Emerging Risks

The shadow war between Israel and Iran is increasingly being fought in cyberspace and, according to some reports, civilians are the latest targets in this long-running conflict. Where once only so-called hard targets, like weapons systems and critical infrastructure, would be regarded as fair game, now small businesses and even members of the public are finding themselves at risk. In a report by The New York Times published recently, two US defense officials said that Israel carried out a cyberattack on Oct. 26 against Iran’s fuel distribution network.

Working in all directions against a nuclearized Iran, the Israeli air force prepares itself for different scenarios.

Satellite imagery shows a buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine’s borders, as well as newly arrived tanks and artillery.

90 per cent of the plant's centrifuges were destroyed, putting the complex out of action for up to nine months

If we stop this version of the NDAA we can end the military vax mandates and produce a defense spending package that focuses on national security.

Israeli officials have regularly called for a 'credible military threat' against Tehran's nuclear facilities, but less discussed is the major conflict that's almost sure to follow

The Russian troop buildup at the border and his heated rhetoric are ominous, but is he ready to face the consequences, or is this just saber-rattling to get the West’s attention?

WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans view China has the biggest national security threat to the United States, while trust in the American military continues to erode, according the Reagan Institute’s annual National Defense Survey. The poll found that 52% of Americans see China as a top threat, up from just under 40% in the February…

Esmail Ghaani implied that Iran is able to strike at the US in ways it once could not.

Cybersecurity researchers warn about hacking groups increasingly using a simple technique that seems to work.

The recent spike in Chinese military maneuvers vis-à-vis Taiwan, which Beijing considers to be a breakaway province of the People’s Republic of China, was accompanied by increasingly belligerent

Study of 342,000 adults finds masks effective against COVID based on 20 infections.

Today, white supremacy is tolerated in none of our institutions. That is a huge milestone. But wokeism is embedded almost everywhere

Defending free speech in a time of ascendent authoritarianism was always a losing battle. But Jack Dorsey tried.

Will sanctions change the tactics of different ransomware groups?

The opening of a de facto Taiwanese embassy in Vilnius is the latest source of friction between the Baltic nation and Beijing.

Crisis is brewing yet again in the intrinsically antagonistic relations between Russia and Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin seeks to harvest richer political dividends from it than he did half a year ago. The apparent buildup of Russian forces near the Ukrainian border follows much the same pattern; Moscow’s denials of easily detectable parks of military hardware are as categorical …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is an expert at bluffing and keeping the West on its toes, pushing relations to the edge before pivoting without warning. However, hemmed in and fuming, he is deadly serious about being heard on Ukraine. Those close to the Kremlin said that the Russian president does not want to start another war in Ukraine. Still, he must show he is ready to fight if necessary in order to stop what he sees as an existential security threat: the creeping expansion of the NATO in a country that for centuries had been part of Russia. After years of disillusionment

A resolute policy of confrontation now is the United States’ best hope of eventually convincing Beijing to change course and put us on a path toward a genuinely competitive and cooperative future.

Nov 27, 2021 // In their rhetoric as well as in their military investment, training, and deployment decisions, China and Russia have both clearly signaled their aggressive strategic intentions. The task now is to ensure that their misguided militarism does not upend longstanding security arrangements in East Asia and Europe, writes Carl Bildt.

MANILA – In The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, the historian Paul Kennedy argued that “there is [often] a noticeable ‘lag time’ between the trajectory of a state’s relative economic stren…

The boss of the world's largest fertiliser producer says gas prices are responsible for higher food prices.

Iranians couldn’t buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens.

Russia's defence minister on Tuesday accused U.S. bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier this month and complained that the planes had come within 20 km (12.4 miles) of the Russian border.

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News Analysis Kiribati is dumping a 158,000-square-mile World Heritage marine reserve, the Pacific Islands Forum, and its friendship ...

Three new laws may be planting the seed for ‘hot’ territorial conflicts in the future.

As hospitals, universities and tech companies struggle to fill highly-skilled positions, Iranian smugglers say business is booming

Smaller menaces are throwing their weight around more brazenly than ever before

Russia is probing the entire “grey zone” between NATO’s eastern border and Russia’s western border: not just Ukraine and Belarus, but also Moldova and the Caucasus republics.