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AI-Age Terrorist Financing

Jason Blazakis | 2026.02.11

This report argues that LLMs could act as powerful “force multipliers” by lowering barriers to persuasion, coordination and financial deception and that these technologies risk reshaping the economics of terrorist fundraising by enabling scalable, personalised and culturally tailored appeals at unprecedented speed.

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UK’s Cyber Campaigning

Monica Kello and Richard J. Harknett | 2026.02.10

The UK needs an enduring and dynamic approach to cybersecurity, one that embraces continuous related cyber operations to achieve an advantage over its adversaries.

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Northern Connections

Max Bergmann, et al. | 2026.02.10

As the rules-based order unravels in the European Arctic, experts examine three critical dimensions shaping the region by 2035: Europe’s strategic vision, Greenland’s future, and the role of military exercises in maintaining stability.

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UK’s Whole Society Defence

Ed Arnold and Laurence Thomson | 2026.02.09

The national conversation must address society’s preparations to defend itself, reimagining the citizen solider of the 21st century, and every sector’s role in this effort.

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【黎智英案・判刑】

獨媒報導 | 2026.02.09
  • 黎智英等人下周一(9日)判刑 市民為見「最後一面」昨晚七點排頭位 排隊黨近午夜進軍
  • 判刑前夕法院外重警力 有排隊市民被搜出蘋果日報鎖匙扣後被帶上警車
  • 市民連續四晚通宵排隊顯憔悴 稱不覺辛苦:與被囚被告相比呢啲好小事
  • 黎智英判囚20年 《蘋果》高層囚6年9個月至10年不等
  • 黎智英聞判表情從容 多名被告家屬難掩傷痛哭成淚人
  • 法官指黎智英體重下跌不代表引發健康關注:有足夠醫療照顧
  • 串謀勾結外力15年量刑起點 黎智英「主腦」須加刑 認罪無作供者「最低消費」10年
  • 警方3.7米外拉橙帶「採訪區」 阻記者即場訪排隊人士
  • 李家超指判刑「彰顯法治,伸張正義,大快人心」
  • 中聯辦:依法懲處黎智英是罰當其罪、捍衛法治 「香港最好的賀年禮物」
  • 鄧炳強:判決彰顯正義及香港核心價值 將申請充公黎智英犯罪得益
  • 黎智英可獲行為良好三份一扣減?鄧炳強:懲教署長因應實際情況考量
  • 黎智英判囚20年或獄中渡餘生 李桂華:佢十分應得
  • 李桂華稱本港無「保外就醫」 惟承認容許囚犯送到他國服刑
  • 湯家驊指黎智英判刑恰當 審訊符合人權及法治:佢想講乜都任佢
  • 江旻憓斥案件惡劣衝擊社會秩序 今後聚焦經濟發展
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New START Expiry

Darya Dolzikova and Sidharth Kaushal | 2026.02.05

The expiry of New START could undermine the credibility of US extended deterrence and complicate European and US efforts to strengthen conventional deterrence.

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Europe’s Air Manoeuvre

Jack Watling, et al. | 2026.02.05

Exploring the evolving role of air manoeuvre forces in European combat, this paper examines their utility, challenges and adaptation to modern threats.

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American Biodefense

Paul Friedrichs, et al. | 2026.02.04

As the risks of biological threats rise, Congress and the administration can bolster biodefenses by modernizing biosurveillance, ensuring biosafety and biosecurity, rebuilding the U.S. biodefense enterprise, and strengthening response and recovery.

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Selective Diplomacy

Hani Ibrahim | 2026.02.03

On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first country to recognise Somaliland. However, the controversial move arguably undermines the very legitimacy of the state in the eyes of many Somalis.

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UK’s Tech Dependencies

Sophie Williams-Dunning | 2026.02.02

While the UK focuses on hybrid threats, is it being undermined by dependencies on US providers? Can the UK have a national security agenda in isolation?

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