Emerging Risks

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Canada's chief of defence says Russia's invasion of Ukraine is going to change the course of history.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also compared actions by NATO and the EU to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's strategy in World War II.

It seems increasingly likely that Israel will strike Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons.

​So far, Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine has been limited, and not only in name.

Russia’s war is becoming a larger struggle of good against evil, and Europe must do more or evil may triumph.

Should the U.S. humiliate Russia – and Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically – over the Russo-Ukrainian War? It could lead to escalation and new wars, but the U.S. and NATO may nee

Mikhail Kasyanov, who served as Russian PM from 2000 to 2004, said he knew "a different Putin."

A former Russian prime minister who worked under Vladimir Putin has revealed what he thinks the Kremlin’s next move will be if Ukraine falls.

The thrust of the Russian president’s message extends far beyond the war unfolding in Ukraine.

Scholar Olga Lautman warned Saturday that former Soviet Union territories could be at high risk of invasion in the wake of Russia's actions in Ukraine.

As the war in Ukraine drags on, it's becoming clear that Putin has mired himself in a conflict he can't win

We must have the courage to strategically rethink Europe’s future.

Kishida’s response to the war in Ukraine has been surprisingly robust.

Kyiv has reason to hope it can prevail, but Vladimir Putin’s efforts to seed global economic trouble could weaken international support.

As Russia’s War Grinds into a Stalemate, It May Turn to the Balkans as Leverage Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is on the verge of a stalemate. Fighting will continue over the summer, but

Russian military strategists argue that modern wars are decided in the high-intensity initial period; and the multi-pronged large-scale offensive into Ukraine was indeed launched, on February 24, 2022, with the aim of achieving a decisive success in the first couple of weeks. Yet as the war crossed the symbolic 100 days milestone last weekend (June 4), nothing resembling a victory …

pVladimir Putin and his allies have taken to Russian media to blast NATO nations for continuing their support for Ukraine, warning “armed conflict will be drawn out” if the US and European countries continue to send arms to Kyiv./p

Such fear is now readily apparent among many pro-Kremlin figures, despite their loud militant rhetoric to the contrary. They have a foreboding sense that if Ukraine, with the help of Western Lend-Lease, manages to fend off the Russian aggression, this will lead to the final collapse of the Kremlin empire itself—so that this war may be its last.

Two countries that have long clashed are tempting fate with escalations that could soon spiral well beyond their borders. [Israel-Iran]

I have never heard so many people in Moscow talk about a possible nuclear war as I have in the last few weeks. Friends and relatives, who have nothing to do wit

Olga Skabeyeva, the steely-eyed host of “60 Minutes” on the state TV channel Russia-1, declared this week that the “special military operation” in Ukraine was over.

Among Russia's nuclear forces is the "Yars" ICBM, Interfax highlighted. It has a range of 6,500 miles, meaning it can strike any target in the US.

And they don’t stop there, suggesting Britain and the U.S. would be targeted in a looming WWIII.

A Kremlin TV propagandist has claimed World War 3 has already begun and claims Russia ’s task is now to “demilitarise” NATO.Rossiya-1 anchor Olga Skabeyeva i...

Putin is trying to take down the entire world order, the veteran Russia watcher said in an interview. But there are ways even ordinary Americans can fight back.

"It's not a war in Ukraine. It's actually a war between Russia and NATO," says Ian Bremmer.Subscribe to GZERO on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2TxCVnYWorld leaders...

The latest threat by Margarita Simonyan comes as Russia's space agency has announced Moscow will soon have 50 new nuclear missiles.

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