Threats

The D Brief: Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Syria; More Red Sea attacks; Bad online trends; Space plane’s new trick; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pleas at the UN; Russia-China drone project?; China tests ICBM; Army’s armor lessons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Want peace in the Pacific? Bring Taiwan into the UN system

The United Nations can start by rejecting Beijing’s false claims about Resolution 2758.

  • Lin Chia-lung
Threats

The D Brief: Orban in Kyiv; Russia presides over UNSC; NATO’s new Kyiv posting; Army to field EW backpacks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Sam Skove
Threats

Today's D Brief: USCG help with Baltimore bridge collapse; Israeli military chief to the Pentagon; Netanyahu angry over UN ceasefire; USAF wishlist; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Public pressure on Israel; Damaged Russian warship, in photos; Moscow claws back exported arms; China’s recruiting woes; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Presidents push Ukraine aid; Defense bill fails; Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire; Did F-35B eject its pilot?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Marine F-35 disappears; Shakeup in Ukraine; China, US up spy efforts; Speedy satellite launch; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: UN on Russian war crimes; Drone-downing video; DOD’s new arms-production team; Bank failure rattles defense firms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Explainer: Russia's Illegal Plan to Annex More of Ukraine

As Moscow clears Red Square for a Friday ceremony, a look at popular sentiment in the four distinct regions.

  • Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation
Ideas

In NYC, a Bronx Cheer for Putin, Trump, and the Aging UN

As the General Assembly met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, Biden warned against nuclear war and the UN’s growing irrelevance. Will he do more?

  • Kevin Baron
Threats

Today's D Brief: Putin calls up 300k troops; Biden's nuclear warning; USN, Canada sail through Taiwan Strait; Iran protests spread; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Ideas

The UN Must Do More for Ukraine—and Itself

Russia’s invasion of a sovereign state is also an attack on the basic principle the international body was founded to prevent.

  • James Jeffrey
Ideas

Put US Boots in Ukraine to Defend a UN-Approved Security Zone

It worked in Syria.

  • James Jeffrey
Threats

It’s ‘Effectively Impossible’ To Kick Russia Out Of The UN, But There Are Other Options

Diplomats could remove Russia from the human rights council or refuse to recognize a Russian-backed government in Ukraine, experts say.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

US, Russia Spar Over Ukraine At Confrontational U.N. Meeting

Russian official claims the U.S. is trying to “drive a wedge” between Moscow and Kyiv with “unfounded accusations.”

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

US to Russia: Explain Your Military Buildup to the UN

The UN Security Council will meet on Monday in the latest diplomatic move amid tensions.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Ideas

What Can the United Nations Do About Counterterrorism?

It’s time to take a long hard look at the UN’s 20-year old counterterrorism architecture.

  • Naureen Chowdhury Fink
Threats

Biden Counters China’s Allegations Of A New ‘Cold War’ In UN Speech

The president’s remarks on human rights, freedom of navigation, and authoritarianism were a thinly veiled message to Beijing.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Biden to Pitch Partnership at UN, Amid Tension With France and Other Allies

The withdrawal from Afghanistan “opens the chapter” for diplomacy, a senior administration official said.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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