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If Donald Trump is elected for a second time as US president, the UK will need to draw on the skill of not only its diplomats but also its armed services to maintain the durability of the transatlantic relationship.

Despite some common interests, Russia and China have different goals in the Arctic.

While the ongoing attempts of Russia's propaganda machine to promote its narratives and sow discord in the West have come under increasing scrutiny, a different and rather worrying aspect of Russian activities has received far less attention.

A risk-based approach to Financial Action Task Force evaluations and listing is needed, prioritising strategically important countries over punishing poor or developing countries that represent minimal threat to the international financial system.

As geopolitical tensions grow, governments across the Indo-Pacific region are racing to develop their cyber capabilities in order to ensure their future security and prosperity. But what implications does this have for norms on responsible state behaviour and transparency around cyber operations?

Recent comments by the UK’s Chief of the General Staff have triggered a debate about whether conscription should be reintroduced in the UK. However, there are far better ways to expand the capability of the UK’s armed forces.

The government’s aim is for the UK to be a science and technology superpower. However, the UK’s current science and technology policy is based on three fallacies that limit its ability to become a tech superpower.

After many delays, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is scheduled to hold internal elections in June. But with one major party boycotting the polls, their success hangs in the balance.

In the face of new state security threats, society needs to be more willing to accept the role of the defence sector.

As central bankers seek to embrace technology, their grey world has caught the attention of an unlikely alliance of conspiracy theorists.

The UK government recently issued a new definition of extremism focusing on ideologies that are deemed intolerant or which ‘undermine’ democracy. But will this change actually prove useful in practice?

Tensions can escalate quickly when adversaries fail to understand each other. Unfortunately, we are often least able to understand our adversaries when tensions are high. Breaking this cycle is essential.

This is the 10th in a series of articles analysing the top 10 serious and organised crime threats to the UK and how they have evolved over a decade. This article considers the evolving threat at the border, as a key point of both vulnerability and opportunity in the UK’s response to organised criminality.

With its first-ever National Defence Strategy, Australia aims to respond to a rapidly shifting strategic environment. But can the strategy address some of Australian defence’s more endemic problems?

The recent announcement that the UK will commit to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030 is welcome news for the country’s armed forces, even if how the increase will be funded remains as yet unclear.

On 3 April the very best of Alliance pomp and ceremony was on display at NATO headquarters for the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Washington Treaty. The celebrations are well-deserved but should be short-lived.

As tensions between the US and China continue to grow and efforts to ‘friend-shore’ supply chains gather pace, Australia is being forced to make a difficult choice when it comes to the future of its critical minerals strategy.

As recent arrests in Turkey demonstrate, the glamourous lives of social media influencers can be the perfect cover for fraud, money laundering and financial crime.

Since its signing in 2014, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement has faced some delays in its implementation. However, with Beijing showing no signs of curtailing its aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, recent years have seen an uptick in security cooperation between Manila and Washington.

The world teeters on the edge of a wider conflict in both Ukraine and the Middle East. In Gaza, Kharkiv and Khartoum, life is ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’. Modern British diplomacy is not suited to the chaotic and dangerous world of which Thomas Hobbes warned. What needs to change?