Threats
The Threat Within NATO
An alliance built on democratic ideals is seeing the rise of strongmen in its midst.
Ideas
Time to Get Out of Syria
The national security 'blob' who warn departure would be a disaster are wrong.
Threats
Trump's Militarization of the US-Mexico Border Won't Come Cheap
Both presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush tried it. And both times it was deemed an expensive failure.
Threats
Trump Reverses, Says He’ll Keep US Troops in Syria
The president officially walked back last week’s off-the-cuff remark that the U.S. would leave Syria ‘very soon,’ leaving even more questions about the mission.
Threats
Denied Wall Funding, Trump Sends National Guard to Southern Border
Details are still being hashed out, but previous presidents’ decisions to do the same offer clues about what’s to come.
Threats
The Pentagon is Letting Hackers Loose on Its Travel Management System
Ethical hackers will scour the platform for security gaps in the department’s fifth bug bounty program.
Threats
The Shadowy Operative at the Center of the Russia Scandal
Court documents call him Person A, but descriptions match the officer to Russian intelligence and to Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
Threats
What Does 'Denuclearization' Mean to Kim Jong Un?
A close reading of what the Korean leader reportedly told Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Threats
Is Peace on the Horizon for Afghanistan?
An offer of talks by the Ghani government was met with silence from the Taliban. That, in itself, could be a good sign.
Threats
Trump's 'Good Relationship' With Russia Is Slipping Away
By shuttering a consulate and expelling 60 diplomats in response to the spy poisoning in Britain, he’s taken a remarkably hard line against Putin.
Threats