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The Scandal-Rife Committee That Launched Putin’s Political Career

Retired U.S. Special Forces Colonel Liam Collins, the executive director of the Madison Policy Forum, explains how Ukrainian tactics can beat Russian numbers and why the war won’t end soon. 

China and NATO, the political meaning of COVID-zero, some rare Chinese criticism of Russia, working with the Taliban, and an art show in Prague.

Protests over price hikes in Iran underline growing public anger over a decimated economy that has been crippled by U.S. sanctions and years of mismanagement.

Anti-government protest in Khorugh, the provincial capital of Gorno-Badakhshan has spread to other parts of the region, prompting the Tajik government to launch an “anti-terrorist” operation.

A selection of the domestically-produced weapons and vehicles that would bolster NATO's arsenal if Finland and Sweden are successful in their bids to join the military alliance. Combat Vehicle 90 The Swedish armored vehicle is unique for its use of “active damping” suspension based on...

Ukraine’s decision to end its defense of the Azovstal steel plant in the devastated city of Mariupol is a success for Moscow amid setbacks. But at this stage of the war in Ukraine, it represents a symbolic victory for the Kremlin rather than a significant military breakthrough, analysts said.

Iranian authorities have been rocked by antigovernment protests demanding the end of the country's clerical regime amid skyrocketing inflation and subsidy cuts. Now they are trying to contain a strike by bus drivers in Tehran that threatens to bring unrest to the streets of the capital.

Four women in St. Petersburg face the threat of up to 10 years in prison for allegedly "discrediting the armed forces" regarding protests against the war in Ukraine. Their cases are among about four dozen such prosecutions across Russia marking a new stage of the Kremlin's war against dissent.

Croatia's Peljesac Bridge will soon allow travelers to skirt around border checkpoints, but not everyone is excited about the spectacular structure.