To put it plainly: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unfit to run a nuclear-armed organization with a trillion-dollar budget. Are. that’s the point. Donald Trump doesn’t want anyone to effectively manage the Pentagon; He wants to create disruption in … Read more
Ukraine launched “large-scale” drone attacks on several regions of Russia overnight, local officials there said on Tuesday, the biggest recent attacks in Kiev’s campaign to cripple Russia’s war machine on its home turf. Appears to be one of the. The attacks, mostly in southwestern Russia, were the latest in a series that have demonstrated Ukraine’s … Read more
When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine River last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe Reason Ranging from “the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to “increasing migratory pressures and the threat of terrorist infiltration”. France cites … Read more
As Western diplomats attempt to establish ties with rebels who have taken power in Syria, a religious minority is making its own diplomatic efforts to ensure security for its members while the country rebuilds. Druze, a representative of the group, recently went to Washington to meet with lawmakers, members of the Biden and Trump administrations … Read more
Israeli security and policy chiefs were expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday for high-level talks about a proposed cease-fire deal in Gaza, in the final days of President Biden’s term and Donald J. The hostages will be released before Trump takes office. Biden administration officials are pushing for a deal that would become part … Read more
fear of falling Global fertility is to many on the right what climate change is to the left: the central problem of the era, a slow-moving crisis that is still destabilizing societies. Elon Musk wrote, “Population collapse due to low birth rates is a much greater threat to civilization than global warming.” JD Vance has … Read more
The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela, prompting President-elect Donald J. It has become nearly impossible for Trump to quickly snatch away the gains once he takes office. The extension of Temporary Protected Status, as the program is called, allows … Read more
United States Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns said the Biden administration is making a last-ditch effort to persuade China to stop transferring equipment to Russia for the war in Ukraine. Mr. Burns said in an interview at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing that about 400 Chinese companies have supplied Russia with so-called dual-use products, … Read more
When Donald J. As Trump returned to the White House, many countries thought they knew what to expect and how to prepare for what was to come. Diplomats in world capitals said they would focus on what Mr Trump says rather than what his administration does. Major nations developed plans to soften or counter the … Read more
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David French, Lydia Polgreen and Bret Stephens about the biggest risks and challenges facing America in the world today and the leadership of President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump. Patrick Healy: President Biden is about to hand back national security … Read more