Russia’s elite Alfa Group executes high-risk missions from Chechnya to Ukraine—feared for ruthless tactics and costly ...

Since 1991 and the Chechen Wars, Russian policy has been an unconditional continuation of what was essentially left unfinished in the 19th century: a form of territorial colonialism (unlike Western ma ...

This is the "smart bomb" trap: A discrete strike intended to compress a conflict instead transforms its character.

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The U.S. and Israel gambled on "decapitation" in Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many others. History shows the danger of this approach in nationalist conflicts: It often works ...

The U.S. and Israel gambled on “decapitation” in Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many others. History shows the danger of this approach in nationalist conflicts: It often works ...

Bombing could cause either a slightly modified version of the current regime to emerge, or a much more radical regime.

A Russian businessman and former politician was found dead in a luxury Moscow apartment on Monday morning, just weeks after ...

The US can’t just bomb its way to a new government.

Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

Bombing could cause either a slightly modified version of the current regime to emerge, or a much more radical regime.