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Russia’s practice of state seizure is growing at pace, as it reappropriates businesses and assets from those the regime considers disloyal.

This is the second nuclear age. It retains many of the characteristics of the first, but reframes how we think about the future.

Ukraine’s drone success holds a deeper lesson for NATO: technological sovereignty at the component level is essential to future battlefield dominance.

The rise of ‘minilateral’ Europe now stands at a crossroads. Will countries seek to structure the new ad hoc formats to retain a distinct European security community, or risk further fragmentation?

While STC controlling the majority of Yemen’s southern littoral may constrain the Houthis’ ability to operationally expand attacks into the Gulf of Aden, the benefit may outweigh the costs.

In a short time frame, the Khaf-Herat railroad received a flurry of Russian and Iranian oil shipments.

The UK’s intelligence community must adapt to stay ahead of intensifying hybrid threats that blur the line between war and peace.

President Trump’s new corollary to the Monroe doctrine will provide more triggers for forceful action in the Western Hemisphere, but the focus on Latin America could motivate the US toward more cooperation.

Cryptocurrency increases the ‘attack surface’ for electoral interference. The UK government’s focus is too narrow.

The vote pits left- and right-wing approaches to tackling crime and redefining the country’s alignment with global partners.

Can Britain afford not to support Ukraine, risking a security environment with a triumphant Russia?

Across every ring, Russia is applying pressure. Europe is already in conflict; not future, not theoretical, but present and continuous.

The result of Russia's war of aggression is a product of the ambivalence of the West, which by turns supported Ukraine's defence in the conflict and refused to escalate its response to a level consistent with the threat Russia poses. The rules-based order is at stake, and Ukraine stands alone in its defence.

Without fundamental cultural change among academics, research security will become a box-ticking exercise for universities

Acquiescence to a bad deal for Ukraine will expose Europe to future security peril and to near-irrelevancy in global foreign affairs. No US backstop can be trusted.

Moscow’s stirring of the tragic past between Poland and Ukraine is a facet of its information campaign against the West, yet understanding that history – and how it is manipulated – can help those confronting Russia.

Prevent has drifted into a catch-all for unmet safeguarding demand. To protect national security, we need precision in counterterrorism and scale in prevention, via a single, locally led front door that routes violence-related concerns to the right support, with Prevent reserved for genuine terrorism risk.

The value of the UK-Ukrainian drone interceptor is not in the characteristics of the munition, but in the process that brought it into being.

The US-Saudi nuclear deal will have limited implications for the US nuclear sector but could have meaningful political and non-proliferation consequences for the Middle East.

The increased use of sanctions against organised crime necessitates a deeper evidence base on how they can best be targeted – and supported through diplomatic engagement across the range of states involved.