Executive Summary The United Kingdom enters the second half of this decade amid the most demanding strategic environment since the end of the Cold War. Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, accelerating technological competition, and growing uncertainty about the future distribution of responsibilities within NATO collectively
The Yemen Front and the Growing Threat to European Security Reporting date: 25 July 2026Prepared by Roberto Pucciano, Anchorage Group – Centre for Strategic and International StudiesOverall risk assessment: Critical Executive Summary The Iran conflict has entered a more dangerous and geographically dispersed phase. The immediate strategic development is the opening of a
Why the international debate must pay greater attention to Hamas’s role in Gaza’s political and humanitarian crises The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has understandably focused international attention on the conduct of military operations, the protection of civilians, and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid. These questions warrant sustained international scrutiny.
Why Democratic Leadership Requires Respect for the Boundaries of Public Office Constitutional democracies are sustained not only by written laws but also by an unwritten culture of institutional humility, the recognition that public authority is both empowered and constrained by the office that exercises it. Public trust depends not merely
Innovation policy increasingly depends on financial institutions Discussions of China’s technological competition with the United States generally focus on industrial policy, manufacturing capabilities, export controls, or advances in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors. By comparison, less attention has been devoted to the financial institutions that support innovation.
The summit reflects a longer-term strategic transition The upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara comes at a time when the Alliance is undergoing one of its most significant strategic adjustments since the end of the Cold War. Public attention will understandably focus on defence spending commitments and on the national implementation
Israel’s strategic position is entering a period of profound uncertainty. For decades, its security has rested on three mutually reinforcing pillars: military superiority, an exceptionally close partnership with the United States, and the capacity to cultivate pragmatic relationships with regional and international actors despite enduring political disagreements. Today, each of
How Social Media Are Changing Not Only Travel but Also the Way Democracies Understand the World “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”— Marcel Proust Proust’s observation is usually read as a reflection on personal growth. It is also, perhaps unintentionally, a