Since then, the world has changed dramatically. China has experienced a remarkable ascent. It now competes with the United ...

In 2020, the Office of Naval Intelligence told Congress that Chinese naval ships are now “in many cases comparable” to their ...

PAUL B. STARES is General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he also directs the Center for Preventive Action.

Some U.S. national security experts have taken to calling this group “the axis of upheaval” or “the axis of autocracy,” ...

But its ability to deliver long-term growth and improve Americans’ quality of life hinges on whether it can build at scale.

But the pause in U.S. aid served as a dramatic wake-up call: the most crucial factor in determining how long and how ...

Iran has grappled with a series of setbacks. Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran’s long-standing nonstate regional allies, have been ...

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A peace settlement to end a major war can be an opportunity to reorder the world. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in ...

Ukraine would thus be forced to brace itself for war without U.S. support. In any case, a withdrawal of that support might in ...