Emerging Risks

SINGAPORE: Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister warned his US counterpart on Friday (Jun 10), the latest salvo between the superpowers over the island. The warning came as Wei Fenghe held his first face-to-face meeting

Our food supply chain is under attack.  In recent years, the Chinese government has been buying up U.S. agricultural assets, and if we allow this practice to continue, China could create an ag…

If the United States wants to remain at the helm of the rules-based international order, it will need to address the serious efforts underway to undermine its global financial hegemony.

Contrary to traditional wisdom, international trade integration of countries found across political divides may lead to an unbalanced world and conflict due to resentment and fear.

Yevgeny Fyodorov from the ruling United Russia party said the 1991 resolution that led Vilnius to break from the USSR was "illegal."

Speaking to Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, PM says Iran can no longer get away with aggression towards Israel and terror by proxies without consequence; expects IAEA to warn Tehran of high price on defiant nuclear policies

America remains vulnerable to pathogens.

China is building missile launch sites in deserts and adding an aircraft carrier to its naval fleet. WSJ spoke to military experts and analyzed satellite ima...

Recently, the term "bai lan " or “let it rot” has become popular among young people in China. Prior to this trend, it was “tang ping” or “lying flat.”On the ...

Phrase bai lan gains popularity as severe competition and social expectations leave many young people despondent

The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population. Yet after four extraordinary decades in which China’s population has

Voters have had enough of ‘progressive’ leaders who are presiding over spiralling violence and crime.

An Iranian military officer from the secret Unit 840 and a weapons scientist were found dead in Tehran, fuelling tensions between Iran and Israel.

Australia on Sunday said a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea.

According to Kan, Navy using vessels including submarines to protect drilling site; Iron Dome battery to be placed nearby as well

The tests extend a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.

Analysis: Tehran has said it will retaliate for the killing of Col. Hassan Sayad Khodaei, which it attributes to Israel, with experts saying tensions between countries will escalate further, although Iranian responses rarely measure up to its threats

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Critical topsoil is eroding at an alarming pace due to climate change and poor farming practices. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catas...

Join host Kacie McDonnell on 'Mansion Global' in an undisclosed location in Kansas, where a nuclear missile silo has been converted into a luxury doomsday pr...

Check out the trailer for HBO Original, Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, which takes a deep-dive behind the 1986 disaster of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Wat...

Tens of thousands of acres of farmland lie idle because farmers can't get enough water to grow crops.

Air Force and independent think tank simulations show giant drone swarms are key to defeating China's invasion of Taiwan.

Despite its failures in Ukraine, we shouldn’t write Russia off.

After generations of stability in nuclear arms control, a warning to Russia from President Biden shows how old norms are eroding.

Tehran is not only purposely enriching uranium and installing advanced centrifuges, but does some of this openly to wring potential concessions.

“With this quantity, an enrichment level of 60% suffices to create a relatively compact nuclear explosive," Albright said.

FRONTLINE and Star Tribune examine the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the struggle for police accountability.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon ramped up his economic warning on Wednesday, predicting a coming economic "hurricane" as the Federal Reserve battles inflation.

A look at the interaction of psychology and politics among Russian leaders.