Emerging Risks

On 2 June, the Committee for Academic Freedom held a debate in King’s College London on the question: “Ukraine — was Russia’s invasion provoked by Western foreign policy”. This was almost the first…

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Iran seems to have weaponized the pharmaceutical fentanyl. It may have given these chemical weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah to use against Israel.

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow is working to avoid catastrophe and praises Trump's realistic approach.

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Iran's nuclear obsession can be explained through three key facts: deterrence failure, religious incentives for apocalyptic conflict and threats to Western civilization beyond Israel.

Israel and Iran still maintain their strategic objectives despite a formal ceasefire, with nuclear ambitions and proxy networks ensuring the conflict has merely shifted forms

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The Air Force is ready to add nuclear warheads to its bombers and missiles if ordered to do so when a key arms control treaty expires.

Great power involvement in Ukraine traces the path that led to World War I.

Renewing the U.S.-Russian deal won’t solve today’s nuclear dilemmas.

FM threatens response to 'any inappropriate action' by UK, France, Germany as trio mulls steps after reports show secret nuclear activity and increased uranium enrichment

“Such a level of enrichment exists only in countries actively pursuing nuclear weapons,” the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem said.

With the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and for now the passing of the immediate danger of a nuclear conflict in South Asia, it would make sense to review the current world-wide nuclear state o

In the past week alone, Iran has witnessed an extraordinary wave of labor unrest and civil disobedience. Truck drivers in over 100 cities have launched coordinated strikes. Bakeries and shoe stores ha

The Trump administration made the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire its priority foreign policy initiative shortly after the inauguration. Setting aside Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he would end the bloodshed in Ukraine in twenty-four hours, predictably, the trials and tribulations of American diplomacy since the new administration took office have shown that reaching a workable and enduring […]

If Washington wants to deter China from absorbing Taiwan it should look to Congress, not the presidency.

The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran, multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing unprecedented pressure from both within and outside its borders. Internally, economic collapse, widespread political disillusionment, and mass rejection of relig

Developments suggest Russia could be gearing up for a potential face off with the military alliance.

Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after a terrorist attack in Kashmir could spark new conflict.

Could it make a real war more likely?