Defense

The Key to Putin’s Cyber Power

The Russian president has both the capability and the intent to cause harm, says a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the threat won’t vanish once Donald Trump takes office.

Oversight

How Donald Trump Could Change the World

A scholar of U.S. foreign policy explains why the 2016 race could be the most consequential election—anywhere—since the 1930s.

Defense

How Geography Explains Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Because of its location, America can choose whether it wants to be a gatekeeper or a global policeman.

Defense

Fighting Terrorism With a Credit Card

Interest payments on America’s war debt could one day exceed the direct costs of combat itself.

Tech

What the DNC Hack Could Mean for Democracy

Suspected foreign interference in an American election might be a taste of what's to come.

Defense

What If the Terrorists Are Already Here?

How to talk about terrorism today—and how to stop talking about it

Management

7 Ways to Find Meaning at Work

David Brooks and Arthur Brooks offer advice on how to turn a job into a vocation.

Oversight

Does Hillary Really Have the Foreign-Policy Advantage?

Clinton says Trump's wrong about the world. But she still needs to explain why she's right.

Defense

The Symbolism of the New U.S. Medal for Fighting ISIS

A very close look at the military’s award for service in Syria and Iraq.

Management

Remember the Time Fidel Castro Asked FDR for $10?

Obama has sent the first direct mail between Cuba and the U.S. in five decades. But it's not the first historic letter between the countries.

Defense

How Harry Truman Announced the Hydrogen Bomb in 1953

Here's how the U.S. president justified thermonuclear weapons—63 years before North Korea claimed to possess them.

Management

Should Mexico Respond to Trump?

The Mexican government “has maintained an unjustifiable distance” from the debate over the candidate’s immigration policy, one journalist says.

Defense

$300,000 an Hour: The Cost of Fighting ISIS

What price will the U.S. ultimately pay to neutralize the Islamic State?

Defense

Is It Peacetime or Wartime in America?

Obama is losing his battle with perpetual war.

Defense

Why There Are So Few POWs From Today's Wars

Americans are taken captive at a much lower rate than in past conflicts.

Management

Sweden: The New Laboratory for a Six-Hour Work Day

Officials hope less time at the office will make workers healthier and more productive.