What Does Political Science Teach Us About Why Countries Use Private Military Groups like Wagner and Blackwater?

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Why Has the United States Deployed Gunboats to Haiti?

On February 3, the United States deployed a warship and Coast Guard vessels off the coast of Haiti, near Port-au-Prince. The move came amid political wrangling within Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council, as some members sought to block Washington's preferred candidate from ...  Show more

The Last Nuclear Arms Control Agreement Between the US and Russia Just Expired. What's Next?

The New START treaty, signed by the United States and Russia in 2010, limited both countries to 1,550 deployed strategic warheads, placed restrictions on how those weapons could be deployed, and included strong verification mechanisms to ensure compliance. On February 6, 2026, th ...  Show more

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