Israel warns Assad, will bomb palaces if Iran operations continue
The alleged threat follows after Israel allegedly bombed Damascus International Airport, targeting Iranian shipments.
Emerging Risks
China says Taiwan exaggerating threat as general accused of declaring war
Taiwan was alarmed by the remarks of Gen. Wei Fenghe over the weekend after China's defense minister said his country would "fight to the very end."
Beijing Is Preparing for Possible Economic War and Decoupling With the West
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Russia refuses to answer if nuclear war could start over Ukraine
"The media should be professional enough not to ask such questions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti.
Israel and Iran: Five minutes to Armageddon?
Israel and Iran are rapidly approaching an inflection point over Tehran’s nuclear program, and what was the atomic equivalent of a controlled clash between the two countries is now devolving into a…
Israel’s Shadow War With Iran Goes Nonnuclear - WSJ
The Jewish state escalates its effort by targeting a broader range of security personnel and facilities.
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin pledge "mutual support"
The leaders exchanged mutual backing of each other's core interests in what was their first publicized call since February.
Return from the Grave: The Domestic Nuclear Attack Threat
American concern for a domestic nuclear attack atrophied after this policy change. The Cold War had ended without a nuclear crisis; so, too, had the age of terrorism. As the world advanced into the Digital Age, a full-scale nuclear war seemed completely incomprehensible, much less a more conventiona
China's growing nuclear arsenal creates new global threat, may topple 70 year old power dynamic: Expert
A tripolar international landscape would occur once China has obtained enough nuclear weapons which may incentivize adversarial neighbors to become nuclear powers in self-defense.
How San Francisco Became a Failed City
And how it could recover
How Russia could collapse (again)
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China's Crisis of Confidence
What if, instead of being a competitor, China can no longer afford to compete at all?
War in Ukraine Is Destabilizing the Middle East and North Africa | The National Interest
The war in Ukraine is already setting the Middle East on fire.
The War in Ukraine Has Exposed a Critical American Vulnerability
Shoring up the nation’s supply chain is the single greatest challenge to the national defense.
China Alarms US With New Private Warnings to Avoid Taiwan Strait - Bl…
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Putin The Great? Putin’s Strange Justification For Ukraine Invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin likened himself to Czar Peter the Great, while trying to justify his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin has Ukraine War 'hunger plan' to destabilize EU with refugees: Snyder
Russia's Black Sea blockade of Ukraine grain is meant to "generate refugees" from North Africa, Yale historian Timothy Snyder argued Saturday.
China is becoming more 'coercive and aggressive,' U.S. defense chief says
The U.S. will do its part to manage tensions with China and prevent conflict even though Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in the Asian region, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday.
Kremlin Cronies Say Putin Is Ready to Go Full Kim Jong Un
Putin’s puppets have dropped all pretense that Russia is a law-abiding nation, threatening to unleash chaos and emulate the unhinged nuclear threats of North Korea.
China will ‘start a war’ if Taiwan declares independence, says defence minister
Wei Fenghe issues threat at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore while US defence secretary denounces Beijing’s ‘destabilising’ actions
Israel-Iran Shadow War on Verge of Exploding into the Open | Military.com
The Israeli military is openly preparing dramatic new options for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, should the Iran nuclear talks collapse.
The Iran Crisis Is Here
As if we didn't have enough to worry about: This week Iran escalated its war against the West.
China will 'not hesitate to start war' over Taiwan, Beijing tells US - CNA
SINGAPORE: Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister warned his US counterpart on Friday (Jun 10), the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island. The warning came as Wei Fenghe held his first face-to-face meeting
We must address China’s threat to American food security
Our food supply chain is under attack. In recent years, the Chinese government has been buying up U.S. agricultural assets, and if we allow this practice to continue, China could create an ag…
Russia and China’s War on the Dollar Is Just Beginning | The National Interest
If the United States wants to remain at the helm of the rules-based international order, it will need to address the serious efforts underway to undermine its global financial hegemony.
Does International Trade Actually Breed Conflict? | The National Interest
Contrary to traditional wisdom, international trade integration of countries found across political divides may lead to an unbalanced world and conflict due to resentment and fear.
Russia mulls Lithuania's "illegal" independence from Moscow
Yevgeny Fyodorov from the ruling United Russia party said the 1991 resolution that led Vilnius to break from the USSR was "illegal."
Bennett: Israel has adopted new strategy on Iran threats
Speaking to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, PM says Iran can no longer get away with aggression towards Israel and terror by proxies without consequence; expects IAEA to warn Tehran of high price on defiant nuclear policies
What Terrorists Learned from Covid | City Journal
America remains vulnerable to pathogens.
Satellite Images Show China’s Military Expansion on Land and at Sea | WSJ
China is building missile launch sites in deserts and adding an aircraft carrier to its naval fleet. WSJ spoke to military experts and analyzed satellite ima...