climb hunks of broken concrete as they ascend to the roof and search for survivors in the wreckage. Will Gaza Ever Recover?
Chaos and turmoil will endure long after a cease-fire.
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Aid parcels drift through the sky over the battered remains of densely packed urban buildings in the northern Gaza Strip. Each parcel is attached to a parachute, and they appear as small dots against a cloudy gray sky. A building in the foreground has a partially caved-in roof, and the window glass is blown out. A Path Toward Peace Requires More U.S. Engagement, Not Less
Two senators on why the United States remains an essential partner in both Ukraine and the Middle East.