List of Security articles
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A man in a military uniform is blurred with motion as he walks in front of a large poster depicting a gray F-35 stealth fighter jet as it flies over the streets of Berlin on a cloudy day. The Fighter Jet Market Enters Its Multipolar Era
Can the F-35—and the United States—keep up with new competition?
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A visitor views an exhibit of cluster bomb remnants at the Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, on July 11. Ukraine Can Learn From Southeast Asia
Cambodia and Laos have direct experience with the aftermath of U.S. cluster bombs, now deployed on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Afghan women protest against a new Taliban ban on women accessing university education in Kabul. How the World Can Help Afghan Women Now
Formal recognition of the Taliban is not the answer.
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Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Why America Has a New Tech Ambassador
Nathaniel Fick on running the State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
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People run through a street holding up a large flag. What to Know About Niger’s Coup
Is it a turning point for geopolitics in Africa?
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A child sits with her face in her hands between two women in full burqas at an orphanage in Afghanistan. ‘The Taliban Turned All My Ambitions Into Dust’
Two years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban continue to raise hell. Here are the tales of the people who have been through it.
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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko points while speaking to foreign media. Lukashenko is a large man with white hair and a mustache and wears a dark blue suit as he sits in a chair in front of a Belarusian flag. Belarus Is Abducting Ukrainian Children in Plain Sight
A trail of evidence on social networks and state media detail Minsk’s role in a potential war crime
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg , and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, all men wearing dark suits, stand behind a table and look to the side at other participants at the NATO summit. Small Australian and Japanese flags sit on the table. NATO Is on the Back Foot in the Indo-Pacific
By exploiting an information vacuum about its intentions, China is setting the region against the Western alliance.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif poses with lawmakers after the last session of the National Assembly in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Military Won’t Loosen Its Grip
Imran Khan’s conviction shows why the country may be fated to hybrid rule.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Africa After Prigozhin Is an Opportunity for the West
Despite Moscow’s best attempts at controlling the narrative, there exists a power vacuum in the region—and a need to rethink alliances.
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Supporters of Niger’s ruling junta gather for a protest in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 3. Niger’s Coup Is a Turning Point for Africans
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics.
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Mohamed Toumba, one of the leading figures of the National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland, attends a demonstration of coup supporters in Niamey, Niger on Aug. 6. Military Intervention in Niger Is Bound to Fail
Nigeria has understandable security concerns, but using force to dislodge Niger’s junta could spark a refugee crisis and regional war.
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Protesters wave Nigerien and Russian flags in Niger. Niger’s Coup Is West Africa’s Biggest Challenge Yet
ECOWAS’s Sunday deadline to reimpose Niger’s president could be the starting pistol for war across West Africa.
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People demonstrate in Niger's capital, Niamey, to show their support for the coup plotters and Russia. Does U.S. Military Training Embolden Coup Plotters in Africa?
Weak institutions and underdevelopment also plague nations led by undemocratic regimes.
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Li and Mishustin walk down a red carpet flanked by Chinese military members. Backdoor Negotiations Over Ukraine Would Be a Disaster
Mediation offers from China aren’t made in good faith.