Emerging Risks

President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency.

Iran possesses 3,000 ballistic missiles, some of which can reach Israel, the chief of the US Central Command, Kenneth McKenzie, warned yesterday. McKenzie told US Senators that none of the Iranian mi...

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Kim Iversen reviews Russia and China's friendship pact made February 4, and how it might currently affect Russia's invasion of Ukraine.About Rising: Rising i...

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says the war in Ukraine will be Vladimir Putin’s “Vietnam War” – but in the mud and snow of Ukraine. “Vladimir Putin now knows – ac...

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Attaining an unambiguous nuclear ICBM capability could lead North Korea to perceive that it has immunity from any international response.

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Washington’s big bet on New Delhi as its ideal military partner in Asia seems to be faltering. Luckily, there are ways to get the relationship back on track.

As a new nuclear deal appears close, provocations between two Middle Eastern foes abound.

Xi acts aggressively in pursuit of an expanded global role.

I understand why democratic countries are reluctant to fight, but I worry they don’t understand what will happen next.

The United States is experiencing a shortage in rubber, sand and people. Rubber is a critical raw material needed for car tires, personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves, and many more everyday products. Anytime you’re going anywhere, you’re using rubber. Now, supply chain disruptions have thrown the rubber industry into a tailspin. The global rubber market was valued at nearly $40 billion in 2020, but one analysis predicts the natural rubber market could be worth nearly $68.5 billion by 2026. Rubber producers are facing climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, a destructive fungus and the fight for shipping containers. “We could be on the cusp of a rubber apocalypse,” Ohio State University professor Katrina Cornish told CNBC. Even though sand can be found in nearly every single country on Earth, the world could soon face a shortage of this crucial, under-appreciated commodity. In the last twenty years, sand use around the world has tripled, according to the UNEP. That’s far greater than the rate at which sand is being replenished. Additionally, the U.S. is facing an aging population, falling birth rate and economic recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These issues will have huge implications on the size of the workforce and the consumer base. SEGMENTS: 00:00 What The Rubber ‘Apocalypse’ Means For The U.S. Economy 11:18 Why The World Is Running Out Of Sand 21:11 Is The U.S. Running Out Of People? » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/Subscri...

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US Army servicemen will be deployed in the Northern Territory for the first time. Comes after Peter Dutton warned war with China is possible and Australia country should prepare

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Tehran blames Israel for attacking last month one of its bases in the west of Iran, allegedly destroying hundreds of drones.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, since its military drone fleet was wiped out, are ready to take over retaliatory strikes against

What history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on.

Plenty of observers believe Putin would not risk even a low-grade nuclear attack. But the risk is higher than the West might think, some experts say.

The Russian leader’s actions have opened our eyes to how dependent we all are on the whims of one man and his nuclear arsenal.

Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions, after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks.

Attack said to destroy hundreds of drones near Kermanshah, prompting this week's revenge missile fire at Iraq site alleged to have launched UAV-destroying mission

Western officials and strategists say that there are good reasons to fear Moscow potentially using unconventional and outlawed weapons.

Out of the righteous rage of this moment, perhaps a new world can be born.

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says he doesn't think many people realise quite how close the war in Ukraine is to "spreading into World War Three". "China is in f...

The Ukraine war has cut wheat supplies to an already impoverished country, but there are solutions on the horizon

Perhaps the Ukraine crisis has saved the West from its pettiness and division. But the bigger picture is far more depressing.

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