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President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war in Iran backfired, leaving Tehran stronger than it was before. “How has this ...

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For decades, American allies in Asia and Europe have relied on U.S. extended nuclear deterrence for their safety. They forswore acquiring their own nuclear weapons, agreeing instead to live under the ...

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In the era of Trumpian foreign policy incoherence, a new intellectual biography of the American Cold War icon John ...

Navy successfully conducted the test launch of a strategic missile by a submarine on July 6, 2026. Photo: Xinhua. China's ...

North Korea has emerged as an unlikely benefactor in the Russia-Ukraine war, honing its skills on the battlefield and ...

On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy used his commencement address at American University to talk to the American people about the struggle for peace amid the Cold War. It is still to this day ...

Putin is going to lose.” But few people believe that the Russian leader will simply accept defeat, so western policymakers ...