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President Donald Trump has considering meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about ending Russia's war on Ukraine.

DEEP DIVE — Nearly three years into its costly war against Ukraine, Russia’s economy is faltering under the strain of ...

In this three-part series, Dave Pitts brings conceptual clarity to strategic competition and conflict in the gray zone. As ...

Trump has long sought a U.S. exit from the WHO. What are the potential national security implications from the withdrawal?

Lawrence O. Gostin is Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University’s highest academic rank conferred by the ...

The deployment of North Korean troops to Russia's Kursk region tells much about where North Korean-Russian relations are going.

EU's Kallas: Russia is posing an existential threat to our security ...

Steven L. Hall retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2015 after 30 years of running and managing intelligence operations in Eurasia and Latin America. Mr. Hall served as a member of the ...

At his inauguration, the 47th president claimed Panama is “ripping off” the U.S. and that China is “operating the Panama ...

Tim Willasey-Wilsey served for over 27 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is now Visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London. His first overseas posting was in ...

Their treaty may be a case of "form over substance," and its timing — after Assad's fall and before Trump's return — is key.