Beijing views "strategic stability" as a guarantee of non-interference, while Washington pays the phrase little mind. Ahead of their Washington summit, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping must move past dange...

U.S. combat operations against Iran have reinforced the Pentagon’s appreciation for its network of bases in Europe, the American envoy to NATO said.

Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia.

Expanding the stockpile could weaken deterrence.

In the context of global threats to the United States, a long overdue defense modernization bill, and the ambitions of Trump’s signature defense priorities, perhaps the budget request should have bee…

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth launched enterprising Pentagon reforms that prioritize speed in acquiring new military capabilities, but this ambitious proposal is at risk of running into the …

President Donald Trump’s announcement of resuming nuclear testing has stirred questions about the type, such as live testing of warheads, and whether the United States has entered a new era of nuclea…

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Russia’s drone incursion into Poland marks a potential dangerous escalation in the Ukraine war that could challenge NATO’s unity and defenses.

Drone incursions into Polish airspace lay bare how unprepared military alliance is against surprise Russian attacks

As we approach the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings, we're going to see a lot of journalistic takes on them — many of them totally wrong.

The Trump administration released its AI action plan on July 23 to coincide with its ‘Winning the AI Race’ summit in Washington. CFR convened seven of its experts to examine the plan and detail the o…

President Trump is rattling the U.S.’s formidable nuclear saber amid his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to halt the war in Ukraine, just days ahead of Tru…

The epicenter of a huge quake that sent tsunami waves out across the Pacific is just 75 miles from a cluster of strategic Russian naval facilities.

Russia transferred two nuclear-powered submarines from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet.