Proxy wars, a phenomenon where external pow­ers support opposing sides in a conflict in order to influence the outcome of the conflict and ad­vance their own strategic interests, have become a ...

The Cold War was an era marked by existential dread, brinksmanship, and an unyielding arms race. Public focus centered on the ...

Our world has been shaped by two all-consuming conflicts - and by a global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction. Explore the in-depth sections below.

In an informative assessment of the state of U.S. and world security, James D. Zirin argues in the Washington Monthly this week that even amid rising threats such as a reinvigorated China-Russia axis ...

If the passing by the UN General Assembly in 2005 of the resolution enshrining the Responsibility to Protect – to shield people from mass atrocities – was the high point of the liberal international ...