Emerging Risks

Progressives are re-segregating American institutions under the guise of “racial equity.”

A Russian military invasion of Ukraine will encourage Finland and Sweden to press for NATO membership on very short notice.

Vladimir V. Putin met at the Kremlin with Iran’s new leader, Ebrahim Raisi, at a time when both their countries, despite their differences, are at odds with Washington.

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Fears are rising over Russia's plans to shake up the region, writes BBC Europe editor Katya Adler.

Russia is claiming a sphere of influence and geographical space in which Moscow’s calculations and concerns prevail over all others.

If the Russians are bluffing, they’re good at it. In late November, Moscow began a costly buildup of about 100,000 troops and support personnel as well as heavy military equipment

A year on from the Jan. 6 insurrection, experts warn of catastrophic political violence, while political commentators invoke the specter of the 1860s and

The EU needs to respond to economic coercion or its geopolitical ambitions will be cruelly exposed

Over the past few years, NATO countries have helped Russia revolutionize its armed forces. Now questions are arising about a German defense contractor that trained the Russian military.

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Late 2021 saw unprecedented threats of war and nuclear war from the Putin government. While Russian nuclear threats are common, the recent ones are fundamentally different for three reasons: 1) they a

When the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, visited Moscow in October 2021, Gevorg Mirzayan, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science

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The threat of a U-turn in the Philippines’ South China Sea policy could loom large after May’s presidential elections, the Centre for International Security and Strategy warns.

The autocratic superpowers are increasingly pooling their advantages in taking on the Western democracies.

The flurry of diplomatic activity last week over Russia’s latest military buildup near Ukraine ended, as expected, with no breakthrough agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “dead…

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In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power confronted a ruling power, the result was bloodshed.

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Lessons from a Chinese jet’s fatal collision with a US spy plane, 21 years ago

The nearly two-decade-old U.S. military mission in Iraq has entered a dangerous new phase, with critics warning the Biden administration has allowed the mission to carry on without clear parameters or

While there is a growing parallel between the Taliban’s objectives in Afghanistan and Iran’s objectives in the Middle East, in other part of the region, Iranian regime is seeing its key ally within Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas. Such alliance not only would pose gravest threat to the national security of the State of Israel, […]

In November, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed the first-ever defense and security memorandum of understanding with his Moroccan counterpart.

Even as Europe uses less natural gas, Russia will also play a key role in clean energy geopolitics.

The stunning Covid vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drew upon long-buried discoveries made in the hopes of ending past epidemics.

The Soviet-era bunkers are being given beds, air purifiers and a fresh lick of paint amid fears Moscow could attack any day

‘Only president Putin knows what he is going to do next, but next week would seem pivotal’

The United States on Friday accused Russia of sending saboteurs trained in explosives to stage a pretext to invade Ukraine, where government websites were knocked out in a cyberattack linked to Mosco…

Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) British historian Niall Ferguson said Saturday China would likely ramp up pressure on Taiwan next year, stressing the key to warding off Beijing's threats against the island would be deterrence.