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International Security

Millenium Bridge (London, England, UK). Photo: James Padolsey (@padolsey)
International Security Analyses

The UK’s Integrated Review and the future of cyber

Cyber is a centrally crucial element to the UK’s future vision of national security. The Integrated Review considers it as a core component of national power

By Danny Steed
01 Jul 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
Person holding a mobile phone on Black Friday shopping. Photo: CardMapr.nl (@cardmapr)
International Security Analyses

Understanding public reactions to cybersecurity incidents

This analysis offers a brief overview of how public opinion approaches and responds to cybersecurity incidents.

By Miguel Alberto Gomez
21 Jun 2021 //
15 mins Reading time
Young person with cell phone. Photo: Warren Wong (@wflwong)
International Security Analyses

Social ties and Jihadist terrorism: what turns violent radicalisation into terrorist involvement?

An analysis of the social ties that link a group of young people, radicalised into Jihadism in Spain, to various actors from the global Jihadist movement

By Álvaro Vicente
24 May 2021 //
25 mins Reading time
NATO Training Mission in Kabul (2011). Photo: U.S. Army photo by Bill Putnam/Released – NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (CC BY-SA 2.0). Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

From Afghanistan to China: the pathology of victory

This year the war in Afghanistan will come to an end, in a phase involving both the US and NATO, following the withdrawal announced by Biden.

By Andrés Ortega
04 May 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Alaa Salah, Civil Society Activist and Community Leader from Sudan, addresses the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security in 2019. Photo: UN Women (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
International Security Analyses

Rekindling the Agenda on Women, Peace and Security: can the EU lead by example?

The terrain of war and peace is not gender neutral.

By Jessica Almqvist
23 Mar 2021 //
29 mins Reading time
St Pauls Churchyard at night (London, England, UK). Photo: Tudor Panait (@tudor_panait)
International Security Analyses

The National Cyber Force: directions and implications for the UK

The establishment of the National Cyber Force raises significant questions about the directions that the cybersecurity of the UK will now take

By Danny Steed
09 Feb 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
Great power rivalry in the Middle East. Rivalry in the Middle East, collage. Photo: Emma Muñoz Descalzo / ©Real Instituto Elcano.
International Security Experts Comments

Great power rivalry in the Middle East

Today three external powers –the US, China and Russia– are the leading players behind great power rivalry in the Middle East.

By Wojciech Michnik
18 Jan 2021 //
13 mins Reading time
Blue led panel. Photo: Adi Goldstein (@adigold1)
International Security Analyses

Hacking Back unpacked: an eye for an eye? Not so fast

Out of all the countries in the world, the hacking back debate has finally entered the political discourse in neutral Switzerland.

By Stefan Soesanto
14 Jan 2021 //
29 mins Reading time
Flags member countries at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Photo: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
International Security Analyses

Horizon 2030: assessing the impact of socio-economic and governance issues on the future of the MENA Region

It is critical for NATO to understand the nature and the dynamics of the socio-economic and governance issues aggravating the instability in the MENA region.

By Chloe Berger
13 Jan 2021 //
17 mins Reading time

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A row of European Union flags (blue with yellow stars) and Chinese flags (red with yellow stars) waving side by side during the 2020 EU–China summit.

Policy Workshop “Standards, Narratives and Partnerships: Rethinking EU and China’s Approaches to Connectivity”

January 28, 2026

Donald Trump at the press conference following ‘Operation Absolute Resolution’ in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro (3/01/2026) in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The president speaks behind the lectern, adorned with the president's logo and a microphone. Behind him, from left to right, are Stephen Miller, National Security Advisor; John Ratcliffe, Director of the CIA; Marco Rubio, Secretary of State; Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War; and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Behind them are the flags of the United States and the Presidency, and a blue and white backdrop.

The Maduro operation: five insights on power and international relations

January 26, 2026

Signing ceremony for the Mercosur-EU agreement in Asunción, Paraguay (17/01/2026). On stage, raising their hands together, from left to right: José Raúl Mulino, President of Panama; Rodrigo Paz, President of Bolivia; Antonio Costa, President of the European Council; Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay; Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Yamandú Orsi, President of Uruguay; and Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Behind them, a table bearing the words “Presidencia Pro Tempore Paraguay 2026” (Paraguay Pro Tempore Presidency 2026) displays some of the flags of the signatory countries and, further back, a screen bearing the words “Signing ceremony: Association between Mercosur and the European Union”, framed by the flags of Mercosur and the European Union.

The EU-Mercosur agreement: historic and foundational

January 23, 2026

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