The War and Security Order
How wars, alliances, weapons supply and cyber conflict are remaking the post-Cold War security order.
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Defense Production, explained
A contract ledger marks rated orders, telling suppliers which national-defense jobs must move first through the queue
Jun 3 · Guide
What NATO Does
NATO turns U.S. and allied government security promises into alliance pressure when one member country is threatened
Jun 1 · Guide Building guideHow cyber incidents escalate
Cyber incidents become national-security problems when attribution, critical infrastructure, and public disruption line up.
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- Jun 3 · 5 sources Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
State Department talks put Israel-Lebanon ceasefire enforcement and southern towns under security pressure
- Jun 3 · 5 sources Ukraine Hits St. Petersburg
Ukraine launches drone strikes on St. Petersburg energy and military sites as Putin's investor forum opens, putting Russian security under pressure
- May 31 · 3 sources Beaufort Ridge Seized
Israel puts troops on captured Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, forcing residents and border security into a new pressure point
- May 31 · 2 sources IAEA Warns On Zaporizhzhia
IAEA, the U.N. nuclear agency, warns after a reported drone strike put Zaporizhzhia's turbine hall under safety scrutiny
- May 30 · 2 sources Asia Allies Face Defense Bill
At Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue, Hegseth warns Asian government leaders that China's buildup puts defense budgets and U.S. forces under pressure
- May 29 · 4 sources Ceasefire Under Fire
Israel launches a May 28 strike near Beirut, hitting Choueifat residents in an apartment building under the April 17 ceasefire
- May 28 · 3 sources Drone hits NATO Romania
About 70 residents were evacuated after the drone's explosive payload detonated
- May 28 · 2 sources Netanyahu Orders 70% Gaza Seizure
Netanyahu orders a 70% Gaza push under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, straining Palestinian residents
- May 25 · 3 sources US military launches new strikes
Southern Iran: CENTCOM says U.S. forces hit missile sites and boats it said were laying mines
- May 25 · 4 sources Israel plans wider Hezbollah attacks
Netanyahu says from Israel that strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon will intensify; the IDF reports 70-plus sites hit in one day
- May 24 · 3 sources Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile
Drones and missiles over Kyiv
- May 23 · 3 sources NATO troop switch
Then Trump says 5,000 more troops should go to Poland