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After Ukrainian drone strikes, black smoke rises from Moscow’s largest oil refinery on June 18.

Ukraine Finally Has a Theory of Victory. Will It Work? Kyiv has developed a strategy for winning the war. Now all it needs is time.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio adjusts his hair following his arrival at al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi on June 23.

Marco Rubio Burned Down the House to Fix a Sink The secretary of state must be seen as the chief architect of the Trump administration’s assault on the rules-based order.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits at the door of a military helicopter during his visit to an Israeli drone center at the Palmachim Airbase near the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel on July 5, 2023.

Israel Belongs in the New Saudi-Iranian Order An anti-Abraham Accords is taking shape. That would be a big mistake.

Black smoke rises from a Gazprom Neft oil refinery on the outskirts of Moscow on June 18, following a Ukrainian drone attack.

Russian Energy Is Now at Ukraine’s Mercy Kyiv’s drone offensive against Russian oil facilities has found a sixth gear.

Balloons in the colors of Ukraine's flag fly in front of the statue of a Red Army soldier at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin's Tiergarten on May 9.

Putin May Escalate, but Ukraine Is Winning In the ongoing battle of narratives, Kyiv’s supporters have every reason to hold the course.

Representatives from Hong Kong University view a prototype of the domestic J-10A fighter jet at the Beijing Aviation Museum at Beihang University in Beijing, China, on June 1.

Why We Know More About China’s Next-Generation Fighters Than America’s As internet sleuthing replaces traditional intelligence collection, one big mystery about the PLA remains.

People look at thick black smoke rising from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022.

The Strategy Behind the Battle for Crimea Ukraine’s new offensive on the territory has military stakes far beyond payback.