Top U.S.Commanders describe potential "deaths of despair" and economic blows as current risks in the Pacific theater.

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EXPERT INTERVIEW — Other than Ukraine itself, few European countries have been as directly impacted by Russia’s 2022 invasion as Poland. From the beginning, Poland, which shares a roughly ...

The Reviewer — Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with Public Safety Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policies or positions of Public Safety ...

There is mounting concern about the nuclear arsenals of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea in this moment of global turmoil.

President Donald Trump’s raft of global tariffs came into effect early Wednesday – an unprecedented move that punished U.S. allies and adversaries alike [...] More ...

EXPERT INTERVIEW – The visit of Kirill Dmitriev to Washington last week marked the first time in more than three years that a envoy from the Kremlin had visited the White House. Vladimir Putin’s ...