List of Security articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow. Putin’s Justification for War Is Unraveling
Prigozhin’s mutiny helped expose the false arguments for Russia’s invasion.
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A man and woman stand in front of a large outdoor wall installation featuring silver-colored plaques inscribed with names. Russia Is Attempting Genocide in Ukraine
Other states have a legal and moral duty to stop Moscow.
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A row of a dozen Polish and South Korean officials stand in a line on wet pavement on an overcast day in front of two large armored tanks. All of the officials are men, and most wear coats over dark-colored suits. In the foreground, out-of-focus hands are visible holding cameras and phones to take photos of the officials. South Korea Is Sidestepping the Hub
How Seoul is using arms sales to build ties beyond Washington.
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Slavian, a former Russian special forces sergeant who now fights for Ukraine after living in the country for a decade with his Ukrainian wife, gestures to keep quiet as he moves along front-line tenches toward a Russian position in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2022. Ukraine Has a Breakthrough Problem
Military history suggests Ukraine’s current campaign is far more daunting than the public understands.
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Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh gestures during an interview in his office in Beirut on Dec. 20, 2021. Lebanon Is a Global Sanctuary for Criminals
A growing list of people protected from justice highlights a pervasive culture of impunity.
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Protesters cheer Nigerien troops as they gather in front of the French Embassy in Niamey during a demonstration. Who Benefits From Niger’s Coup?
Most global powers with a military presence or financial stake in the country stand to lose from instability—and that could put pressure on the military junta.
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A military officer salutes while a helicopter carries the Nigerian flag during a swearing-in ceremony for President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria on May 29. Will Nigeria Reclaim Its Role as a Regional Power?
Bola Tinubu’s new role as ECOWAS chair, and the coup in Niger, present an opportunity for a foreign-policy reset.
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A crew member prepares a grain analysis on board a ship en route from Ukraine. The Black Sea Grain Initiative Is Not About Hungry Kids in Africa
The image of starving Africans may score propaganda points for the West, but Russia’s suspension of the deal arguably does more harm to wealthier countries.
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Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022. Russia Is Returning to Its Totalitarian Past
A forever war in Ukraine comes with almost limitless possibilities to stifle dissent.
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., in his office in Washington on Feb. 10. Ro Khanna: ‘De-Risking Is Consulting Gibberish’
Silicon Valley’s congressman on how to reset the U.S.-China relationship.
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Two Uzbek soldiers, both wearing camouflage and helmets and holding rifles, stand on either side of a metal gate with a stop sign at its center. Behind the fence is a flat field, and farther in the distance are trees and a blue sky. The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia
Things have been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse.
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Protesters gather in front of the French Embassy. How the West Could Actually Help the Sahel
For years, Western policies have only paid lip service to seeing the Sahel in terms of its own immense problems.
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U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York. The United States’ Quantum Talent Shortage Is a National Security Vulnerability
Here’s how to change that.
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Osama bin Laden (left) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in a photo published in November 2001. Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda?
The once-powerful organization’s disappearance from headlines and the broader foreign-policy conversation is remarkable.
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Assad gestures with his hand as he speaks in front of a microphone on a lectern. An Iraqi flag can be seen behind him. Normalizing Assad Has Made Syria’s Problems Even Worse
Making nice with Assad was supposed to help stabilize the country. It has done the opposite.
