Emerging Risks

As if we didn't have enough to worry about: This week Iran escalated its war against the West.

SINGAPORE: Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister warned his US counterpart on Friday (Jun 10), the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island. The warning came as Wei Fenghe held his first face-to-face meeting

As the war in Ukraine drags on, it's becoming clear that Putin has mired himself in a conflict he can't win

We must have the courage to strategically rethink Europe’s future.

Kishida’s response to the war in Ukraine has been surprisingly robust.

Kyiv has reason to hope it can prevail, but Vladimir Putin’s efforts to seed global economic trouble could weaken international support.

Our food supply chain is under attack.  In recent years, the Chinese government has been buying up U.S. agricultural assets, and if we allow this practice to continue, China could create an ag…

If the United States wants to remain at the helm of the rules-based international order, it will need to address the serious efforts underway to undermine its global financial hegemony.

Contrary to traditional wisdom, international trade integration of countries found across political divides may lead to an unbalanced world and conflict due to resentment and fear.

Yevgeny Fyodorov from the ruling United Russia party said the 1991 resolution that led Vilnius to break from the USSR was "illegal."

Speaking to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, PM says Iran can no longer get away with aggression towards Israel and terror by proxies without consequence; expects IAEA to warn Tehran of high price on defiant nuclear policies

America remains vulnerable to pathogens.

As Russia’s War Grinds into a Stalemate, It May Turn to the Balkans as Leverage Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is on the verge of a stalemate. Fighting will continue over the summer, but

China is building missile launch sites in deserts and adding an aircraft carrier to its naval fleet. WSJ spoke to military experts and analyzed satellite ima...

Russian military strategists argue that modern wars are decided in the high-intensity initial period; and the multi-pronged large-scale offensive into Ukraine was indeed launched, on February 24, 2022, with the aim of achieving a decisive success in the first couple of weeks. Yet as the war crossed the symbolic 100 days milestone last weekend (June 4), nothing resembling a victory …

Recently, the term "bai lan " or “let it rot” has become popular among young people in China. Prior to this trend, it was “tang ping” or “lying flat.”On the ...

pVladimir Putin and his allies have taken to Russian media to blast NATO nations for continuing their support for Ukraine, warning “armed conflict will be drawn out” if the US and European countries continue to send arms to Kyiv./p

Phrase bai lan gains popularity as severe competition and social expectations leave many young people despondent

The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China’s population has

Voters have had enough of ‘progressive’ leaders who are presiding over spiralling violence and crime.

An Iranian military officer from the secret Unit 840 and a weapons scientist were found dead in Tehran, fuelling tensions between Iran and Israel.

Australia on Sunday said a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea.

According to Kan, Navy using vessels including submarines to protect drilling site; Iron Dome battery to be placed nearby as well

The tests extend a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.

Analysis: Tehran has said it will retaliate for the killing of Col. Hassan Sayad Khodaei, which it attributes to Israel, with experts saying tensions between countries will escalate further, although Iranian responses rarely measure up to its threats

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Tens of thousands of acres of farmland lie idle because farmers can't get enough water to grow crops.