Emerging Risks

UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan warned the United Nations that if UNIFIL did not take action to restrict Hezbollah, it would drag the entire region into a regional war.

To preserve peace in the Taiwan Strait, Robert D. Blackwill and Philip Zelikow propose the United States make clear that it will not change Taiwan’s status, yet will work with allies to plan for Chinese aggression and help Taiwan defend itself.

Their purpose is unclear, but the Americans are worried | China

Several Israeli officials including FM Yair Lapid and DM Benny Gantz relayed the message to US counterparts

Defense minister says Jewish state reserves the right to take independent steps against Tehran's nuclear program, says deal with world powers must be improved

'Iran remains the most serious threat Israel faces'

The president's pressure on Ukraine is far more serious than Trump’s efforts to get the country to investigate Hunter Biden.

Russia is on the fast track to developing a range of autonomous weapon systems in a challenge to US military dominance, a Pentagon report found.

Yale’s Stephen Roach, who served chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, believes Beijing’s crackdown against U.S.-listed China stocks have major market implications.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for the advances in Iran's nuclear program, soon after the news of Iran’s uranium metal enrichment was published.

Senior diplomat cautions that Tehran could take advantage of lull in talks, until Iran's new president installed, to advance program

The roots of the woke revolution

the economic crisis took a dangerous turn as the country’s soldiers are also finding it hard to feed their children. Lebanon’s Army Chief

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The persistent violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem and an Israeli desire for a revanche may rekindle hostilities.

"This line by Washington, which blatantly violates international law, will continue to come up against unwavering opposition as far as protecting Russia's legitimate interests goes," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov levelled a raft of allegations at the West on Friday, including that Russia's rivals are meddling in its upcoming elections.

The window to prepare for war in the western Pacific is closing quickly. The United States must build and prepare naval forces that can deter or defeat China.

COVID-19 threatens to accelerate longer-term rebellion, violence, and political upheaval.

Facebook announces sweeping new restrictions on criticism of protected groups.

Ambassador Shingo Yamagami calls for two countries to deepen cooperation in East China Sea, where Tokyo has reported an influx of Chinese vessels

China recently threatened what it termed “continuous nuclear war” against Japan if it dared to intervene to prevent the “liberation of Taiwan.” Beijing Biden, the Manchurian President, and his court mandarins remained silent. It may seem odd that the United States would stand idly by while one of its key allies in the Pacific is overtly threatened with annihilation, but in truth such a non-response was predictable.

Chinese actions in the Pacific are posing a "grave concern" for Japan's military, a new paper concludes.

A former Trump administration official is calling the Republican Party the “No. 1 national security threat."

Socialist violence rears its ugly head again in #Cuba. Some Americans must find it odd to see Cubans protesting. Aren’t they thrilled with their “excellent ...

The likelihood that nuclear weapons can be used in a regional or international battle has elevated over the previous decade, in keeping with a newly launched report from the Pentagon. The 67-page report, titled merely “Joint Nuclear Operations,” is billed as a press release of “basic rules and steerage to plan, execute, and assess nuclear […]

Biden and Merkel will make all the right noises at their meeting this week. But deep transatlantic tensions persist.

Iran and Israel have been at loggerheads since the transformation of Iran into an Islamic republic more than four decades ago and each has persistently viewed the other as a major threat to its national ...

New coronavirus strains are a risk, but experts say human behavior and social interactions that lead to superspreader events remain the most serious threat.

Police officers no longer feel that they have the public’s support.