Weapons

List of Weapons articles

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  Trump’s Foreign-Policy Adventures Haven’t All Flopped

  For all the chaos, the Trump administration has notched some notable victories abroad. The question is whether they outweigh everything else Trump brought to Washington—and the world.

  Analysis

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  Robbie Gramer

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  A Partial Ban on Autonomous Weapons Would Make Everyone Safer

  Great powers stand to lose the most from weapons like drone swarms and should back a limited ban on the most dangerous systems.

  Argument

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  Zachary Kallenborn

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  North Korea’s Huge New Missile Sends a Message to Washington

  In the military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling communist party, Pyongyang showed its claws and sought to bolster domestic support for the regime.

  Report

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  Morten Soendergaard Larsen

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  Syria Is Still Trying to Use Chemical Weapons

  And not just against civilians at home—but potentially against regional rivals.

  Report

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  Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer

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  Why the United States Shouldn’t Sell Jets to the UAE

  Selling F-35s to the United Arab Emirates could give Russia access to U.S. technology and erode Israel’s regional military edge.

  Argument

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  Samuel Ramani

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  U.S. Allies Worry Trump Administration Might Let Key Nuclear Treaty With Russia Die

  Internal documents acknowledge concern among allies about the expiration of the Obama-era New START accord, but U.S. negotiators are still playing hardball.

  Report

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  Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer

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  U.S. Isolated at U.N. as Push to Ramp Up Pressure on Iran Fails

  “We don’t need a cheering section,” said Trump’s U.N ambassador. But Washington does need international compliance to make snapback sanctions work.

  Report

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  Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch

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  For Iran, Negotiations Aren’t Optional

  With its economy in trouble, Tehran will have to talk to Washington. But the next administration shouldn’t rush things.

  Argument

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  Ariane Tabatabai, Henry Rome

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  India’s Alliance With Israel Is a Model for the World’s Illiberal Leaders

  From arms deals to occupation in Kashmir and the West Bank, Modi and Netanyahu increasingly share the same ethnonationalist worldview.

  Argument

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  Somdeep Sen

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  The Czech Republic Is Caught in a Nuclear Tug of War

  Competition among China, Russia, and the West is taking the form of a battle to build reactors in Eastern Europe.

  Argument

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  Tim Gosling

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  North Korea Doesn’t Trust China to Protect It

  Pyongyang will never accept the shelter of another power’s nuclear umbrella.

  Argument

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  Monet Stokes

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  Trump Can’t Have His Cake and Eat It Too on Iran Sanctions

  Washington has no right to impose snapback sanctions on Tehran because it is no longer a participant in the Iran nuclear deal.

  Response

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  Saheb Sadeghi

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  Europe Can Preserve the Iran Nuclear Deal Until November

  After a humiliating defeat at the U.N. Security Council, Washington will seek snapback sanctions to sabotage what’s left of the nuclear deal. Britain, France, and Germany can still keep it alive until after the U.S. election.

  Argument

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  Ellie Geranmayeh, Elisa Catalano Ewers

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  Don’t Let Iran Blow Up the U.N. Security Council

  As a critical vote approaches, the fate of Iran nuclear sanctions—and decades of multilateralism—lies in the hands of Britain and France.

  Elephants in the Room

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  Richard Goldberg

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  Maximum Pressure May Bring Iran Back to the Table After All

  Combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is struggling to stay afloat.

  Argument

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  Henry Rome