Emerging Risks

The USS Kidd guided missile destroyer and the USCGC Munro cutter made a transit in the Taiwan Straits on Friday, the eighth time the US has sent warships through the Taiwan Straits this year. On the same day, the PLA held multiple military exercises on both sides of the Straits.

The Pentagon just had its first virtual meeting with China's military. But former officials warn the communications gap could lead to war.

Did you ever watch the movie The Sting former secretary of state Mike Pompeo boomed down the phone from Washington to me. Its an old movie. Its a Robert Redford classic and he and Paul Newman run a scam and they have a section called the shut-out where they refuse to take this money from this guy in a bag. Anyway. We were getting the shut-out from China.

"Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation," on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

As their country sinks deeper into poverty and collapse, many Lebanese are more openly criticizing the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

The Second Lebanon War was probably the last time Israel was going to be able to focus on fighting on a single front. The next war may well be a regional war. This strategic shift will require a significant increase in the order of IDF forces and preparation of the Israeli public for the kind of […]

New developments largely hidden from the public eye make it clear that a military confrontation between Israel and Iran seems inevitable

Iran has inserted itself 'into the Syrian army's nervous system - its chain of command - and into the everyday lives of the local population,' Israeli commentator Ehud Yaari said.

The ROK-U.S. alliance is at a time of transition, and a lot of changes will be required to maintain the strength and effectiveness of the alliance into the future.

Hezbollah's deliveries of Iranian fuel highlight challenges faced by Washington as it seeks to combat the movement and address Lebanon's crises

The security apparatus in Israel erred when it believed that Hezbollah would not respond to its attacks in Lebanon, and despite the disciplined response by the Israeli army, Hezbollah, contrary to the assessment of the Israeli army, was quick to present a deterrence equation towards Israel, and it also seeks to restrict the freedom of […]

An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on Feb. 11, …

In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives

The return to safe global strategic balance will require America regaining the world’s respect, and our enemies’ fear.

A conversation with my colleague Sinan Aral at PopTech 2011 reminded me of some earlier research I had carried out on the mathematics of war. So this is a good time to share some of the findings fr…

The demand to resettle Afghan refugees brings the war home.

Australians shrug at their government’s draconian pandemic response.

In the midst of the Israeli-Hamas crisis of 2021, from May 13 to 19, about a dozen rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. This was the first time since late 2015 that such an attack was carried out, breaking the unofficial ceasefire and paving the road for further attacks over the summer. The next …

A study led by McMaster University scientists has found that a commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity crisis.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will ban the use on food crops of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health problems in children.

One Japanese official warned that, given the removal of the range cap, from now on South Korea can have missiles with a range sufficient to cover the entire Japanese archipelago.

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Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran's nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic

Will Iran's 'deniable' attacks become open hostilities?

Terror group's chief Nasrallah doesn't say how ship will deliver cargo in defiance of US sanctions

  The Iranian presence on the Syrian-Israel border is a well-known fact, but a new report from a Syrian research

Was the coronavirus manipulated to infect humans? If so, that will inform our response.

U.S. spy agencies are about to report on COVID-19’s origins, but don’t hold your breath.

As it leaves Afghanistan in chaos, America’s decline mirrors Britain’s a century ago. It may also invite wider conflict, warns a historian | By Invitation

The real estate bubble has made prices beyond unaffordable, but even a simple solution like a property tax could be a dire threat to the economy.