Emerging Risks

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk called out the Defense Department on Sunday, alleging that the military has lost focus on national defense after the agency tweeted about a DEI diversity “summit” it held last week. DoD’s tweet about the summit described diversity in the military as “a strategic imperative critical to mission readiness and accomplishment.” Musk replied, “Your strategic imperative is defending the United States.” https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1627390270663806976 The comment came as lawmakers target the military for policies and statements perceived as too politicized or progressive. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) also criticized the summit on Twitter. READ MORE: Military’s ‘woke’ training documents made

archived 26 Feb 2023 13:57:08 UTC

Service-disrupting attacks on the U.S. electrical power grid are expected to increase in the coming years, a new report by a leading industry group is warning.

archived 20 Feb 2023 13:48:12 UTC

Top general says Tehran still wants to kill former US president Trump, Secretary Pompeo to avenge the assassination of Qassem Soleimani

North Korea says it fired four cruise missiles into the Sea of Japan that flew 2,000 kilometers the previous day, according to state-run media, after the United States and South Korea conducted tabletop exercises against Pyongyang's nuclear threat.

The country's waning fortunes are a result of the Communist Party’s power madness—and they heighten the danger.

A girl and her father in Cambodia tested positive for H5N1. The child's death marks the second human death linked to an ongoing surge in animal cases.

On February 21, Russia suspended its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START Treaty) of 2010, which had been prolonged in January 2021 until 2026 (Kremlin.ru, February 21; Sozd.duma.gov.ru, February 21). At the same time, Moscow claimed that it will continue to respect the terms of the treaty despite the suspension (Mid.ru, February 21). Yet, one main …

A few days before the invasion, sociologist Grigory Yudin described exactly what the war would be like. Meduza talked to him about how it will end

archived 24 Feb 2023 15:02:21 UTC

Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist and filmmaker.Over the last 7 years, Stephen has visited 24 countries and analysed millions of piece of data to work out ...

archived 24 Feb 2023 22:56:31 UTC

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely planned to boast about the test launch of the "Satan II" missile on Tuesday — but it failed, CNN reported.

archived 23 Feb 2023 19:29:32 UTC

If North Korea follows through on its threat to turn the Pacific Ocean into a "firing range", it would allow the isolated and nuclear-armed state to make technical advances in addition to signalling its military resolve, analysts said.

Preparing for possible attack on Iran, PM said to have recently held 5 meetings with defense minister, IDF chief of staff, Mossad head, Military Intelligence chief and others

Countries other than U.S., Russia now hold more than 10% of nuclear arms

U.S. Strategic Command informed lawmakers that China has more ICBM launchers than the U.S., even as it continues to have fewer missiles.

The blueprint, mapped out by the People's Liberation Army, has already been approved by President Xi Jinping, who has been eager to bolster Beijing's deterrence against Washington.

Russia unsuccessfully tested its nuclear-capable “invincible” missile during President Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine this week, CNN reported Tuesday, citing two unnamed U.S. officials.

Japanese component maker is investing at home with first new plant in nearly two decades

Security chief Genaro García Luna is found guilty. He's just the tip of the iceberg.

archived 21 Feb 2023 21:05:15 UTC

Russian president airs grievances against west in speech devoted to first anniversary of Ukraine invasion

archived 20 Feb 2023 16:17:40 UTC

In her speech, Liz Truss discusses the topic of the New World Order and the efforts being made to create it. Truss, a British politician and ex UK prime mini...

Journalists this week unmasked the hackers who have meddled in political elections and created propaganda campaigns for years. For the journalists, the road started in Davos at a 2015 WEF conference.