Emerging Risks

It is now commonplace to characterize Wokeness (or “Wokeism”) as a religion, or at least religion-like. What I would like to explore is an elaboration on this emergent consensus, supplementing it with some theological analysis. Wokeness, I propose, is a form of post-Protestant neopaganism. It res

An Iranian flag is pictured near a missile, during an Iranian military drill, Oct 19, 2020. Photo: WANA (West Asia …

China is winning. Democracies are falling. Authoritarian ‘strong men’ are on the rise.

Israeli secret agents spent "eight months with the guy, woke up with him, slept with him, travelled with him".

China's new law allowing its coast guard to “open fire” on foreign vessels is causing serious anxiety in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan.

A glacial burst that triggered a deadly flash flood in the Indian Himalayas at the weekend was a disaster waiting to happen, and one likely to be repeated in a region transformed by climate change and unchecked infrastructure development, experts war

Its flimsy investigation into Covid's origins epitomises Western elite ignorance of the Chinese Trojan Horse set against 'the system'

China envy runs strong among America’s progressive elite. The Communist Party of China’s hold on power and centralized decision-making has long appealed to progressives infuriated with their inabil…

An Iranian official says U.S. sanctions could force Iran to revoke its pledge to not seek a nuclear weapon. New intelligence suggests Iran is 2 years away from producing one.

The case for prudence is obvious, but the measures that have been taken are not optimal or especially effective.

Journalist and author Lee Smith explains why American elites have aligned themselves with Beijing on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' #FoxNews #TuckerSubscribe to F...

The deal that the American elite chose to make with China has a precedent in the history of Athens and Sparta

Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and collapses, a new UN study finds. These deteriorating structures pose a serious threat to hundreds of millions of people living downstream.

Last week, China toughened its language against Taiwan, warning that “independence means war.” A few days prior, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry reported

Technology runs ahead of international arms treaties and several of the new systems are tested and will be deployed near Norwegian territory in the north.

Gen. Jack Keane says 'we are out-gunned in the Pacific' and warns that the US military needs better deterrents for our adversaries. #FoxNewsSubscribe to Fox ...

The head of U.S. Strategic Command is calling for reimagining methods of deterring aggressive action from rivals such as China and Russia, including the "real possibility" of nuclear war.

As the U.S.-China rivalry intensifies and tensions grow, references have increasingly been drawn between it and the other great geostrategic contest of the post-war era—the Cold War. It is not hard to see why the present situation is so evocative of its epoch-defining predecessor.