Defense & Security

Record arms exports are a sign of America’s commitment to Europe — and its foreign policy failures during the war in Ukraine.

The guy behind the Harvard lawsuit attacking affirmative action turns his ire on the service academies.

The deaths of three US service members in Jordan show how a symbol of American omnipotence has become a major vulnerability.

Israelis don’t trust Netanyahu. They’re still not ready to retreat from Gaza.

Why it’s a big deal that the president didn’t know his defense secretary was in the hospital for three days.

US law limits aid to countries that violate human rights. Here’s why it isn’t applied to Israel.

To understand the Israel-Hamas war, you have to understand how we got here.

The US has stood with Israel throughout history. What does it mean for the Gaza war?

Oppenheimer’s Trinity Site is where the end began.

Philanthropies are pulling back from programs meant to address the risk of nuclear war — at precisely the wrong moment.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is holding up Pentagon confirmations in a problematic protest.

Fears about our ability to control powerful AI are growing.

Attacks inside Russia could shift public opinion on Putin’s war in Ukraine.

This is what happens when important laws make no sense.

A third object in as many days was taken out Sunday afternoon in Michigan after passing over Montana.

For years, Republicans made Nancy Pelosi out to be a public enemy — the attack on her husband is the result.

Lawmakers are going down to the wire on vital government funding and defense policy bills.

Q&A with Kurt Braddock about how rhetorical strategies can lead to violence.

Are members of Congress actually safe?

An embattled Putin suffers another loss in the annexed Ukrainian territory.

Judge Aileen Cannon’s latest order shows a disregard for established law.

The killing of militant leaders sparked clashes that, for now, have ended in a shaky ceasefire.

Ayman al-Zawahiri is dead. America’s globe-spanning counterterrorism operations will go on.

US military personnel’s return to Somalia, briefly explained.

Germany’s decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities.

The assassination of Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, shocks a peaceful country.

America’s Frontier Fund exemplifies the revolving door between the tech industry and government.

Civil defense and other “right of boom” approaches could help mitigate the toll of a nuclear war — at least somewhat.

At the worst possible time.

The CIA’s worst-kept secret will remain a “state secret.”

The decline of major conflict helped support decades of prosperity, but that future is now in doubt.

As the Beijing Winter Games begin, hopes that international sport could help promote global peace are melting away.

Russia’s invasion threat looms, and there have been no diplomatic breakthroughs yet.

The number of human-made existential risks has ballooned, but the most pressing one is the original: nuclear war.

Congress is running out of time to avoid a shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.