Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that if the U.S.-led coalition supporting Ukraine falters, it will "open a Pandora's box" in which countries like China believe they can also attack smaller states with impunity. Published March 22, 2023
Cold War 2.0 shifted into a new gear Monday as Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow in a major show of solidarity with Russian President Vladimir Putin against the United States and the West. Published March 20, 2023
The Chinese Foreign Ministry and state-controlled news outlets have dramatically ramped up efforts to echo Russian propaganda about the Ukraine war and promote Beijing's own increasingly aggressive anti-U.S. narratives in recent months. Published February 28, 2023
The unthinkable -- a multi-year shooting war with tanks, trenches, drones and vast waves of refugees -- is playing out in the heart of Europe, amid mounting fears the raging war in Ukraine will pit Russia and its allies against the U.S. and Western-aligned democracies around the world for decades to come. Published February 26, 2023
The year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken the foundations of a post-Cold War order that has held sway for three decades, sparking new global unease over the prospect of nuclear war, rocking long-established diplomatic and political norms, and aligning the world's top autocracies in unsettling new ways. Published February 22, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting that U.S. and Western European political and societal resolve to back Kyiv will soon break down so that his military can proceed with its dismemberment of Ukraine, the top European Union diplomat in Washington warned in an interview. Published February 20, 2023
Beyond the hard numbers and ruined lives, the biggest mystery facing Ukraine, the U.S. and the world isn't quantitative but psychological: What does Russian President Vladimir Putin want and how far is he prepared to go to get it? Published February 20, 2023
China's balloon surveillance program has gone on for years and monitored dozens of countries, the Biden administration said, on a day when its handling of the balloon that traversed the country last week came under sharp, bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill. Published February 9, 2023
The Chinese government has flown its fleet of spy balloons "over more than 40 countries across five continents," according to a senior State Department official. Published February 9, 2023
The prospect of Chinese military action on the divided Korean Peninsula is likely to rise as Beijing expands its armed forces, a former longtime U.S. intelligence official in the region warned Tuesday. Published February 7, 2023
A defensive Biden administration on Monday insisted that the long delay in downing a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the country last week allowed U.S. analysts to collect valuable intelligence, while also claiming that officials didn't learn of previous Chinese incursions until after former President Trump left office in early 2021. Published February 6, 2023
China expressed outrage Sunday over the U.S. military's shooting down a day earlier of a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, as the Navy began retrieving wreckage from the Atlantic Ocean and the political rhetoric ramped up in Washington. Published February 5, 2023
A Lithuanian political leader with influence over his country's foreign policy says the U.S. should not push for Ukraine-Russia peace talks until all Russian forces are removed from Ukraine and Kyiv is made a member of NATO. Published February 5, 2023
China expressed outrage Sunday over the U.S. military shooting down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina a day earlier, but Beijing has yet to comment on the Pentagon's discovery of another Chinese balloon spotted over Latin America. Published February 5, 2023
The openly gay ambassador whom President Biden sent to staunchly conservative Hungary is facing a firestorm of criticism in Budapest, where pro-government media accuse him of violating diplomatic protocols, meddling in the judiciary and undermining the country's traditional values. Published February 2, 2023
Religious freedom is not only under growing threat around the globe from China and other totalitarian regimes, warned dignitaries at a summit this week in Washington, but faces challenges such as efforts by leftists in such stalwart democracies as Japan to curb faith groups since last year's assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Published February 1, 2023
Chinese technical support for Russian mercenaries in Ukraine, North Korean nukes and the prospect of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan could all be on the table when Secretary of State Antony Blinken touches down in Beijing for a high-stakes diplomatic visit this weekend. Or not. Published January 31, 2023
Ukraine and its biggest Western backers hope the high-tech, U.S.-made M1 Abrams and German-made Leopard 2 A6 battle tanks being sent to Kyiv will provide a major boost to the country's fight against Russian invaders. Published January 25, 2023
Does the U.S. military have too many officers? Some Republican lawmakers say the answer is an unequivocal yes: "Brass bloat" is real. Published January 25, 2023
The United States and Germany were poised Tuesday to approve the transfer of U.S.-made M1 Abrams and German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, ending weeks of reluctance to send such powerful weapons to bolster Ukraine's fight against Russia's ongoing onslaught. Published January 24, 2023
