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‘World War C’: How did national security miss the coronavirus?

Military

The US spends billions and billions of dollars on defense, but the novel coronavirus slipped silently and invisibly across US borders and even onto military aircraft carriers. One could say the US was preparing for World War III when it got hammered by World War C — the coronavirus. 

A woman shows washing hands instructions to students in a classroom.

Border closures, travel restrictions limit relief organizations

flags of the US and China

The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real: Here’s why

Global Politics
A boy stands next to the remains of a missile as people line up for aid in the city of Douma in Damascus, Syria, on April 16, 2018.

Syria, chemical weapons and the limits of international law

Commentary
A view of Earth from the International Space Station.

10 risks facing the world in 2018

Conflict
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