Why Trump and Pompeo's foreign policy is all about causing pain
Opinion: Trump's foreign policy is largely about appealing to his supporters at home. And those supporters want to see pain, writes Paul R. Pillar.
China has big plans in space, but they're not about gaining military might
Recognizing the prestige China sees in space would expand the US diplomatic toolbox, writes R. Lincoln Hines, nonresident fellow at the Pacific Forum.
Samsung designed a super-rugged tactical smartphone for military use — take a look
Samsung's rugged phone uses an Android operating system and can integrate with radios, drone feeds, and GPS.
A landmark deal with the UAE may not be enough to save Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu
The deal with the UAE is a triumph for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But in Israeli politics, no win comes without wounds, writes Frida Ghitis.
Ex-US Army Green Beret charged with leaking military secrets, said he was a 'son of Russia'
In 1997, the US soldier met with Russian officials on a military base and was given the code name "Ikar Lesnikov," according to his indictment.
A US Air Force F-16 pilot just battled AI in 5 simulated dogfights, and the machine emerged victorious every time
A DARPA expert said that the AI demonstrated "superhuman aiming ability" during the dogfight. The human pilot never scored a single hit.
Satellite snaps rare photo appearing to show Chinese submarine using secretive underwater cave at South China Sea base
The mysterious tunnels where China hides its strategic assets from the watchful eyes of potential adversaries offer several important advantages.
Smugglers are getting back to business in a major drug-trafficking corridor despite coronavirus restrictions
Honduran officials say 2,241 kilograms of cocaine were seized between January and July 2020 — more than the 2,218 kilograms seized all last year.
Hundreds of Chinese fishing boats lurking off South America add to fears about a future war for fish
Illegal fishing is a serious concern, but experts and officials say the competition for resources that drives it could spark a more violent conflict.
3 years after deadly collisions, training for the Navy's surface warfare officers shows few signs of change
In 2017, the Navy suffered two of its worst peacetime accidents, when two destroyers collided with other ships in incidents a few weeks apart.
Vietnam is warning about Chinese bombers deployed to disputed South China Sea islands
China's deployment of at least one bomber, the H-6J, and fighter jets to the Paracel Islands "jeopardises peace," Vietnam's foreign ministry says.
World War II bombing in Europe was so intense it left marks on the edge of earth's atmosphere
Explosions from the Allied bombing of Europe during World War II rippled through earth's atmosphere, where shock waves deposited their energy as heat.
Mike Pompeo accused European allies of 'siding with the ayatollahs' after they refused to back Trump on Iran
The UK, France, and Germany said the US could not trigger the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran, prompting fury in Washington.
'We're looking at it': The Trump administration has barely acknowledged the reported poisoning of Russia's top opposition leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin's critics and opponents have a habit of getting poisoned. President Donald Trump has a habit of brushing it off.
A disabled veteran defrauded donors and used money for a border wall to pay for this luxury fishing boat, federal prosecutors say
The 40-foot luxury boat "Warfighter" was featured on social media. Prosecutors say it was bought with donations for President Donald Trump's wall.
Meet Brian Kolfage, the leader behind the 'We Build the Wall' fundraising campaign who was just arrested on fraud charges with Steve Bannon
Kolfage founded the private organization in 2018 to help build parts of the US-Mexico border wall that President Donald Trump commissioned.
China's navy may launch its 8th advanced stealth destroyer later this year
The newest Type 055 destroyer is being painted at a shipyard in Dalian, indicating it is close to being launched, according to reports.
Meet North Korea's most powerful woman, Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's 30-something sister who's now his 'de facto second-in-command'
Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, frequently appears side by side with her brother, and plays a key role in his administration.
Mexico's Jalisco cartel is adopting a new tactic: Drones armed with C-4 explosive
The discovery appears to indicate that Mexico's ascendent cartel is using a new, high-tech tactic to attack its many rivals.
5 jets the US built to be fighters but ended up using as bombers
Aerial combat is always evolving, and planes designed for it in era have to adapt to survive in the next.
Putin's love of poison — a messy and uncertain weapon for assassins — reflects his need for proven uncertainty
High-profile critics and rivals of Russian President Vladimir Putin have a tendency to die from poison, something that conveys a specific message.
Iran unveils new ballistic missile named after the general killed in a US drone strike earlier this year
Iran also unveiled a new cruise missile named after an Iraqi militia leader who was killed in the drone strike that eliminated a top Iranian general.
Donald Trump wrecked America's relationship with the rest of the world. Joe Biden's DNC speech is a chance to start the healing process.
Joe Biden needs to speak to foreign leaders and citizens around the world to make them feel better about the direction of America.
Pro-Putin media are pushing a narrative that Alexei Navalny was hospitalized after heavy drinking, rather than poison, which his supporters say is a smear
Navalny, an outspoken Russian critic, was hospitalized on Thursday after falling ill on a flight to Moscow. His team says he was poisoned.
Video appears to show emergency workers rushing on a plane to take Putin opponent Alexei Navalny to the hospital after a suspected poisoning
Navalny, a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, fell ill on a flight to Moscow, according to an aide, who suggested his tea was poisoned.
ICE is forcing Muslim detainees to eat pork, immigrant advocates allege
Muslims are being forced to eat pork at a US Immigration and Customs enforcement detention center in Miami, Florida, advocates alleged Wednesday.
The US's best tank in World War II rarely saw combat
Outdated thinking about armor's role in combat and bureaucratic infighting kept the M26 Pershing away from the frontlines for most of World War II.
Democrats clearly made a mistake by having US soldiers in a convention video. But there's a compelling reason behind it.
"We have to use our bodies to get off the island, but that's the reality of life," a former US Army medic from American Samoa told Insider.
US border officials are seizing more meth, showing how the coronavirus is changing the drug market
The increase in seizures reflects trends in the US — with the coronavirus pandemic having likely increased the drug's profit potential.
Russia says one of its fighter jets intercepted an Italian plane that Italy actually retired in 2017
Russia said the Italian plane was an Atlantic maritime patrol aircraft, but it may have confused it with a French aircraft.
Meet 'Fuel,' who just won the Air Force's award for top fighter pilot
Each year, the Air Force gives the Gen. Claire Lee Chennault Award for significant achievement in fighter warfare tactics and development.
How Ukraine's audacious secret service successfully scammed Putin and his mercenaries
Ukraine tricked 32 Russian mercenaries into confessing their jobs and almost flying straight into Ukrainian custody.
Trump told Putin 'I'm a big fan of yours' and asked him to be the guest of honor at a Miss Universe pageant, in a series of fawning letters
Donald Trump invited Putin to the Miss Universe pageant years ago, adding a handwritten all-caps message promising "THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN!"
As US planes bombed Japan in World War II, the Japanese sent balloons across the ocean to try to set the US on fire
The Japanese wanted to strike back at the US mainland. But they had limited resources to do it. So they used balloons loaded with bombs.
Why the US decided to destroy all its old F-14 Tomcats rather than let anyone buy them
Like most of the United States' foreign-policy decisions over the past 20 years, this one was about Iran.
Why Putin may not rush in to save Europe's last dictator
Russia sees its interests in Belarus as non-negotiable, but it may only get directly involved if certain red lines are crossed.
A Florida airport was evacuated after a huge guided missile was found just sitting in a shipping container
It's not clear how the missile got there, but US Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians were called in to remove it.
Iran reportedly paid bounties to the Taliban to target US troops in Afghanistan
The suspected Iranian bounty plot was reportedly cited by US officials as a partial justification for the Soleimani strike.
The US Marine Corps' big plans to redesign its force means changes to what it stores in secret caves in Norway
The Marine Corps is overhauling to fight in a different environment. Now tanks, helicopters, and even some jobs are on the chopping block.
How Iran tried to bribe Taliban operatives with bounties on US soldiers, according to a former Taliban commander
In recent months it has emerged that both Russia and Iran offered to pay Taliban commanders to attack US troops stationed in Afghanistan.
These improvised Navy ships were like Venus fly traps for Nazi submarines
To counter the deadly effectiveness of German U-boats, the US Navy and Coast Guard employed some deception.
Trump must tell Putin to stay out of Belarus, says his former national security adviser John Bolton
There is growing concern in the West that Russia might intervene in Belarus to support under-fire president Alexander Lukashenko.
China isn't the Soviet Union, and the US needs to find a different way to compete
Opinion: Casting China as simply another Soviet Union misdiagnoses the problem and will lead to a faulty cure.
A former CIA agent has been accused of selling US secrets to China then accidentally confessing to the FBI
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma was charged with violating US espionage laws, and is accused of giving classified information to China for more than a decade.
How a minor upgrade to a little-known piece of technology helped the Allies win World War II
World War II was defined by big technological breakthroughs, but an update to a humble piece of equipment helped change the course of the war.
Marines flew their 'eye in the sky' in Australia for the first time ever
The flight of the RQ-21A drone reflects the Corps' plans to use unmanned systems to support expeditionary advance bases and positions.
'Bring us American heads': Iran flaunted bounties on US troops in propaganda leaflets
"They've been sitting on this for years," a former official said of US leaders. "That's what's flabbergasting to me."
Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid defends the Postal Service and says Trump is undermining every major US institution
"It is the theme of every autocrat who ever seized power or tried to hold onto it," retired Navy SEAL William McRaven wrote in a Post op-ed article.
Israeli air force jets are in Germany for an exercise for the first time ever
German and Israeli jets will fly over Dachau concentration camp and then near Munich in memory of the the 1972 Olympics terrorist attack.
Putin has no clear options in Belarus
Protests in Belarus are reaching a boiling point for President Lukashenko, but Putin can afford to wait as he "doesn't particularly like or need" Lukashenko.

