Emerging Risks

If a major conflict breaks out with China, America’s once-vaunted defense industrial base will be exposed as a comatose geriatric, not a sleeping giant.

On Jan. 7, 1943, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his State of the Union address to the 78th Congress. The world around him and the country he led were at war and his speech overtly re…

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Speaking to Diane Brady on "Forbes Talks," Gordon Chang spoke about China's intent behind the spy balloon that shocked the US last week.Fuel your success wit...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has evoked the spirit of the Soviet army that defeated Nazi German forces at Stalingrad 80 years ago to declare that Russia would defeat a Ukraine supposedly in the grip of a new incarnation of Nazism.

A drone attack on a military facility in central Iran, said to be the work of Israel’s intelligence agency, focused renewed attention on Tehran’s advancing missile capabilities.

Multiple developments in recent weeks reinforce the US military's new hyperfocus on China. These military moves give the impression of resolve and focus that the US will help protect the democratic, self-governing island of Taiwan in the event of direct Chinese aggression.

Leaked memo forecasting Taiwan strait conflict in 2025 triggers debate about ‘undisciplined’ comments

"China is not our adversary," Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, "but we must understand the scale of the challenge and work together to address it."

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem is one of the holiest sites in the world and one of the most contested. Why is it so significant? #AJS...

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Iran warns of a "resolute response" after three drones targeted a site deep inside the country.

In today’s newsletter: Attacks on Palestinians and Israelis have risen in recent months, and heightened political tensions – will the crisis escalate yet further?

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The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of violating a major nuclear arms control agreement by not allowing on-site inspections and refusing to meet to discuss such concerns.  “Russia…

While the target’s purpose is unclear, the city of Isfahan is a major center of Iranian missile production, research and development.

Israel and the US reportedly carried out strikes in Iran overnight on Saturday, while Israeli aircraft also reportedly attacked a weapons convoy that was cro...

Israel could be at war with Iran by this summer if Tehran does not abandon its race for nuclear weapons.

A U.S. general reportedly warned UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace that the British Army must revamp its military as it is no longer considered among the world's top-tier forces.

COVID exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy. But the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t found the political will to correct them.

“I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me will fight in 2025," said Gen. Mike Minihan in a memo sent to the officers he commands and obtained by NBC News.

FBI says a North Korea-linked threat group known as Lazarus and APT38 is behind the $100 million Horizon bridge cryptocurrency heist.

The US and China are fighting a war. It's a weird one that's hard to see. Visit https://bit.ly/Scaler_JohnnyHarris to take the free live class.The US and Chi...

The true extent of commercial spying is unknown but experts say it is "pervasive".

pFormer US Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane says China is the “major threat” to the United States and Indo-Pacific. He said the United States is “outgunned” and “outmanned” by the Chinese military. “China wants to dominate and control the region and they are well on the way to doing that, and they also want to replace the United States as the world’s global leader,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “But they want to dominate economically, technologically geo-politically and militarily.” /p

Food and energy shortages, financial crisis just some of the threats to the country’s national security, social stability, former top official says.

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