Putin's Relations With the West Reach Rock-Bottom
"It's not a new Cold War. It's a struggle between democracy and autocracy."
A Dirty War Is Being Waged Against a Free Press in Kiev
A string of violent incidents against journalists and press outlets has rocked Kiev.
Fifteen Years After 9/11, What Are We Fighting For?
'I've missed my kids growing up. I've missed a decade with my wife. For what?,' asks a lieutenant colonel.
Lightning and Thunder: Diary of the Siege of Mariupol
I can hear the thunder and see the flashes of light. The people in war's path are nothing more to me than twinkling city lights.
Putin's Saber-Rattling Spooks Ukraine and the Baltics
The Russian exercises are like the smoke screens before the stealth invasions of Georgia and Crimea.
Ukraine Front Line: Somme Meets Normandy, Plus Drones
Soldiers use an app on a tablet to plot enemy artillery positions on a Google Earth map of the battlespace.
Putin Steps Back From the Brink of War in Ukraine
Last week's Crimean incident was textbook Kremlin tradecraft—manufacturing an event to justify a large-scale military intervention.
War Intensifies as Putin Sends More Troops to Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is at its most intense level in a year. The U.N. reported 73 civilians died in July, the highest death toll since August 2015.
Europeans Are Quietly Preparing for War with Russia
To send a message to Putin, NATO plans to deploy military units to Eastern Europe in numbers unmatched since the Cold War.
Farewell to Daniel, Killed on the Ukrainian Front Line
More than 1.7 million Ukrainians still can't go home because of the war, and more than 10,000 are dead because of it.
Is Putin Trying to Secretly Influence Our Election?
'If Moscow senses that one candidate would be significantly better than another for its national interests, it will not hesitate to act.'
Ukraine Gets the Jitters as Fatalities Spike
Last Monday, seven Ukrainian soldiers died in combat and 14 were wounded. It was the deadliest day for Ukrainian soldiers in more than a year.
The French Hunker Down Against Islamist Terrorism
The focus has shifted away from eliminating terrorism's root causes toward ways to mitigate the threat through better security.
Putin Attacks Ukraine as NATO Bolsters Defense
'Russia wants to punish Ukraine for moving toward NATO, and they want to make clear to NATO that they can take Ukraine any time they want.'
NATO Backs a Free Ukraine. Only France Is Out of Step
The NATO secretary-general said Russia must stop its "political, military and financial support for separatists" in eastern Ukraine.
The Orlando Massacre: Where Does the Hate Come From?
Some argue humans are innately violent and killing is in our DNA. Yet most veterans are troubled by the killing they've done, no matter how justified it was.
The Iraqi Ghost Town Where ISIS Massacred 5,000
ISIS fighters systematically murdered all Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims. Now, retaken by Kurdish and Yazidi forces, Sinjar is a wasteland.
Watch: Alongside the Peshmerga, Heading for Mosul
Kurdish commanders say the U.S.-led airstrikes have been a game changer, degrading their enemy and boosting the Kurds' morale.
Savchenko's Release Puts Ukraine's Poroshenko on Notice
Parliament member Nadiya Savchenko was active during the 2014 Maidan revolution, and some think she will become an agent of change in Ukraine's parliament.
With the U.S. Troops Operating Behind the Lines in Iraq
U.S. special operations forces are neck-deep in the daily grind of the ground war against ISIS.
On the Battlefront Against ISIS With the Peshmerga
"U.S. weapons are supposed to come from Baghdad, but they're not coming," said the general. "All of our weapons are Russian, and we bought them on our own."
Navy SEAL Killed by ISIS Near Mosul
Keating's death is the third among U.S. troops in Iraq since the 2014 launch of Operation Inherent Resolve, the coalition campaign against ISIS.
The Long, Deadly Buildup to the Battle of Mosul
To limit collateral damage in the most precise air campaign in the history of warfare, pilots monitor targets for the presence of civilians before launching missiles.
Putin Orders Reckless, Dangerous Buzzing of NATO Planes
The U.S. and NATO say Russia has shown a pattern of military aggression and reckless brinksmanship that risks sparking a military conflict.
Panama Papers, Corruption Hamper Ukraine's Democracy
Recent events have strained Ukrainians' faith in the twin pillars of the 2014 revolution—closer ties to Europe and the fight against corruption.
Why Has the Ukrainian Prime Minister Suddenly Resigned?
Accusations of corruption and criticism of austerity measures he helped put in place have marred Yatsenyuk's term in office.
Putin Ponders a Spring Offensive in Ukraine
Putin's drawdown of forces in Syria spurred speculation in Kiev that the Kremlin is about to pivot back to bolstering Ukraine's separatist territories.
Return to Babi Yar, Where the Nazis Slaughtered 150,000
The SS troops expected only 5,000 to 6,000 Jews to show up. When 33,000 arrived, they wondered whether they had enough bullets to do the job.
Ordinary Life Seems Surreal on Ukraine's Front Line
It's not the tanks, the soldiers, the anti-aircraft missiles or the artillery that are so absurd. You expect those things.
Ukraine's Frozen Front: Trench Warfare Like the Somme
"When you're being shot at with artillery and you can only shoot back with machine guns, it's really frustrating."