Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

For a few weeks in October 2022, the White House was consumed in a crisis whose depths were not publicly acknowledged at the time. It was a glimpse of what seemed like a terrifying new era.

The risk of nuclear conflict is rising. It’s time for the world to pull itself back from the edge.

Some well-meaning U.S. efforts to help Taiwan may end up provoking China when we should be trying to lower tensions.

Iran wants to flex its muscles without directly taking on the U.S. or Israel, but that cautious strategy is subject to miscalculation on all sides.

After months of tense relations between the U.S. and China, there is a welcome sign of better communication.

The national security adviser has drawn criticism for recent public remarks. Biden officials pushed back on the idea that Mr. Sullivan was offering a lasting view on Middle East conflicts.

While Russian hard-liners voice provocative proposals about using nuclear weapons, Mr. Putin presents himself as a moderating force — while never really taking the threat off the table.

Vladimir Putin wants to lead Russians into a civilizational conflict with the West far larger than Ukraine. Will they follow him?

In a spate of recent books on U.S.-China relations, war between the two superpowers is already raging.

At a campaign fund-raiser, the president said China’s leader was “very embarrassed” to not be informed about the surveillance craft that was shot down after crossing American airspace.