Emerging Risks

Several smaller nations in the region have accused China of using military threats to maintain its hegemony and silencing the critics

Following the humiliating and large-scale loss of territory around Kharkov, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilisation of 300,000 troops to address the military’s considerable manpower deficiencies and replenish battlefield casualties. Russia has reportedly now sent at least 150,000 of these personnel into the conflict arena, with 150,000 or more in reserve.  This number presumably [...]Read More...

Neither Russia’s economic capacity nor its military capabilities justify calling Russia a great power anymore thanks to the Ukraine war.

It was the year when a new breed of GCC leaders seized the opportunities Putin’s war presented and forced western countries to see the Gulf through new eyes

British defense secretary warns military components being traded for Iranian drones will 'undermine' region, international security; estimates Russian losses at 100,000 troops

The official's comments come as Beijing and Moscow increase military exercises and foreign policy alignment.

The war in Ukraine has destroyed Putin’s aura of infallibility back home, and even the Kremlin seems to have realized this is the beginning of the end.

White House says Moscow moving toward full defense ‘partnership’ with Tehran, including air defense systems and fighter jets, in exchange for drones supplied for Ukraine war

Opinion | There was already talk of a possible split within the Russian elite two months ago, after Russia’s hurried retreat from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.

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Konstantin Sivkov also claimed that Poland was preparing to invade Kaliningrad in Russia.

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Vladimir Solovyov also described U.S. President Joe Biden "an absolutely deceitful, nasty, scary no-good person."

The war in Ukraine has destroyed Putin’s aura of infallibility back home, and even the Kremlin seems to have realized this is the beginning of the end.

Indicators suggest major Israeli military action against Iran-led forces in Syria is just a matter of time.

China's nuclear program has long been surprisingly modest. That's changing.

Republican House Intelligence Committee members allege in a report that there are indications that COVID-19 could be tied to China’s biological weapons research program.

In November 2022, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Samuel Paparo, stated that China’s Jin-class submarines (Type 094) are “equipped with JL-3 intercontinental ballistic miss

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Alexander Khodakovsky suggested Moscow could launch a nuclear strike if NATO crosses "certain boundaries" in the Ukraine war.

As Yankee great Yogi Berra explained, “its tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” For decades, the U.S. intelligence community has projected its best future assessment of

Al-Qaeda terrorists intercepted a shipment being delivered from Iran to a rebel group in Yemen, according to allegations made in an Israeli newspaper.

A Kremlin-linked paramilitary group asked for border intel on Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, raising concerns about rogue actions in NATO states.

With Russian technology, Iran’s brazen attacks in the Middle East may become even more destabilizing for the region.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Sunday that Iran's Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons.

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China has embarked on a rapid-fire effort to grow its nuclear arsenal.

Pentagon’s recent report on China’s Military Power estimated that China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has surpassed 400 in a surprisingly short period. Just days later, there is bickering in the US Congress that Beijing may have amassed more nuclear warheads than Washington.