Security

A blue wave could hinder Trump's domestic agenda but still leave his foreign policy unchecked

Putin appears determined to avoid a general mobilization. But will the mounting death toll in Ukraine force his hand?

AI labs are warning of extinction-level threats and say they want to slow down. Game theory explains why none of them is likely to do so.

Israel’s spies have operated inside Iran with astonishing reach for two decades. But the wars that showed off their tradecraft may have cost them some of their best sources, and a high-profile recruitment effort potentially highlights Mossad’s own susceptibility to penetration.

The recent surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) challenges one post-World War II norm while the German government is trying to overturn another

No major power has absorbed losses on this scale since 1945. They have allowed Russia to gain less than 1.5 percent of Ukraine, and this spring its army began giving ground back.

The Trump administration has invested billions to break China's grip on critical minerals. Analysts say a policy contradiction is undermining the effort.

Ten days after a US-Iran deal, two tanker attacks have exposed the gap between market confidence and operational reality.

Iran has threatened to attack or tax the undersea cables running through the Strait of Hormuz. No body of international law has the tools to stop it.

Delcy Rodríguez's 90-day mandate expired in April. No elections have been called, and her hold on power rests on US backing.

Beijing has sent no ships into combat, lost no soldiers, and taken no side. It is also emerging from six weeks of war as one of its principal beneficiaries.

In six weeks of war in the Gulf, the US and its allies burned through more Patriot interceptors than the West produces in a year. Russia is seeking to take advantage of resulting supply shortfalls in Ukraine, whose government depends on those same missiles for its defense.