Emerging Risks

Russian-issued cards will no longer work in other countries, and purchases from Russian vendors by cardholders in other countries will be cut off.

The state’s media said "London has made a final choice of open confrontation with Russia."

Russia believes that countries providing aid to Ukraine are committing acts of war . So too are countries sanctioning Russia. These countries will held accountable by Russia.

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The West, in particular NATO and the US, are already at war with Russia. Our leaders just don’t know it or are in denial.

The first case of deer-to-human transmission has been found. Does that mean another COVID-19 variant is coming?

In the simulation we mapped out, not only does NATO get sucked in unintentionally, but Russia releases nuclear weapons in its desperation.

Russia is now engaged in a war it cannot win. No matter how events play out on the battlefield, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a strategic disaster for Russia.

More than a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has yet to commence large-scale operations. Inactivity in the first few days could be ascribed to various factors, but the continued absence of major air operations now raises serious capability questions.

The type of hantavirus is less severe than the one that usually spreads in the Americas.

Agreement releasing billions of petrodollars may come on Monday

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Taiwan, Xi Jinping, and America’s year of danger

The economic burden of the West’s penalties against Russia will grow worse over time.

Around three months ago, China changed how it ordered goods from Russia in a way that would insulate ...

Cheap Chinese tires have been blamed for a Russian convoy of armoured vehicles being unable to reach Kyiv.

Images from the past few days of widespread destruction and Ukrainian resistance, after more than a week of warfare

War is happening right now in Europe, but every actor in the area can cause a butterfly-effect scenario for Israel and its neighbors.

By invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has taken the riskiest and costliest decision in his twenty-two years in power. Its impact will go far beyond Russia’s security interests and reshape the way

@Kasparov63: We are witnessing, literally watching live, Putin commit genocide on an industrial scale in Ukraine while the most powerful military alliance in history stands aside. It's impossible not to be emotional...…

As Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its second week, the Russian autocrat escalates his threats of nuclear war. Some policy commentators say this means we should look fo

With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, 2022, Egypt's food security crisis now poses an existential threat to its economy. The fragile state of Egypt's food security stems from the agricultural sector's inability to produce enough cereal grains, especially wheat, and oilseeds to meet even half of the country's domestic demand.

The nuclear threat surfaced strongly when Russian FM Sergei Lavrov said frankly, “If a third World War were to happen,

The US is currently facing challenges from its adversaries in Northeast Asia: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s military build-up on…

North Korea always moves on its own timetable, but it might decide that the Ukraine crisis offers useful cover while it ramps up its testing program.

The West’s focus needs to be on saving Ukraine and ending a war that has the potential to get horribly out of hand. There will be plenty of time for punishment later.

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has shown a battle map on live TV, seemingly showing a planned Russian operation which moves beyond Ukraine into ano...

This is terra incognita for economic policy. No country has ever faced this kind of global freeze-out.

Some pharmacies running out as fears of radiation poisoning increase

Potassium iodide offers limited protection to those exposed to a Chernobyl-type disaster.