As organised cybercriminal attacks escalate and threaten national security and social order, should the private sector get (limited) authorisation to take the gloves off?
The financial system is evolving toward greater choice rather than a new hegemon, requiring policymakers to rethink how economic power, resilience and sanctions will operate.
Devolved nations and regions can pursue foreign relations with other states, utilising their unique histories, cultures and geopolitics to gain strategic advantage.
North Korea exploits virtual asset-to-fiat conversion to launder stolen cryptocurrency, fuelling WMD programs. The paper offers risk mitigation strategies.
Offshore energy infrastructure is being built at pace, led by offshore wind and electrical interconnectors, but the security architecture needs to keep up.
Instrumentalised migration and Russia’s recruitment of disposable agents exploit the same European weakness: treating deniable acts of coercion as isolated rather than as elements of a wider campaign.
As Israel’s relationships with Jordan and Egypt strain, water and energy shift from instruments of regional integration into tools of strategic competition, reshaping the Middle East’s cold peace.
Repositioning DCMS as the lead for ‘information resilience’ online and offline provides coherence to a currently disparate portfolio, offering a rare opportunity to rethink how the government protects the UK from information threats.
Open software architecture for autonomous systems will not only support interoperability but also increase industrial resilience and encourage innovation.
The Defence Universities Alliance must enhance, rather than compromise, the core principles that make universities distinctive: intellectual independence, openness and critical inquiry.
The UK’s new crypto regime is a major milestone. But competitive advantage will come from building credibility, not merely regulating today’s visible crypto market.
