‘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…
Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
By Ben Blanchard and Kim Coghill Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits”…
Tensions with Mali are jeopardizing Macron’s EU Defense ambitions
By Dave Keating As Europeans wait with bated breath to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes an invasion of…
Why Europe has no say in the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Ukraine, NATO and Russia
Russia, China oppose NATO expansion
Pool photo by Alexei Druzhinin
A matter of speed? Understanding hypersonic missile systems
X–51A Waverider. Photo credit: US Air Force graphic
Russian spy ship that can ‘cut undersea cables’, disrupt global internet
Global internet connectivity
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…