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The foundations of the international architecture of the post-Second World War world were laid in the final months of the conflict. Gill Bennett reflects on some of the structural weaknesses and cracks we can clearly see today that lay hidden in those foundations from the start.

Programmes to eliminate the polio virus are struggling amid conflict, climate pressures and diminishing funds.

Thomas Robb reviews The Anglo-American Military Relationship: Arms Across the Ocean, by Wyn Rees.

Trevor Bedeman reviews The British Army: A New Short History, by Ian F W Beckett

Concepts used in dealing with human insiders can be applicable to AI insiders too.

The ‘never again’ mindset has served us well, but it never lasts forever.

In spite of the recent Strategic Defence Review, the UK continues to struggle with strategic decision-making and prioritisation in light of the security–prosperity paradox.

Iran’s capacity to develop and export drones is an important indicator of its foreign policy.

Spain’s strategic concept of the Balearic-Strait-Canaries Axis could offer a blueprint for a broader NATO maritime strategy.

North Korean IT workers exploit vulnerabilities to generate illicit revenues and undermine global financial integrity.

Interviews reveal the attitudes of Central Asian Jihadists in Syria.

The EU and its member states have some options to consider in balancing their security commitments on the continent with engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

Marc Widdowson reviews Handbook of Revolutions in the 21st Century: The New Waves of Revolutions, and the Causes and Effects of Disruptive Political Change, edited by Jack A Goldstone, Leonid Grinin and Andrey Korotayev.

Elena Grossfeld reviews The Russian Way of Deterrence: Strategic Culture, Coercion, and War, by Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky.

Edward Mortimer reviews The Rise and Fall of the People’s Parties: A History of Democracy in Western Europe since 1918, by Pepijn Corduwener.