The tide of the Ukraine war has subtly shifted as the Russian offensive has exhausted itself and the Ukrainian pushback has started to gain momentum. In retrospect, the pitched battle for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in late June and early July 2022 could perhaps be recognized as the high-water mark for Russia’s violent intervention aimed at exterminating Ukraine as an independent …

"The myth of Putin as the world's energies tsar is running out of gas."Putin can't pivot east to sell oil and gas and is eating into his reserves to finance ...

Amid stalled Biden administration talks to rework the decertified Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, Iran is coming out to threats to "build nuclear warheads" and turning New York City into "hellish ruins."

The Russo-Ukrainian War could yet go nuclear, and expanding war aims could push Russia over the brink.

Will Nancy Pelosi head to Taiwan as reports have indicated and how would China respond? One thing is clear: tensions are rising.

Amid reports Beijing is planning massive bailout, S&P predicts sales slump will heighten liquidity squeeze and trigger more defaults

Germany, which has been high-and-mighty within the European Union and has imposed austerity against weaker European economies such as in Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, is now demanding that other EU member nations bail Germans out of what will soon inevitably be an energy-emergency that results from Germany’s having complied with America’s demand to not […]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s intention to visit Taiwan is likely to cause a new round of escalation in the Taiwan Strait.

Are these actions merely intimidation tactics and saber-rattling?

A new Japanese defense report highlights concerns over China's growing use of artificial intelligence and “civil-military fusion.”

As talks in Qatar hit dead end, Iran admits it's been working on a nuclear bomb all along; Israel intensifies war against IRGC.

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Recruitment problems are a symptom of the failure to educate and cultivate genuine military leaders.

The same climate policies that are set to destroy private agriculture in the Netherlands are eventually coming to America.

The threat posed to America by China is greater than it has been in a generation. We're at a Sputnik moment and it's coming soon over semiconductors.

Sir Stephen Lovegrove says a lack of communication between global powers nowadays risks nuclear conflict

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For unexplainable reasons, after the US pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018, neither the US nor Israel prepared an available military 'plan B,' writes Ehud Barak.

Introduction We live in interesting times. In support of the most blatant aggression since World War II, we have heard since November 2021 Russian high level nuclear war threats every week or two. Ind

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Republicans, Democrats and politicians elsewhere agree: the US Speaker of the House is within her rights to travel to the island Beijing calls its own.

  Senior Hezbollah officials threatened Israel on Monday with an attack on its offshore gas rigs amid US-mediated negotiations between

Sometimes, you have to take a political figure at his word—even in Iran, where government officials are known for their mendacity and deceptiveness. And it’s especially important to listen when he’s talking about something as high-stakes as Iran’s nuclear program and imperial ambitions.

North Korea can strike Japan with nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, according to the recently released Defense of Japan 2022 White Paper, which also states that the weapons Pyongyang has tested this year pose unique challenges to Tokyo’s defense networks. The annual report released Friday also introduced an argument for “counter-strike capabilities” for the first time. The […]

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacif

Russia's Vladimir Putin told a forum in Moscow that the West cannot offer "its own model of the future."

China's Zero-Covid policy exacerbated the country's economic troubles, with months-long lockdowns stalling out multiple sectors including shipping, banking and construction.

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