The U.S. Increases the Risk of War With Russia
Last week, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance took to X to warn that when Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike targets in Russia, he believes, “the risk of nuclear war is
Sleepwalking Toward War | Foreign Affairs
Will America and China Heed the Warnings of Twentieth-Century Catastrophe?
Putin Warning: World 'Close to Point of No Return' - Newsweek
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Wider European war on the horizon - Asia Times
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The real danger of Iran linking Hezbollah to Gaza - analysis
Although this is not a direct parallel, it’s worth considering how the current crisis has some commonalities with the First World War and the failed concepts that led Europe into a massive conflagration in 1914.
World Order is in a Downward Spiral | The National Interest
The United States needs a grand strategy to deal with three interconnected threats to global stability.
Hezbollah-Israel clashes intensify as fears grow of all-out war in Lebanon - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East
The situation on the Israel-Lebanon border is worsening, all while US efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza have yet to lead to a deal.
On the Israel-Lebanon border, a war is unfolding in slow motion - The…
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The Terrorism Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again | Foreign Affairs
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China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII
Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare
Is the risk of nuclear escalation rising between Russia and the West? | Rajan Menon
That risk is notoriously hard to predict. There’s no reliable procedure for assessment or solid evidence on which to base it
Joe Biden Is Walking Down the Path to a Nuclear War with Russia | The National Interest
There is nothing for the United States to gain and a great deal to lose by expanding the allowed target list of our weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. Risking nuclear escalation is foolish to the
Hezbollah terrorists launch massive rocket attack on Israel amid mounting tensions
Amid near daily Hezbollah rocket, drone and missile attacks on the northern Israeli border communities, the Israel Defense Forces countered with a surgical strike that killed a senior Hezbollah commander.
Nation-Wide Salary Cuts! Industry Declines, Unpaid Wages, and Layoffs Sweep Through China
Taiwanese author and current affairs commentator Fan Zhou, who has been doing business in China for twenty years, compared the Chinese economy to a patient w...
China unites America and Europe in alarm
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Iraq is dying (and that is a global problem)
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Biden's Right: China's Economy Is Indeed 'On the Brink'
A war, Xi might reason, would likely prevent his political enemies from removing him from power.
Leaked docs reveal Russia is top global nuclear threat - with four times size of US nuke arsenal
Russian policy dictates it can use nukes if there is:
Reliable data on the launch of ballistic missiles on Russia and - or - its allies
Unleashing of nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction on Russia or its allies
An attack on critically important Russian state or military facility which could undermine a nuclear weapons response. Or
Aggression against Russia using conventional weapons when Russia is under threat.
There is something absolutely critical that no one seems to be discussing: Israel is on the brink of war with Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
For months, I've been saying that a larger-scale confrontation with Hezbollah is inevitable (see comments). However, there's an urgent…
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Liberman claimed that Iran is "planning a Holocaust for us in the next two years," and suggested that Tehran's future plans involve a large-scale missile attack aimed at Israel’s annihilation
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NSA chief says China readying destructive cyberattacks on critical inf
China's cyber operatives have infiltrated computer networks used to control critical U.S. infrastructure in preparation for future attacks to disrupt American society during a conflict, the direc
Fox News: Philippines warns of ‘red line’ with Beijing amid heightened tensions in South China Sea
The Philippines have warned China that it would consider any Filipino soldier killed by a Beijing water cannon to be an “act of war" amid heightened tensions in the region.
Newsweek: Russia Warns NATO Ally Not to Underestimate Nuclear War Threat
Ambassador to Denmark official Vladimir Barbin warned Copenhagen that the delivery of F-16 fighter jets "would be seen as a nuclear threat."
This Island Holds the Secrets to China’s Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ
China is expanding its naval bases on the tropical island of Hainan in the South China Sea. Two of Beijing’s most important naval facilities, Yulia and Longpo, have undergone dramatic expansion to accommodate a growing fleet of vessels and to provide a home for China’s new sea-borne nuclear deterrent.
WSJ spoke to defense analysts who say the upgrades point to Beijing’s preparations for a possible conflict over Taiwan.
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0:00 Island of Hainan
0:42 Geostrategic advantages of Hainan
1:07 Submarines and mountain bunker
3:31 Infrastructure expansion
6:15 Expansion in Cambodia
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Insufficient destruction is why no one wins wars anymore
Devastation of the opponent’s territory, of the kind now attempted by Russia in Ukraine, is not new – and, as the record shows, unfortunately it works.
Iran's Attack on Israel was Enabled by North Korean Missile Technology and Advances | The National Interest
Iran last month launched a large-scale overnight air strike on Israel. More than 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles targeted the country. North Korean technology was at least partly
Newsweek: Is China Stockpiling Resources to Prepare for War?
Import-reliant China is seeking to reduce Western leverage over it, but some have suggested a more ominous reason behind the commodities buildup.
Iran’s Brisk Walk to a Nuclear Bomb - WSJ
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Meet the CRANKs: How China, Russia, Iran and North Korea Align Against America | The National Interest
Setting aside “Axis of Evil,” or its calibrated stepchild “Axis of Upheaval,” what might be a better name for the China-Russia-Iran-North Korea cluster? Consider an acronym—"CRANK,” representing
Toward a New Pax Americana | The National Interest
A “New Arsenal of Democracy” is needed to secure American power in the twenty-first century.