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The shadow fleets of Russia, Iran and North Korea are in the international spotlight, but efforts to counter their operations will fail while these vessels can so easily obtain new flags.

The legacy of the UK’s involvement in Afghanistan is one of compounding whole-of-government failure.

Iraq’s role in a major Captagon raid in Lebanon underscores its regional security ambitions and its Prime Minister’s bid to balance Washington and Tehran amid looming economic strains.

The EU’s Black Sea strategy is a vital first step towards protecting the region, and how it is implemented will serve as a key test of the EU’s credibility.

Acknowledging it as a state will not change realities on the ground, but symbolic recognition matters.

Iran’s employment of assassination demands the UK build expertise and channel it into action.

The violence in Suweida has triggered a response from both Israel and the interim Syrian government as local grievances spill into an international confrontation.

Viewing Turkey–Israel dynamics through a zero-sum lens risks fuelling strategic miscalculations and regional instability.

Open warfare has crossed the Middle East, and in its wake came an erosion of the norms of statesmanship and the power of international law to avert conflict. What are the implications for deterrence, diplomacy, and the future of UK, US, and regional strategy?

This paper aims to provide an initial scoping review of the structural and operational features of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) that expose them to corruption risk.

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran had the potential to enflame the region and stretch into a prolonged conflict, but each party carried strategic concerns that necessarily drove the cessation of open warfare.

Military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and Tehran's criticism of the IAEA threaten to undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the Agency's work, with implications for non-proliferation beyond the Iran nuclear file.

This Occasional Paper provides an analysis of vehicle theft in the UK, including trends, responses and challenges.

Arthur Snell and Jason Pack attempt to untangle the latest: from the Iranian attack on the US airbase in Qatar to Trump’s declaration of forever peace to end what he is cleverly calling the 12 Day War.

Gulf States reacting to the attacks on Iran have been outspoken but not unguarded, as statesmen and diplomats consider the road ahead. The affront is balanced against the existing relationships with Iran and the US - with some regard for how to manage an exodus of refugees in the event of a deeper conflict.

Our experts comment on the US strikes of three Iranian nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow.