As U.S. pressure mounts, President Trump signals talks with Maduro, highlighting a high-stakes mix of diplomacy and coercion.

Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.

Recent hostilities between Israel and Iran have reached all-time highs with air strikes and missile campaigns currently ongoing. These two countries have long been contentious military powers in the Middle East, with each building up impressive arsenals of ...

The Lowy Institute pointed to China's considerable advances in air and naval technologies and long-range weapons.

Who really has the most powerful military in 2025? As the world edges closer to conflict, we’re counting down the top 10 nations with the deadliest firepower, the biggest budgets, and the most advanced war machines on Earth.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways. But the spectacle on the Potomac will compete for attention with the use of active military power on the other side of the ...

The pervading question since the end of World War II has been whether military strength or political alliances ultimately guarantee peace. The nuclear standoff of the Cold War, the rise of NATO, and Russia’s enduring military presence have all shaped the ...

President Donald Trump is spearheading a military buildup in the Caribbean, already signing off on a series of U.S. military strikes against alleged drug vessels from Venezuela. So far, the Trump administration has conducted at least three deadly strikes ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Over the past fifteen years, China has increasingly become the dominant military power in Southeast Asia. At least, China has become so in ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. military strength would be “instantly obliterated” without his tariffs, also claiming the nation would be “completely destroyed.” A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 7-4 that the ...

The United Nations has issued a strong warning over Pakistan's latest constitutional amendments, cautioning that the changes could tip the country's fragile balance of power. The controversial 27th amendment,