Former President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses how bipartisan consensus enabled an out-of-control US military spending spree that continues to this day.
A person is more likely to die violently if they live in a middle-income democracy with high levels of inequality and political polarization than if they live in a country at war. But while few people can do much to end war, regular voters can be the greatest force for change in rotten democracies.
Islands have taken on a greater prominence when people talk about the risk of war, especially in Asia. In the Indo-Pacific, islands, reefs, and rocky outcroppings are increasingly an organizing principle for considering security issues.
The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation body insists the Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran was not shot down by Iranian missiles. But Canada says it has intelligence and evidence indicating the plane was downed by Iran.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about firewalls, data encryption, and strong passwords.
The way forward with Iran, including what remains of the Iran nuclear deal and if there’s any way more sanctions could have an impact on Iran.
Iran has launched a ballistic missile attack on at least two U.S. military sites in Iraq.
How Iran’s regional strengths can be used to put geopolitical stress onto the Western world.
Millions of Iranian’s are mourning Soleimani, many coming out out of fear for what is next for their country.
The U.S. military said the airstrikes were in retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that it had blamed on the militia.