China’s war with Taiwan is already underway - Asia Times
KINMEN, Taiwan – The Shun Da was kilometers off course. Authorized by China’s Maritime Safety Administration to dredge the seafloor for a new
Emerging Risks
Israel is at war with Hezbollah, despite the lack of label
Nobody will remember that for eight months, Israel was being attacked daily by Hezbollah while being told by the US and the EU to hold tight and not make things worse.
Russia—the Chronic Threat
Russia does note intend to stop with Ukraine…Russia presents a chronic threat.
– General Christopher Cavoli, April 10, 2024[i]
A decade after Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukrai
Nobody in China Wants to Marry or Have Kids! Married People Divorcing, Divorce Queues Last a Month
Recently, there has been much news from the public about the plummeting marriage and childbirth rates in mainland China, with worsening signs.
"Piling up divorces" and "a fertility rate lower than South Korea's" are becoming the synonyms of Shanghai city. Numerous online posts indicate that it's now even difficult to secure a divorce appointment in Shanghai. In areas like Pudong, it can take over half a month to schedule a divorce, requiring people to wait in line for their turn.
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World War War III may already have started—in the shadows
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
Advantage Over Parity: Assessing China’s Expanding Nuclear Arsenal | The Heritage Foundation
China is the fastest growing nuclear power on the planet, building 100 new nuclear warheads every year. While many assume that China’s nuclear arsenal will be the same size as that of the United States’ by 2035, this is mere speculation in absence of evidence. Indeed, there is ample historical reason to believe that China will seek to grow a nuclear arsenal that is substantially larger and more advanced than the United States’ in the coming two decades. Accordingly, the U.S. may need a nuclear arsenal that is larger and more diverse than the one it has now if it hopes to deter simultaneously Russia and China.
The U.S. Increases the Risk of War With Russia
Last week, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance took to X to warn that when Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike targets in Russia, he believes, “the risk of nuclear war is
Sleepwalking Toward War | Foreign Affairs
Will America and China Heed the Warnings of Twentieth-Century Catastrophe?
Putin Warning: World 'Close to Point of No Return' - Newsweek
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Wider European war on the horizon - Asia Times
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The real danger of Iran linking Hezbollah to Gaza - analysis
Although this is not a direct parallel, it’s worth considering how the current crisis has some commonalities with the First World War and the failed concepts that led Europe into a massive conflagration in 1914.
World Order is in a Downward Spiral | The National Interest
The United States needs a grand strategy to deal with three interconnected threats to global stability.
Hezbollah-Israel clashes intensify as fears grow of all-out war in Lebanon - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
The situation on the Israel-Lebanon border is worsening, all while US efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza have yet to lead to a deal.
On the Israel-Lebanon border, a war is unfolding in slow motion - The…
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The Terrorism Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again | Foreign Affairs
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China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII
Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare
Is the risk of nuclear escalation rising between Russia and the West? | Rajan Menon
That risk is notoriously hard to predict. There’s no reliable procedure for assessment or solid evidence on which to base it
Joe Biden Is Walking Down the Path to a Nuclear War with Russia | The National Interest
There is nothing for the United States to gain and a great deal to lose by expanding the allowed target list of our weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. Risking nuclear escalation is foolish to the
Hezbollah terrorists launch massive rocket attack on Israel amid mounting tensions
Amid near daily Hezbollah rocket, drone and missile attacks on the northern Israeli border communities, the Israel Defense Forces countered with a surgical strike that killed a senior Hezbollah commander.
Nation-Wide Salary Cuts! Industry Declines, Unpaid Wages, and Layoffs Sweep Through China
Taiwanese author and current affairs commentator Fan Zhou, who has been doing business in China for twenty years, compared the Chinese economy to a patient w...
China unites America and Europe in alarm
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Iraq is dying (and that is a global problem)
Thanks Odoo for sponsoring this video! Click https://www.odoo.com/r/zYW9 to check out Odoo for yourself now!Decades of armed #conflicts, water scarcity, extr...
Biden's Right: China's Economy Is Indeed 'On the Brink'
A war, Xi might reason, would likely prevent his political enemies from removing him from power.
Leaked docs reveal Russia is top global nuclear threat - with four times size of US nuke arsenal
Russian policy dictates it can use nukes if there is:
Reliable data on the launch of ballistic missiles on Russia and - or - its allies
Unleashing of nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction on Russia or its allies
An attack on critically important Russian state or military facility which could undermine a nuclear weapons response. Or
Aggression against Russia using conventional weapons when Russia is under threat.
There is something absolutely critical that no one seems to be discussing: Israel is on the brink of war with Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
For months, I've been saying that a larger-scale confrontation with Hezbollah is inevitable (see comments). However, there's an urgent…
— Khaled Hassan (@Khaledhzakariah)
Liberman claimed that Iran is "planning a Holocaust for us in the next two years," and suggested that Tehran's future plans involve a large-scale missile attack aimed at Israel’s annihilation
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NSA chief says China readying destructive cyberattacks on critical inf
China's cyber operatives have infiltrated computer networks used to control critical U.S. infrastructure in preparation for future attacks to disrupt American society during a conflict, the direc
Fox News: Philippines warns of ‘red line’ with Beijing amid heightened tensions in South China Sea
The Philippines have warned China that it would consider any Filipino soldier killed by a Beijing water cannon to be an “act of war" amid heightened tensions in the region.
Newsweek: Russia Warns NATO Ally Not to Underestimate Nuclear War Threat
Ambassador to Denmark official Vladimir Barbin warned Copenhagen that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets "would be seen as a nuclear threat."
This Island Holds the Secrets to China’s Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ
China is expanding its naval bases on the tropical island of Hainan in the South China Sea. Two of Beijing’s most important naval facilities, Yulia and Longpo, have undergone dramatic expansion to accommodate a growing fleet of vessels and to provide a home for China’s new sea-borne nuclear deterrent.
WSJ spoke to defense analysts who say the upgrades point to Beijing’s preparations for a possible conflict over Taiwan.
Chapters:
0:00 Island of Hainan
0:42 Geostrategic advantages of Hainan
1:07 Submarines and mountain bunker
3:31 Infrastructure expansion
6:15 Expansion in Cambodia
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