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Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya and Algeria offering limited, politically fraught substitutes.

Turkey’s post-Assad ambitions face mounting risks as it backs Syria’s new rulers while navigating the challenges of sectarian violence, a potential Islamic State resurgence, and Kurdish hostility.

Sanctions have hindered Russia's military capabilities by raising procurement costs, increasing reliance on allies and straining its economy – despite Moscow’s evasion efforts.

To protect the innovation and emerging technologies critical to Western military advantage, the US Bureau of Industry and Security must reconsider its expectations for banks.

The recognition lavished on Angola’s President João Lourenço by the outgoing US administration exposes the West’s failure to champion democracy over strategic convenience in Africa.

As AI systems gain human-like capabilities, organisations must tackle emerging risks from AI insiders, drawing on insights from managing human insider risks to enhance security.

Bashar al-Assad’s flight from Syria marks the end of an era, but the country’s fragmented future is now being shaped by competing foreign and internal powers.

It is tempting to compare the two years. Any deal that Trump negotiates with Putin may have similar features to Munich: land for temporary peace. The West has already weakened its negotiating position by taking immediate NATO membership for Ukraine off the table. So what will happen if Putin renews his attack in one, three or five years?

With irregular warfare escalating across land, air, sea, cyber and space, Russia's sub-threshold operations may challenge NATO's collective defence doctrine sooner than expected.

The UK must embrace reserve forces to build affordable military mass, attract specialist talent, and meet defence needs in an era of constrained budgets.

Rising China–US tensions risk destabilising the Taiwan Strait, challenging the UK’s longstanding position and exposing its economic, security and global interests to significant risks.

Whistleblowers can deliver valuable outcomes in the fight against economic crime, so why does the UK struggle to recognise them as intelligence assets?

Armenia is redefining its security strategy, diversifying its alliances and boosting military capacity as shifting geopolitics expose the limits of Russian-backed guarantees.

Hungary’s ‘new era’ partnership and Serbia’s ‘community of common destiny’ illustrate China’s expanding diplomatic strategy, leveraging ideological narratives to secure global support amid rising competition with the West.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence delivered its first climate-focused strategic wargame, with results that have implications for the Strategic Defence Review.

Once reserved for nation-state actors, advanced and persistent cyber tactics are now common among cybercriminals, making them equally devastating in today’s threat landscape.

Failings in UK policing have left victims feeling betrayed, prompting calls for the use of restorative practice to rebuild trust, address harm and prioritise humanity over bureaucracy.

Russia’s ‘shadow territories’ are hosting large-scale Bitcoin mining, producing new coins that can be used for influence operations, sanctions circumvention and personal enrichment.

Midway through the implementation of the Economic Crime Plan 2, the UK government should not drop the ball on priority actions.

Much is unclear about Russia’s supposed new ballistic missile, but its use against Ukraine was more about political signalling than military utility in the war.