Emerging Risks

The leaders of the world's biggest economies want to know what's next for the Quad. A very complex computer algorithm may have delivered the answer.

History says no civilization last forever, so which of the world's ten most powerful nations will be the first to collapse?

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Beijing’s relentless drive to transform itself into a global power places it in direct competition with the U.S. That has affected both nations’ relations with regional powers, such as Rus

Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.

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China's President, Xi Jinping, is shaping up to the West like never before – and just last week a major new...

On September 13, North Korea released a statement reporting successful flight tests on September 11 and 12 of “new type long-range cruise missiles.”[1] It also released photographs depicti

Mission Command is a philosophy of decentralized decision making. Plans and orders are simply starting points, likely to soon become irrelevant amidst the fog and friction of war – what really matters is the intent of the higher commander which is linked to the overarching purpose of the operation. A subordinate is expected to be able to think on his feet, work out the best way to follow that intent, and adapt his actions to changing circumstances.  As a method, mission command has ample precedence as a highly evolved philosophy of command and control that can produce disproportionate combat results.  But while we understand the buzz words, we fail to understand the changes required in personnel management, education, and training in order to make it a cultural reality.

It will start without warning. And the consequences are likely to be enormous.

Two decades after the attacks of 9/11, preventing and countering terrorism continues to be one of the main challenges faced by policy makers. The threat of nuclear terrorism, however, is often dismissed as unlikely or not imminent. The mere circumstance that it seems unthinkable does not mean it should not be actively prevented. In fact, there are both examples of threats and feasible pathways to conduct nuclear terrorism. Therefore, countering it can no longer be met with ignorance or negligence.

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen leaves after a news conference in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva The seeds of …

Beijing is adding warheads, missiles and subs at an alarming rate. The goal is global dominance.

In his introductory essay for Volume 4, Issue 3, the chair of our editorial board asks the important question of "What if we're wrong?" and further explores how we can use history more wisely in the future.

Analysis by François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia at Institut Montaigne.

U.S. intelligence officials waged a politicized campaign to undermine President Trump and his administration, and the politicization undermined American security, according to a former U.S. intelligen

This Nuclear Notebook column examines Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, which may include approximately 165 warheads. The authors estimate that the country’s stockpile could realistically grow to around 200 by 2025, if the current trend continues.

North Korea’s resumed activity at Yongbyon has reawakened calls for Seoul to go nuclear.

Newly released documents detail U.S. funding for several virus research programs going to the Wuhan Institute of Virology ...

IAEA also warns its ability to assess Iran's nuclear activities is 'seriously undermined' because Tehran is blocking its access to monitoring equipment

Declining American fertility signals a psychological cost for women.

Millennials are fueling the continued downward trend in fertility rates.

The world's major economies face a serious demographic crunch.

The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.

Evictions disrupt people’s health, relationships, work, and education. Now all those struggles will be exacerbated by the pandemic.

Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new norms, judgment can be swift—and merciless.

To know how great powers end, one could do worse than study the last one that actually did.

Taliban forces continue to battle resistance fighters in the last holdout province of Panjshir Valley

Chinese State Media has just released a document that states the USA is engaging in biological warfare and other transgressions against China, is this a decl...

Afghans stand out among the refugees committing crimes in Austria and elsewhere. Why?