Key Judgments: It is highly likely that Iran is enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels (90%), significantly increasing the risk of military conflict with Israel. (High confidence) It is unlikely that ongoing diplomatic efforts to revive the JCPOA will succeed in the near term, given...
Ukraine invasion into Russia Key Judgement: It is highly likely that Ukrainian offensive would damage Russian war capability. It is likely that Ukraine offensive is to create breakthrough in Eastern Ukraine, in both strategic and political ground. It is realistically possible this would ultimately lead...
Two high-profile killings in Beirut and Tehran have highlighted Israel's military capability, with the potential to change Middle Eastern relations. The killings of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Faud Shukur has prompted strong reactions from regional players and could further escalate tensions in...
Key Judgements: Disinformation was spread online on X, far right telegram channels and on Incel forums after a knife attack at a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport, United Kingdom, resulted in the deaths of three young girls and injured eight other children including...
Since October of 2023, the Houthi militants in Yemen have sought to disrupt global shipping by way of missile attacks throughout the Red Sea region. The Houthi’s claim that their motive for this strategy is linked to defending the people of Gaza against Israel, however...
Key Judgement: It is highly likely that Russia would continue taking foreigners from Western countries as hostage to be used as bargaining chips It is likely that targeted foreigners have Western countries citizenship with Russian citizenship or ethnic background. It is realistically possible that...
Amidst the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel the escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been overshadowed. Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Sunday that the intense phase of the war in Gaza with Hamas is about to end which has two potential...
The Allianz für Deutschland (AfD) is a right-wing German political party which has been hit with numerous serious accusations and scandals over the last few months in the run up to the German general elections. These scandals have included accusations of one of the party’s...
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni Islamic jihadist group, rose from the ashes of Al-Qaeda in 2014, establishing a ‘caliphate’ in northern Iraq and Syria. In 2017, a US-led anti-terrorism coalition declared victory over ISIS, expelling them from their lands in northern...
French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly voiced that he is not opposed to sending French troops to Ukraine. Given the ever-deterioratingrelationship between Russia and the West and the persistent activities of Russian intelligence services meddling in the affairs of countries in Western and Southern Europe,...