The UK National Security Capability Review and the Fusion Doctrine

Ewan Lawson

As Parliament rose for the Easter recess, Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement announcing the release of the National Security Capability Review.

A UK Magnitsky Act: Would it Work?

Anton Moiseienko

In 2016, the Global Magnitsky Act was adopted in the US to redress the impunity of human rights abusers and kleptocrats around the world. In the wake of the Salisbury poisonings, would it work for...

Flagging down North Korea on the High Seas

Sara Perlangeli

The tight economic noose around North Korea is being weakened by the regime’s use of flags of convenience by sanctions-evading ships.

Ethiopia’s Leadership: Dawn of a New Era?

Ann M Fitz-Gerald

With his appointment as Ethiopian Prime Minister designate, can Dr Abiye Ahmed Ali bring the country together?

Cambridge Analytica: Only the Tip of the Iceberg

James Sullivan and Alexander Babuta

The Cambridge Analytica revelations demonstrate the growing pressure on social media companies to restrict the use of personal data for commercial purposes.

Rolling Up Russia’s Red Money Carpet in the UK

Tom Keatinge

Two decades of laying out the welcome mat to Russian cash is haunting the British government in the wake of the assassination attempt in Salisbury.

How Belgium Overcame the Threat from Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters

Thomas Renard and Rik Coolsaet

Two years have passed since terrorists struck at the heart of Brussels, and Belgium has done well in dealing with the threat. However, complacency may be setting in.

The UK and Russia: What is to be Done?

As Lenin once quipped at a key turning moment in his revolution, chto delat? (What is to be done?). That is precisely the question facing the UK after the attempted assassination in Salisbury of...

An Unstable Ethiopia: Wobbles in Addis Ababa

Michael Jones

The resignation last month of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has shaken the assumption that the East African state is a ‘bastion of stability’ in an unstable region.

The Proposed US–North Korea Summit: The Art of the Deal

Cristina Varriale

There has been a flurry of headlines relating to the US, North Korea and Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. However, this time it’s not about a nuclear war, it’s about meetings and dialogue.