Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an eleventh-hour deal before their last remaining arms control ...

Trump Says He Plans to Talk to Iran While Pentagon Prepares for Possible Action

President Donald Trump said ‌on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even ​as the U.S. dispatched another warship to the Middle East and Pentagon chief ‍Pete Hegseth said the military ​would be ...

Trump admin labels Israel 'model US ally' ahead of major military aid talks

Trump's new National Defense strategy positions Israel as a "model ally" in Middle East doctrine, fundamentally reshaping U.S ...

Hegseth Says Maduro Raid 'Sends a Message' to Foreign Governments About U.S. Military Assertiveness

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the recent raid that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was ...
Opinion

Masks are discarded: what should Russia do in response to the US National Security Strategy?

EADaily, January 30th, 2026. In its new National Security Strategy, published in December 2025, the United States openly talks about its main goals and the ways in which it will achieve them — this is ...
Opinion

What Is—and Isn’t—in Trump’s New National Defense Strategy

Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: what’s in the new U.S. National Defense Strategy, U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats toward Iran, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ’s ...

US approves more than $6.5 billion in potential military sales to Israel, Pentagon says

The US State Department approved a potential sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and Apache Helicopters to Israel.

Analysis-Barring Last-Minute Nuclear Deal, US and Russia Teeter on Brink of New Arms Race

The New START treaty is set to end on February 5. Without it, there would be no constraints on long-range nuclear arsenals for the first time since Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev ...

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

The United States is seemingly moving toward a potential strike on Iran. On Jan. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump sharply ...

A Last-Minute Nuclear Deal Stands Between US, Russia For New Arms Race

The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an eleventh-hour deal before their last remaining arms control ...
Opinion

RIP the ‘rules-based international order’

The Greek Gen. Thucydides, in the vernacular of the day, is having a moment. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked a famous aphorism from ...

Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions

By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.