Emerging Risks

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From the outset of Moscow’s re-invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, nuclear threats and blackmail have been integral to Russia’s overall strategy. President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of the “special military operation” was accompanied by the usual blood-curdling threats, expecting that such loaded language would deter or inhibit Western reactions to his war (Kremlin.ru, February 24). Moreover, initial Russian naval activities …

Defense minister says Israel prepared for any action against Karish offshore field, 'ready to reach a deal' with Beirut on maritime border

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Some worrying signs seem to point to China preparing for some sort of military conflict in the not to distant future.

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Hassan Nasrallah denies his Iran-backed terror group's actions in border dispute will be impacted by outcome of Iranian nuclear negotiations

A look at the power players who form the Russian leader’s inner circle, including his former hockey bros turned oligarch henchmen.

"People's sense of the civil and civic ways of resolving disputes" is "out the window," Fiona Hill told Insider, warning of the potential for "civil conflict."

Just when you thought that 2022 already had provided a century's worth of scary infectious diseases, from Covid-19 to monkeypox to polio, last week's headlines warned of yet another. In eastern China, the Langya virus may have jumped from the white-toothed shrew to humans. It has sickened dozens of people, but has caused no reported deaths.

The mood in Lebanon was very different the last time Israel and Hezbollah fought a major conflict

A different ‘Big One’ is approaching. Climate change is hastening its arrival.

The commander of American military forces in the Pacific is pushing back against Chinese government claims that a three-nation pact to build nuclear submarines for Australia poses a danger of nuclear

While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U_K_ and Australia to the U_S_ and beyond: the “China threat.”

Richard Haass asks why China’s president didn't simply ignore or downplay US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

China's entire economy is about to collapse. But the thing is, this banking crash and financial crisis going on in China right now is hardly being talked about at all. And the story is just plain weird, in so many ways. What’s happening right now in China is crazy. Banks have defrauded customers of billions, lied about the products they were investing people’s money in, and even allegedly collaborated with government agencies in China to change people’s health pass status so they could force them to stay at home, and not protest.

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The Chinese standpoint is clear: The status quo that gave cross-Strait relations a semblance of stability has been ruptured.

Experts say China has multiple options for military or coercive action in the coming years. Neither the US or Taiwan can prepare for all of them.

The world must awaken to the reality that Russian nuclear blackmail and terrorism is already here.

The challenge facing Israel from Lebanon is a lot more serious than stopping Palestinian Islamic Jihad rockets from Gaza. Prime

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Chinese state media videos and a map of live-fire exercises around Taiwan have displayed Beijing’s strategy to impose an aerial and maritime blockade on the ...

Peter Zeihan presentation June 2022#geopolitics #china #economy https://youtu.be/Wi_nFz1CJSI

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China's urging "flexibility" on North Korea appears to coincide with the Chinese Communist Party's ambitions in the region. "According to unclassified intelligence reports to Congress, there are five key Chinese banks and a specially created holding

Fumio Kishida welcomes Nancy Pelosi in Tokyo and urges Beijing to halt planned four days of military exercises sparked by US House speaker’s visit

Russia could target Moldova by embarking on a limited-scope but overt military invasion – or by pursuing more covert hybrid aggression scenarios. Moldova and the EU need to embrace “active resilience” to address this.