WWIII Risk Is Rising — And Even a Small Spark Could Shake the Global Financial System

Russia’s Warning: Propaganda — Or a Real Strategic Risk? Senior Russian officials are claiming that escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran could push the world toward a wider war. Let’s separate signal from noise. Russia has every incentive to frame the United States as reckless. That’s geopolitical positioning. But the broader warning — that regime-change wars and military escalation increase nuclear proliferation risk — is not a fringe argument. It’s a historical pattern. Libya gave up its nuclear ambitions. Its regime collapsed. North Korea built nuclear weapons. It remains untouched. Other nations observe these outcomes. They draw conclusions. If Iran concludes that nuclear capability is the only true deterrent against regime change, then escalation meant to prevent proliferation…