India's friction with U.S. rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems
Washington has told New Delhi it is unlikely to get a waiver on its planned acquisition of Moscow's S-400 air defense systems, raising the risk of sanctions.
For Russia, nuclear arms curbs with Biden are a 'no brainer'
The New START treaty, which limits the nuclear stockpiles of the United States and Russia, expires just 16 days after the president-elect's inauguration.
There are only bad options for dealing with North Korea
Kim didn’t wait for the inauguration, announcing last week that the United States remained his country’s “biggest enemy” and that his government would not give up its nuclear arsenal.
SolarWinds hackers linked to Russian spying tools, investigators say
The findings are the first publicly available evidence to support assertions by the United States that Russia orchestrated the hack.
China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled ...
U.S. intelligence says Russia 'likely' behind hacking of government agencies
The penetration of departments including Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Commerce is considered one of the worst known cybercompromises in recent year.
The Kremlin’s new man will keep us guessing
Just as Vladimir Putin was helped by academic-turned-St. Petersburg mayor, Anatoly Sobchak, Mikhail Mishustin was a protege of former finance minister and reformer Boris Fyodorov.
Asian security rests on forging closer U.S.-Japan science and technology cooperation
The U.S. C&ET strategy identifies a list of 20 priority areas of which Japanese firms have some of the leading technologies, such as advanced manufacturing and space technologies.
The SolarWinds cybersecurity wake-up call
The SolarWinds attack unfolded over many months, and coincided with governments’ latest negotiations to strengthen and clarify cyber norms.
For some in Russia’s elite, Putin’s future is again a hot topic
The regular revival of speculation about the 68-year-old leader’s future highlights how central Putin remains to the Russian state.
U.S. hacking attack adds to Putin mystique, even if Russia faces pain
The storm over the cyberattack on U.S. government agencies only helps Putin's image at home as a strong leader unafraid to confront the former Cold War enemy.
'Powerful tradecraft': How foreign cyberspies compromised America
Officials and researchers believe at least half a dozen U.S. agencies have been infiltrated and thousands of firms hit with malware in what may be one of the biggest hacks ever uncovered.
