National Security

After a dangerous Chinese naval collision near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the United States deployed two warships to assert freedom of navigation and support its treaty ally, the Philippines, challenging Beijing’s aggressive tactics in contested waters.

Turkey calls out Israel and Kurdish fighters for destabilizing Syria, warning that their actions exacerbate regional chaos with direct implications for U.S. national security interests.

As wildfires ravage southern Europe, stretched-thin authorities reveal systemic failures that threaten regional security and fuel instability impacting American interests.

These striking vertical photos from AP’s photojournalists reveal urgent global conflicts, environmental disasters, and social unrest — all of which ripple into America’s security and sovereignty.

China targets two Lithuanian banks in direct retaliation for EU sanctions over Russia, exposing cracks in Western unity and risking American and European economic interests.

As Serbia descends into violent clashes between government loyalists and student-led protesters, the risk to regional stability grows—a concern that directly impacts U.S. national security and European alliances.

As South Korea’s new president meets Japan’s premier before a summit with President Trump, Washington’s trade-driven diplomacy forces once-hostile neighbors to cooperate—yet this fragile alliance raises questions about America’s long-term strategic foothold in Asia.

As President Trump prepares to meet Putin without Ukrainian leaders, the sidelining of Kyiv threatens to reward Russian aggression and jeopardize American and European security.

Uruguay’s recent parliamentary approval to legalize euthanasia signals troubling shifts that challenge foundational values of national sovereignty and individual dignity, raising cautionary flags for America’s own debates on life and liberty.

China’s claim of ‘expelling’ the USS Higgins from disputed South China Sea waters exposes Beijing’s ongoing disregard for international law and regional stability, directly threatening American interests and freedom of navigation.