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# Mathias Hammer

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## Mathias Hammer


## Mathias Hammer


* ![The US State Department is seen on Novem](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted9c318bf74ca9dd/698a4324cabb1d448de520cc/GettyImages-107403708.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 12, 2023  
### [Inside a U.S. Nuclear Arms Control Center](https://time.com/6358309/russia-us-arms-control-nuclear-center-nnrrc/)  
The NNRRC was set up to reduce the chance of nuclear war. But as Russia pulls out of arms control de...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Israeli airstrikes continue on the 16th day in Gaza](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfdacdbad61d7c7b7/698a42f1db29875bf62699d6/GettyImages-1738627692.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 5, 2023  
### [Report Ties U.S. Arms to Gaza Deaths](https://time.com/6342821/israel-airstrike-us-military-war-crimes/)  
Israel used U.S. military equipment to kill 43 civilians in Gaza—a possible war crime, Amnesty Inter...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![A woman and a child look at the left-bank districts of Kyiv](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ca76beda3dc8ad6/698a4261096a9403a96ae571/GettyImages-1245436611.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 15, 2023  
### [Ukraine Races to Guard its Energy System](https://time.com/6335675/ukraine-russia-energy-system-winter/)  
As winter approaches, Ukrainians brace for yet another Russian attempt to freeze them out.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Demonstration against ongoing war in Ukraine and nuclear weapons in Japan](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte64239a7be0c058e/698a422f929fad1954bfa5bc/GettyImages-1581014319.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 13, 2023  
### [The Collapse of Global Arms Control](https://time.com/6334258/putin-nuclear-arms-control/)  
Crucial treaties built up during the Cold War have fallen apart in recent years, worrying arms contr...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![US Nuclear Submarine USS Kentucky Sails to South Korea as North Korea Tests Missiles](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd299438b1d7ccbdc/698a420a096a9440956ae4c0/GettyImages-1542838011.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 6, 2023  
### [U.S. Sends Submarine to Middle East](https://time.com/6332014/middle-east-nuclear-submarine/)  
In a message of deterrence, U.S. Central Command made a rare announcement that an Ohio-class submari...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
* ![Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speech in Lebanon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte69a42efd96ac776/698a41f5b3fce3f9a50caf97/GettyImages-1761228283.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 3, 2023  
### [Hezbollah Leader Gives Speech on Israel](https://time.com/6331218/hezbollah-nasrallah-speech-israel-war-lebanon/)  
Hezbollah's leader Nasrallah warns that Hezbollah could escalate its attacks on Israel if the situat...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e7cefa8b3c4a5c5/698a41f1b21a9c256d507bf8/GettyImages-1760595226.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 3, 2023  
### [How the U.S. Supports Israel's Military](https://time.com/6331133/israel-gaza-biden-military-support/)  
Are U.S. weapons being used in Gaza? What support does Biden provide to Israel? Here's what to know.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-DEMO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a86e5a4d58293dd/698a41c9929fad45c9bfa511/GettyImages-1734736098-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 30, 2023  
### [How Middle East Unrest Benefits Russia](https://time.com/6329850/hamas-gaza-russia-putin-israel/)  
Hopes rise in the Kremlin that the Israel-Gaza war will divert attention away from Ukraine.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![TOPSHOT-IRAQ-ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0eef8b02805ed16/698a41b6cabb1d0481e51e34/GettyImages-1712947962.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2023  
### [U.S. Troops Face Attacks in Middle East](https://time.com/6328458/military-base-attacks-middle-east-israel-iran/)  
In the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, here's what to know about the attacks on U.S. military bases in...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![President Joe Biden and U.S. officials meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20ffa03d75a7d79d/698a415b096a94c2dc6ae38e/ISRAEL-US-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 19, 2023  
### [U.S. Official Resigns Over Arms to Israel](https://time.com/6325957/josh-paul-state-department-israel-arms/)  
Josh Paul, former senior State Department official, says the U.S.'s support to Israel is "shortsight...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
* ![US tests an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile in 2017.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c63dba418cfc6c6/698a4133457a5261fad68081/GettyImages-677186606-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2023  
### [U.S. Not Ready for Nuclear Threat From Russia, China: Report](https://time.com/6323059/us-china-russia-nuclear-threat/)  
A bipartisan Congressional report calls for a dramatic overhaul of America's nuclear arsenal and str...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![ISRAEL GAZA WAR](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4bd4485f668194c/698a4123929fad3fbebfa40a/Israel-soldiers-Gaza-war.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 11, 2023  
### [Israel-Hamas War: What to Expect](https://time.com/6322493/israel-hamas-ground-war-gaza-military/)  
Military experts say to brace for a long, ground operation in Gaza, complicated by the presence of h...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![State Department Says Failure to Reauthorize PEPFAR Risks Lives](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte229cd3fef27b79c/698a4101db2987a6892696a8/PEPFAR-Reauthorization-In-Danger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 6, 2023  
### [Congress’ Fight Over PEPFAR May Have Grave Consequences](https://time.com/6320939/aids-relief-program-pepfar-fight-consequences/)  
The once bipartisan-backed AIDS-relief program has saved more than 25 million lives across the world...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Russia Rejects US Nuclear Talks](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt623b42c5a978c2c6/698a40ffe6e84a68012b08e2/Russia-Rejects-US-Nuclear-Talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 6, 2023  
### [Russia's Latest Threat: New Nuclear Tests](https://time.com/6320924/russia-putin-nuclear-test-threat/)  
Russia is using nuclear sabre-rattling in search of leverage on Ukraine, Western experts say.  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![New Jersey Sen. Menendez Delivers Statement To The Media Following Indictment](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4db4ac219f7a830/698a40cb86f68e33d46f2ccf/Menendez-faces-allegations-of-bribery.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 27, 2023  
### [Calls Grow for Aid to Egypt to Be Cut](https://time.com/6318109/menendez-indictment-sparks-calls-for-aid-to-egypt-to-be-suspended/)  
Members of Congress call for Egypt to face consequences for allegedly bribing Sen. Bob Menendez.  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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