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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.

The next CBRN crisis will be shaped as much by supply chains, industrial resilience and public trust as by sensors and detection technologies.

Historic economic and social conditions point to a change of leadership in Russia, but a triggering event is still on the horizon for Putin.

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.

Following an increase in whole-of-society attacks, the UK government should deploy tools to encourage nationalism and total defence across society.

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.

China’s test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on 6 July reveals that its drive to truly assure second-strike capability is maturing.

NATO Allies should come together to form a defence financing instrument that supplements national defence spending, improves companies’ access to affordable capital, and incentivises joint procurement.

Despite its involvement in Russia’s nuclear and conventional weapons production, Rosatom continues to maintain access to European markets.

The country’s different use of ‘territorial-integrity’ is more than a simple diplomatic gesture, but rather a useful sign of its alignment.

An established Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Wing and the overstretch of fighters and air defences on both sides by sustained long-range strike campaigns have changed the nature of the air war.

Burnham’s Makerfield Test will reshape UK foreign policy. But will it deliver real benefits at home, or risk isolationism and strained alliances abroad?

International financial centres have lessons to pass on about the role of professional services in combatting illicit finance and kleptocracy.

A democratic and well-functioning international financial centre that has benefited from Western support, Seychelles seems to now be choosing its friends elsewhere.