National Security

With China fast expanding its navy, including new aircraft carriers and assault ships, the top US admiral warns that America must strengthen ties with Asian allies and boost domestic shipbuilding to safeguard national security.

A Russian drone attack set ablaze a Turkish tanker offloading U.S. LNG in Ukraine’s Odesa, spotlighting Moscow’s ongoing effort to sabotage critical energy routes supporting Ukraine and its Western allies.

Northern Nigeria’s ongoing abduction of schoolchildren underscores the failure of both Nigerian authorities and international partners, including misguided U.S. aid policies, to confront violent Islamist groups and criminal networks threatening regional stability and American national interests.

As the UN Security Council prepares to vote on a U.S.-led plan to stabilize Gaza and pave a path toward Palestinian self-determination, Russia’s last-minute rival proposal threatens to stall progress, raising serious questions about global power dynamics undermining America’s strategic vision in the Middle East.

A deliberate sabotage on a crucial Polish rail route supplying aid to Ukraine exposes vulnerabilities in Eastern European security, raising urgent questions about who seeks to destabilize the region and threaten America’s strategic interests.

As Ukraine inks a deal with France to buy up to 100 Rafale jets and advanced defense systems, the move underscores Europe’s deepening military ties—while Washington’s role remains reactive. How will this arms buildup affect America’s strategic interests?

China’s live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea coincide with sharp diplomatic confrontations with Japan over Taiwan, exposing Beijing’s intent to intimidate regional neighbors and challenge American interests in East Asia.

President Trump reverses course, urging House Republicans to release Jeffrey Epstein files amid GOP infighting—raising questions about transparency and political motives in Washington.

New York Jets’ Kris Boyd critically wounded in late-night shooting; what failures of law enforcement and urban policy allowed this violence to spiral?

While Pakistan launches a massive vaccination drive against measles, rubella, and polio amid militant attacks, the U.S. must recognize how global health failures and instability abroad put American security and sovereignty at risk.