Emerging Risks

archived 17 Aug 2022 06:00:15 UTC

“Russian doctrine for defending Russian-occupied territory includes the use of tactical nuclear weapons. There’s no doubt at all that that’s an option.” There is ‘no doubt’ Putin has the option of using nuclear weapons to defend Crimea, Former British Army officer Major General Tim Cross tells #TimesRadio. --- Times Radio brings you the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion on the biggest stories of the day. 📻 Listen now - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio Follow Times Radio on social: 🔵 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thetimesradio/ 🔵 Twitter https://twitter.com/TimesRadio 🔵 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timesradio/ Subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjDhFuGXlhx9Us0gq0VK2w?sub_confirmation=1

archived 10 Aug 2022 11:43:51 UTC

The tide of the Ukraine war has subtly shifted as the Russian offensive has exhausted itself and the Ukrainian pushback has started to gain momentum. In retrospect, the pitched battle for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in late June and early July 2022 could perhaps be recognized as the high-water mark for Russia’s violent intervention aimed at exterminating Ukraine as an independent …

The Russo-Ukrainian War could yet go nuclear, and expanding war aims could push Russia over the brink.

Are these actions merely intimidation tactics and saber-rattling?

A White House official said Russia was using a playbook it established in Crimea eight years ago. The war in Ukraine has also brought Russia and Iran far closer.

Urged on by Israel and the murderous Saudi prince, Biden may be on the verge of a truly catastrophic mistake

archived 19 Jul 2022 10:29:31 UTC

Canada's chief of defence says Russia's invasion of Ukraine is going to change the course of history.

archived 24 Jun 2022 13:17:05 UTC

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also compared actions by NATO and the EU to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's strategy in World War II.

It seems increasingly likely that Israel will strike Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons.

​So far, Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine has been limited, and not only in name.

Russia’s war is becoming a larger struggle of good against evil, and Europe must do more or evil may triumph.

Should the U.S. humiliate Russia – and Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically – over the Russo-Ukrainian War? It could lead to escalation and new wars, but the U.S. and NATO may nee

Mikhail Kasyanov, who served as Russian PM from 2000 to 2004, said he knew "a different Putin."

A former Russian prime minister who worked under Vladimir Putin has revealed what he thinks the Kremlin’s next move will be if Ukraine falls.

The thrust of the Russian president’s message extends far beyond the war unfolding in Ukraine.

Scholar Olga Lautman warned Saturday that former Soviet Union territories could be at high risk of invasion in the wake of Russia's actions in Ukraine.

As the war in Ukraine drags on, it's becoming clear that Putin has mired himself in a conflict he can't win

We must have the courage to strategically rethink Europe’s future.

Kishida’s response to the war in Ukraine has been surprisingly robust.

Kyiv has reason to hope it can prevail, but Vladimir Putin’s efforts to seed global economic trouble could weaken international support.

As Russia’s War Grinds into a Stalemate, It May Turn to the Balkans as Leverage Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is on the verge of a stalemate. Fighting will continue over the summer, but

Russian military strategists argue that modern wars are decided in the high-intensity initial period; and the multi-pronged large-scale offensive into Ukraine was indeed launched, on February 24, 2022, with the aim of achieving a decisive success in the first couple of weeks. Yet as the war crossed the symbolic 100 days milestone last weekend (June 4), nothing resembling a victory …

pVladimir Putin and his allies have taken to Russian media to blast NATO nations for continuing their support for Ukraine, warning “armed conflict will be drawn out” if the US and European countries continue to send arms to Kyiv./p

Such fear is now readily apparent among many pro-Kremlin figures, despite their loud militant rhetoric to the contrary. They have a foreboding sense that if Ukraine, with the help of Western Lend-Lease, manages to fend off the Russian aggression, this will lead to the final collapse of the Kremlin empire itself—so that this war may be its last.

Two countries that have long clashed are tempting fate with escalations that could soon spiral well beyond their borders. [Israel-Iran]

I have never heard so many people in Moscow talk about a possible nuclear war as I have in the last few weeks. Friends and relatives, who have nothing to do wit