Emerging Risks

As Britain’s small fleet, headed by HMS Queen Elizabeth, cruises towards the South China Sea, there remains a question over the nature of China’s geopolitical ambitions. When Xi Jinping came to power in 2013 it was assumed that China would follow the relatively unthreatening path begun by Deng Xia...

  Iran is finally making serious mistakes. Let us hope they will amount to a critical mass enough to convince

Iran’s goal is to keep these groups armed and ready to support its activities, such that they can be operationalized or used as leverage and tools for Tehran’s regional project.

Iran on Sunday issued a formal denial that it was behind the major Thursday night drone attack on the Mercer Street oil tanker off Oman

Iranian officials have warned of historic drought while experts blame years of poor water management.

House Republicans have released an addendum to their Origins of COVID-19 report released last year, concluding that evidence points to a leak from a Chinese lab.

Hezbollah is expanding its missile capability — what are Israel's options?

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.