Forget Gaza and Ukraine, East Asia's brewing war will matter more - Asia Times
MANILA–All major global powers are flexing muscles in East Asian waters, with the US, China and even Russia conducting major drills across the Western
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These Are Americans' Biggest Fears in 2024, as the Country Is 'Becoming More Afraid'
Government corruption, loved ones becoming ill or dying, cyberterrorism and nuclear weapons topped the list of Chapman University's annual survey
Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping
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Russia’s Imperial Ambitions: The Long-Term Threat to NATO | The National Interest
Once the artillery and glide bombs stop falling in Ukraine, Russia will still pose a significant threat to the West and, of course, NATO. How much of a threat depends upon how the war ends.
The Return of Total War: Understanding—and Preparing for—a New Era of…
archived 22 Oct 2024 04:22:27 UTC
Have We Ever Seen A Time When 4 Major Global Wars Are All Percolating Simultaneously?
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US intel leak shakes Israel's plan to hit Iran, and more - Asia Times
"Middle East Spectator," is a pro-regime Telegram outlet based in Tehran, as all media channels based in Tehran are – by law. Last week, Middle East
Trick Question: Who Will Defend Europe?
A scathing new book by Kier Giles outlines the Europe's defense crisis, and its consequences if nations do not improve their militaries soon.
Powder Keg in the Pacific
While the world looks on with trepidation at regional wars in Israel and Ukraine, a far more dangerous global crisis is quietly building at the other end of Eurasia, along an island chain that has
Iran to get nuclear weapons in 2024?
Today’s Axis of Evil is bigger and more dangerous than ever
All these lethal interactions and collaborative efforts are operationalizing the mutual diplomatic and ideological declarations of a joint anti-U.S., anti-Western strategy.
Chinese military buildup on 'very dangerous trajectory,' Pacific comm…
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Beyond Iran and Israel: The Unseen Gulf-Europe Connection
Based on the article, the main threats mentioned include:
Escalation of conflict between Iran and Israel into a wider regional or global war
Formation of an "Axis of Upheaval" by Iran, China, and Russia to challenge American dominance
Middle East potentially becoming a superpower battlefield
Russia's advances in Ukraine and destabilizing influence in Africa
China's imperial ambitions over Taiwan and the South China Sea
Rise of authoritarian models challenging the liberal world order
Europe's industrial decline and economic vulnerability
Potential fragmentation of Europe under pressure from the East
Energy security concerns for Europe
Iran-Russia-China militarism
Dismantling of the liberal world order that has driven social, technological, and economic progress
China's exploitative practices in Africa, including labor abuse and predatory lending
Russia's neo-imperialism in Africa
Threat to globalization and its associated benefits of liberalism, freedom, democracy, and prosperity
Terrorist threat signal ‘blinking red’ for U.S.; Biden
Foreign terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and al Qaeda, and even Iran-allied forces such as Hezbollah and Hamas, pose an immediate threat to the American homeland and warrant a serious respon
China’s nuclear arsenal may surpass U.S. estimates, expert warns
“If the [Defense Department] is wrong, China may achieve superiority — several thousand nuclear weapons — within a few years,” said Mr. Schneider, senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy, which publishes the journal. ...
China’s long-range missiles are being outfitted with multiple warheads, with newer systems capable of carrying up to 10 warheads.
Recent Pentagon reports may have also substantially undercounted the number of Chinese nuclear weapons carried by bombers.
Mr. Schneider concludes that the aggressive Chinese nuclear buildup is neither defense-based nor intended to deter aggressors.
“Rather, it coincides with Beijing’s aggressive, expansionist policies in which nuclear weapons provide coercive leverage for regional expansion and the ultimate means in war-fighting strategies,” he said. ...
U.S. Highly Vulnerable to Nuclear First Strike
Congressman Don Bacon, a retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General, believes that the United States has become highly vulnerable to a nuclear first strike by Russia or China. He ought to know. A member
Douglas Murray: A Time of War
The West is ‘drunk on peace.’ What will it take to wake them up?
The Death of Deterrence
The Death of Deterrence: How Biden’s Public Signals Are Undermining Global Security
Since April, President Biden’s public assurances—stating that the United States would not join Isr
The Age of Depopulation | Foreign Affairs
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Gallant: When Israel strikes back, Iran ‘won’t understand what happened to it’
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The U.S. Must Confront the Multi-Front War Against the West
October 7th is the first anniversary of the unprovoked attack and murder of Israeli citizens by Hamas in Gaza. A year later, kidnapped innocents remained as hostages to Iran's goal of making Isr
The Perils of Ignoring the Obvious | RealClearPolitics
One year ago, I woke up to multiple text messages telling me there was an attack in Israel. I checked the news and like most people could not believe what I...
U.S. Nuclear Deterrence: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Done?
Keith B. Payne and Mark B. Schneider, U.S. Nuclear Deterrence: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Done?, No. 601, October 7, 2024
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Inside Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah and the pager plot - The Was…
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China's nuclear arsenal may surpass U.S. estimates, expert warns - Wa…
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Israel’s Iron Prime Minister
At home, the left sees him as cynical, conniving and corrupt; while the right sees him as tired, weak and unambitious. Abroad, he is almost universally loathed and distrusted. And yet no one can deny his Machiavellian mastery of the dirty game of politics, domestic and international. Modern history has produced only two figures who
Putin’s Revision of Russian Nuclear Doctrine
Introduction
Russia has announced it is changing its nuclear doctrine. In June 2024, President Vladimir Putin stated that. “…we are still thinking about what can be changed in this doctri
Is Putin Bluffing? Russia Keeps Making Nuclear War Threat over Ukraine | The National Interest
As the war in Ukraine nears its 1,000th day, Russian officials have escalated nuclear threats against the U.S., Ukraine, and the West.
China Is Ready for War: And Thanks to a Crumbling Defense Industrial Base, America Is Not
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Israel's attempt to kill Nasrallah is a huge challenge to Iran
In targeting Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Israel is signalling it is ready to take on Iran directly