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Henry Ziemer, et al. | 2025.06.25
China’s extensive influence at ports in Latin America and the Caribbean has come under immense scrutiny. This report analyzes 37 port projects and provides a new method for assessing their relative risk.
Audrey Aldisert and Cynthia R. Cook | 2025.06.23
A survey of close allies on defense industrial cooperation revealed a consistent desire to partner with and procure from the United States. Complex regulations and persistent cultural challenges limit the partnerships and complicate U.S. defense sales.
Emily Ferris | 2025.06.19
After the UK’s newly published Strategic Defence Review took aim at Russia, Moscow’s response showed that their understanding of us has some way to go.
Antonio Giustozzi | 2025.06.19
In the early hours of June 18, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared that the battle against “the terrorist Zionist regime” had begun. The Iranian General Staff announced a shift from “deterrent” strikes to “punitive” operations — an escalation prompted by Israel’s ongoing offensive, launched on June 13, which officially targets Iran’s nuclear program but has eliminated key military commanders and destroyed air defense systems.
Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin | 2025.06.18
This conference report covers discussions on the role of the insurance sector in maritime sanctions, strategies for enhancing flag state accountability, and enhancing the targeting of the network of enablers supporting maritime sanctions evasion.
Matthew Savill | 2025.06.17
The SDR has re-emphasised the centrality of space to the country and UK Armed Forces.
Michael Jones and Genevieve Kotarska | 2025.06.17
This Whitehall Report takes bottom-up perceptions of violence as a starting point for analysing northern Nigeria’s threat landscape, exploring how organised crime, terrorism and other forms of insecurity are perceived at the subnational and local level.
Koichiro Komiyama | 2025.06.17
This report examines Japan’s current cybersecurity threat landscape, recent legislative reforms, and opportunities for U.S.-Japan cooperation to shape norms in cyberspace.
Tagui Ichikawa | 2025.06.17
This report explains the evolution of Japan’s AI strategy, its approach to AI governance, and the direction of future collaboration between Japan and the United States.
Cameron Hudson, et al. | 2025.06.17
Africa’s upcoming year of elections signals both great promise and potential peril. Despite its growing population’s increasing demands for responsive governance, economic opportunity, and equitable treatment, many of their aspirations remain unmet.
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