Emerging Risks

An escalating war of words between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon echoes heightened tension at the border, with each vowing to return the other to the stone age and preparing for a possible conflict even as they deny seeking one.

Kyiv’s allies may have to establish a shipping corridor after the collapse of the U.N. grain deal, Admiral James Stavridis says.

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un see the world in the same terms, and they all realize that none of them will accomplish their goals unless they get the United States out of the way. Perhaps of greatest concern is that all three regimes

Cancer is a horrible diagnosis to receive at any age, but an apparent rise in the rate of cancers among young adults uncovered by a recent study is posing a concerning mystery epidemiologists are especially keen to solve.

China is showing no let-up in the rapid expansion of its nuclear forces and now joins Russia in posing a dual threat to American strategic deterrence of a nuclear conflict, the commander of the U.S. S

Military leaders are sounding the alarm about a rising risk of attack on Israel as it faces a worsening political crisis.

Indications are growing that Hezbollah could use chemical weapons to attack Israeli targets in the next war.

Iranian political analyst Emad Abshenas discussed his country's nuclear program on an August 12, 2023 show on Asharq News (Saudi Arabia). He said that before the nuclear deal was signed, Iran had enough uranium to produce 20 nuclear bombs and it now has enough uranium to produce 10-15 bombs if it only wanted to. Abshenas said that Iran doesn't want to produce nuclear weapons, but it has technology and science to do so if it wanted to. He suggests that Iran might be using its nuclear program as a bargaining chip so that the other side lifts its sanctions.

Iran's fast-moving development of weapons-grade uranium is bringing the possibility of an Iranian first nuclear test closer.

The current Chinese system has been staring down the barrel of a number of serious challenges for quite a while now, and this new economic data just took the...

Historically, rising great powers become more aggressive when their economies slow and geopolitical troubles multiply

Underlying longer-term weaknesses in the economy are bound up with Beijing’s repressive political system

The deployment of a Sino-Russian naval flotilla near Alaska last week underlines the growing threat those nations pose to America.

Anonymous officials from the Biden administration have told the New York Times that Chinese malware has been planted in the networks that control the critical infrastructure of military bases. The "ticking time bomb" could potentially cripple military systems in the event of a conflict between the two countries.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense uses annual white papers to survey the country’s strategic surroundings and explain how it means to manage them. Its latest such survey shows Tokyo upping its g

Mark B. Schneider, The Death of the New START Treaty, No. 560, August 7, 2023 Download PDF The Death of the New START Treaty Dr. Mark SchneiderDr. Mark B. Schneider is a Senior Analyst with

Every aspect of American life and culture is under assault, including the very processes by which we govern ourselves, and the manner in which we live.

Like other authoritarian regimes, China's economic development is following a predictable pattern, said the Peterson Institute's Adam Posen.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang explains why he believes the Biden administration is ‘clueless’ for thinking they are at peace with the rest o...

Britain has a historically low unemployment rate of 3.6%. Yet poverty levels are breaking all records. It’s a paradoxical situation: almost 15 million Briton...

In the future, China may incorporate nuclear weapons into its framework of political threats, intimidation, and even the use of force to achieve its international goals.

A stealth fighter jet pilot and a navy frogman are among PLA personnel shown pledging to lay their lives on the line for reunification.

The story of the Chinese-linked bio lab discovered operating illegally in California may even be worse than you think, especially when you consider China’s brazen activities on American soil and the country’s role in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Lebanese militant group appears to be trying new tactics to test Israel’s resolve

Storm clouds are gathering. The United States faces an increasingly threatening political-military environment driven by a range of hostile adversaries armed with increasingly sophisticated means and

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Critics of China's economic model have been warning of an impending economic crisis for years. Read why I think investors should reassess China's growth story.

Russian leaders threaten nuclear use so frequently in Ukraine that it has to be considered a possibility.