Chinese scientist defects to US carrying hypersonic weapons secrets
A cricket-loving Chinese rocket scientist, attached to the Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has defected to the U.S. carrying…
‘War tourists’, mercenaries boost banks of foreign fighters flocking to Ukraine
•An estimated 17,000 foreign fighters, including many Americans, have flocked to the conflict over the last eight years. By Ben Makuch…
Why Europe has no say in the Russia-Ukraine crisis
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Russia, China oppose NATO expansion
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Russian spy ship that can ‘cut undersea cables’, disrupt global internet
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Why NATO has become a flash point with Russia in Ukraine
A NATO sign marks the seventieth anniversary of the Atlantic alliance in Kyiv, Ukraine. Pierre Crom/Getty Images
Is Biden’s strategy with Putin working, or goading Moscow to war?
•The Biden administration’s goal is to cut the Russians off at each turn by exposing their plans. But Russian President…
US vs Russia: When redlines fail
Biden and Putin meet in Geneva, June 2021 Guo Chen Xinhua / eyevine / Redux
How big is Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine
•It is the biggest concentration of firepower in Europe since the cold war By The Economist The crisis on the Russia-Ukraine…