Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted North Korea to accelerate its own nuclear program and embrace a "first-use" nuclear weapons policy in a bid to deter an attack by the U.S. Published January 19, 2023
The Pentagon's latest bombshell report found that most of those UFO encounters remain unexplained, with many of the strange craft exhibiting "unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities." Published January 18, 2023
The U.S. has lost face on the world stage by ignoring Syrian President Bashar Assad's war crimes, a top Syrian American activist says, and Washington is dangerously in denial of the fallout from Mr. Assad's emergence as the victor of the country's more than decade-long civil war. Published January 18, 2023
The upheaval rocking Brazil intensified Tuesday, with former President Jair Bolsonaro signaling he'll return while President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears increasingly eager to levy harsh punishments on Bolsonaro supporters who ransacked the country's capital on Sunday. Published January 10, 2023
Facebook was wrong to censor a posting calling for the death of Iran's authoritarian leader over the summer, according to the findings of an oversight board tied to the social media giant. Published January 10, 2023
North America's leaders will talk about continuing the development of the USMCA members' tripartite economic and manufacturing juggernaut amid a looming global recession. Published January 8, 2023
Russia's unending war in Ukraine, North Korea's expanding nuclear weapons threats and China's increasing military moves toward Taiwan are among the complex global security challenges President Biden faces as he heads into the second half of his term in 2023. Published January 8, 2023
Some analysts warn that the foreign policy establishment in Washington is dangerously underplaying the risk that the Ukraine war could take a turn for the worse in 2023. Published December 29, 2022
Russia announced a ban on oil exports to Western powers Wednesday even as Kremlin officials seemed to keep the door cracked open to ceasefire talks over Moscow's nearly yearlong military invasion of Ukraine. Published December 28, 2022
Washington is still abuzz about the pre-Christmas visit last week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who traveled outside his country for the first time since Russia's February invasion and met with President Biden at the White House. Published December 28, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a ban on oil exports to the U.S. and other Western nations that recently imposed a price cap on Russian crude as punishment for Moscow's war in Ukraine. Published December 28, 2022
We're keeping a close eye on the Chinese Communist Party's concerted effort to spread its message and influence around the world, from Japan to the U.S. Published December 21, 2022
A new nuclear test by Pyongyang would send tensions soaring in the region, and likely force the U.S. and its South Korean and Japanese allies to respond. Published December 18, 2022
The war in Ukraine grinds on in its 10th month, although U.S. military intelligence predicts that the Russian army can sustain its current rate of attack only through early next year. Published December 14, 2022
President Biden has created a new advisory council to enhance dialogue between the African diaspora living in the U.S. and community and political leaders across Africa, a move announced as the White House hosts nearly 50 leaders from the continent for a three-day summit this week. Published December 14, 2022
Taiwanese military officials say China deployed a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan's air defense zone this week in a new escalation of Beijing's aggressive posturing toward the island democracy. Published December 14, 2022
Welcome to Threat Status, a weekly roundup of the biggest news inside the Pentagon, on the border and around the world. Sign up to receive Threat Status each week from a national security reporting team headed by veteran Washington Times journalists Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor. Published December 11, 2022
The World Cup put Qatar's eye-popping architecture and economic achievements in the spotlight. However, the Middle Eastern nation's role in the U.S. military's strategy has gotten far less attention. Published December 10, 2022
The Biden administration doesn't want to talk about it, but China's expanding military activities and economic influence in Africa loom large over a major three-day summit with African leaders the White House is hosting next week. Published December 9, 2022
Welcome to Threat Status, a weekly roundup of the biggest news inside the Pentagon, on the border and around the world. Sign up to receive Threat Status each week from a national security reporting team headed by veteran Washington Times journalists Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor. Published December 7, 2022
