List of Security articles
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Rows of soldiers in fatigues and red berets in front of an old building. Who Will Wield All Those Shiny New Weapons?
As defense spending rises and production ramps up, allied armies struggle to fill the ranks.
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This photograph shows the newly-inaugurated bronze statue in the likeness of the late Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin erected in Bangui, Central African Republic on Dec. 3, 2024. Prigozhin’s Ghost Haunts Africa Corps
The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises.
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Large vehicles with cone-shaped missiles atop them roll through a square. A large crowd of soldiers and a military band standing in neatly organized rows are seen in the distance. China’s Military Is Now Leading
Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed.
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Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a protest against a planned visit of a U.S. envoy to south Lebanon. Washington Has One Chance to Help Disarm Hezbollah
As Lebanon moves to confront the country’s most dangerous militia, U.S. support will be vital.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.
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A soldier stands at the border crossing with Eritrea in Humera, Ethiopia. Ethiopia Could Still Avert the Next War With Eritrea
Keeping the Pretoria Agreement in a comatose state should not be seen as an end in itself.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa during the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on Feb. 20. Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia
For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.
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Four people stand on stage. Rutte gestures with his hands wide at his side as he talks. Getting European Defense Right
Analysts weigh in on the future of the continent’s security.
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A person is silhouetted in front of a white high relief statue of Stalin with other figures around him. The Kremlin’s Factory of Resentment
A new history of the Cold War unwittingly exposes Russian distortions of the past.
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A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background. Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?
Taiwan’s “Zero Day Attack” sets an example other threatened states can follow.
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Trump sits with his arms wide and palms out as he reaches toward the two men on either side of him at a long table. A Trump-Brokered Peace Deal in the South Caucasus Is Hopeful but Incomplete
The Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in Washington offered progress, but also serious doubts.
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Moaz Abu Taha and Mariam Abu Dagga, who were killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital on Aug. 25, take a selfie in Gaza on Jan. 18. Why Israel’s War in Gaza Has Been So Deadly for Journalists
Israel is directly targeting media workers, rights groups warn.
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine where they held a meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing"on May 10, 2025 in Kyiv. Europe Has Willed Itself to Power
How the continent earned a seat at the table that will decide Ukraine’s fate.
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U.S. National Guard troops spread mulch around the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 26. Trump’s Lethal Landscapers
Is Trump hurting military readiness?
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Men in camouflage military uniforms rake leaves in a park. A canopy of leaves is visible overhead; the grass beneath has patchy brown spots from the late-summer heat. The Global War on Terror Comes Home to D.C.
Soldiers are a poor tool for remaking societies.
