Emerging Risks

Dr. John L. Casey, former NASA consultant and White House science advisor, warned years ago about a coming Grand Solar Minimum. Scientists expect the Sun to enter its quiet phase between 2030 and 2040, and combined with a weakened

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement continues to rack up violations, fueling fears of a new regional conflict in the making.

Again and again, the Russian president’s campaign of nuclear intimidation against Europe and NATO rings hollow.

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Robert Kaplan’s latest book describes a world breaking on lines both old and new.

Sam Cooper discloses what he was told by Canadian law enforcement and intelligence agents. The problem is way worse than any

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Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Ukraine; the West must prepare for escalation. Russia’s recent summer offensive failed militarily, resulting in massive casualties for little gain. -More critically, Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes are crippling Russia’s economy by taking a huge portion of its oil refining capacity offline, leading to […]

The founder of the world's largest hedge fund believes several signals point to an impending period of global strife.

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When Beijing dispatched a relatively unknown rear admiral from its National Defense University to the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue, bypassing its own defense minister and forfeiting its plenary address, i

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A new Danish intelligence assessment blames Russia for employing various 'gray zone' tactics against its forces.

Key Points and Summary – A U.S.–China war would likely begin not with a declaration, but with a chain of miscalculations. -Five flashpoints stand out: a South China Sea confrontation that spirals; a Taiwan crisis that jumps from coercion to blockade or strikes; a clash around Japan’s Senkaku Islands; an unsafe aerial intercept that echoes […]

Have we arrived at a turning point in America, where our foreign and domestic threats have converged? It appears that Tehran has spun an intricate strategy to threaten the homeland, Americans as well

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China’s nuclear modernization signals a recalibration of global strategy within which a new equilibrium must be formed.

The world is moving into a more dangerous age. According to the Peace Research Institute Oslo, last year set a grim record, namely the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in more than seven decades. At the same time, we are seeing a fundamental realignment of global geopolitics – made clear from the recent meeting

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Key Points and Summary – If World War III starts in 2025, odds are it begins in one of five places: the Taiwan Strait, NATO’s eastern front, the Israel–Iran theater, the Korean Peninsula, or the India–China Himalayas. -Each flashpoint has its own fuse—unfinished wars, shifting deterrence, or alliance commitments that could drag in great powers […]

New research shows a sharp, accelerating rise in childlessness, with 5.7 million more women aged 20-39 without children than expected in 2024. This trend has contributed to 11.8 million fewer U.S. births since 2007.

Depopulation — unremitting, long-term population decline — promises to be the 21st century’s most important demographic trend. After centuries of seemingly unstoppable increase, world...