The American Crisis Intensifies - Geopolitical Futures
As I ooze back to consciousness after COVID-19 had me in its grip for the past few weeks, it has occurred to me that the real story unfolding in the world
Emerging Risks
It’s Time for a New Nuclear Posture Review
With Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russia is suspending its New START treaty obligations, the United States is entering a new era in international relations, where the United States and Rus
Netanyahu: If we don’t stop Iran going nuclear, ‘the entire world will be held hostage’
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Is America’s global preeminence under threat?
If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken the foundations of the international order, a Chinese takeover of Taiwan would usher in a new global order by ending America’s global preeminence and unde…
U.S. Research Scientists Are Blind to China’s Threat - WSJ
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Ancient Mummies From Mexico Might Be Infecting Humans
Archaeologists are sounding the alarm.
US Threat Report: Washington facing ‘critical years’ in Great Power competition
Unlike in previous years, the 2023 annual US Threat Assessment Report views West Asia through the prism of a Great Power competition that threatens t
‘People here are ready’: Russia’s Nobel Prize–winning journalist warns nuclear war is being sold to the public ‘like pet food’ | Fortune
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Russia would only use nuclear weapons faced with 'existential threat': Kremlin
Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an "existential threat," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday.
The West is an 'existential' threat to the Russia, says Sergei Lavrov | Euronews
The Kremlin's new 42-page foreign policy doctrine sets out the changes to Moscow's view of the world and states that the West is trying to weaken Russia in "every possible way".
Our military is in a dangerous decline and this is the reason why
Our warriors’ ability to do their job is being undermined by civilian leaders more interested in woke indoctrination and partisan politics than warfighting readiness.
Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War | Foreign Affairs
archived 30 Mar 2023 12:01:48 UTC
China's expansion of its nuclear arsenal is the most "disturbing" development that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has seen in his decades-long career, he told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says China's development of its nuclear arsenal is “disturbing," and could lead to a Cold War-level threat against the U.S.
China's War Warnings
The world needs to look at what the Chinese leadership is in fact doing. Xi Jinping appointed what is now known as his "war cabinet" in October, at the Communist Party's 20th National Congress; he is implementing the largest military buildup since the
How Russia and China overtook the West
A new world order is slowly taking shape
The Washington consensus is dead
Europe, China and the US have all rejected free trade and globalisation. Protectionism is back.
Gordon Chang: China Is the 'Fuel' Behind Putin's War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are going to get together for their 40th in-person chat Monday. Ukraine will be the issue of the day.
Buckle Up! China May Propose New Anti-AUKUS Military Alliance Very Soon
If AUKUS pushes China to trade arms for Russian sub know-how, the world is going to be a very, very dangerous place.
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Putin says Russia is fighting for its very existence
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that what was at stake in Ukraine was Russia's very existence as a state.
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Russia and China threaten to create global 'danger and disorder', Britain says
Britain cast China as representing an "epoch-defining challenge" to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the United Kingdom's security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war.
The U.S. and Its Allies Must Understand and Respond to Russia’s Nuclear Threats
Since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine for the second time, Russia’s nuclear threats have been stark and consistent. If the war continues, Russia says, Ukraine and the West risk escalation to nuclear conflict. The Russian state, Putin and other Russian leaders argue, faces an existential threat. In October, the Russian government released pictures of President Putin overseeing a training launch of both ballistic and cruise missiles as a part of a major nuclear response.
Nuclear war a "real threat," says Russia lawmaker as he urges ceasefire
"It's a real threat...this is not [just] words," Grigory Yavlinsky, a Russian opposition politician told Newsweek.
U.S.-China Downward Spiral Raises Fresh Fears of Conflict | Time
archived 10 Mar 2023 18:53:21 UTC
U.S. intel chiefs warn Putin is expanding his nuclear weapons arsenal as the war in Ukraine drags on
The warning comes as Russia intensifies its now year-long fight in Ukraine and as Putin threatens to withdraw from a key nuclear arms treaty.
The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secre…
archived 9 Mar 2023 13:39:35 UTC
This is the tip of the iceberg: Stephanie Pomboy
MacroMavens founder Stephanie Pomboy discusses the closing of Silicon Valley Bank and how things are likely to get worse on ‘The Bottom Line.’Subscribe to Fo...
US is not prepared to face 'complex' foreign threats, former special ops warns
Fox News contributor Brett Velicovich responds to warnings from the U.S. intelligence community about 'complex' threats the nation faces on 'Varney & Co.'
Netanyahu: ‘Horrible nuclear war’ will break out, if Iran isn’t stopped
Netanyahu gave an interview to Iran International who intend on dubbing it into Persian and broadcasting it in Iran.
Pentagon says Russia supplying fuel for Chinese warheads
The Pentagon expressed concern Wednesday that Russia is supplying uranium for Chinese reactors that are producing plutonium for warheads as part of Beijing large-scale nuclear build-up.
China is laying out a path to conflict with the US
Qin Gang, the foreign minister, has warned that the two powers are heading toward a confrontation that would risk “the future of humanity”.