Economy

Executive Summary The European Commission published the final Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content on 10 June 2026, offering voluntary detailed guidance for...

Executive Summary The recast Return Regulation transitions European Union migration enforcement from fragmented directives to a centralized, high-coercion framework, yet faces severe structural implementation deficits...

Executive Summary The divergence between downward-trending commercial aviation fares and persistent, severe maritime gridlock within the Strait of Hormuz highlights a decoupled supply chain architecture...

Executive Summary BLUF: The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense initiated the Jang Bogo N Project in May 2026 to develop nuclear-powered submarines...

Executive Summary Advanced AI integration by states enables pervasive surveillance, influence, and autonomous decision-making, concentrating power in ways that historical dictators could only imagine, now...

Executive Summary The United States’ imposition of stringent export licenses and citizenship-based access restrictions on frontier artificial intelligence models, specifically exemplified by the controls...

Executive Summary The Government of Bangladesh has formalized a BDT 424.9 billion (USD 3.4 billion) defence budget for FY2026–27, marking a 4.5% nominal increase....

Executive Summary The Sahel's state fragility has escalated into systemic territorial losses by central governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, enabling JNIM (al-Qaeda affiliate)...

Executive Summary Current State: Japan is actively moving to dismantle its critical mineral reliance on China, which currently controls roughly 70% of global rare earth...

Executive Summary MaXon Systems, operating under the Brave1 defense cluster, has fielded an autonomous interceptor architecture that automates the Shahed engagement cycle. By integrating AI...

Executive Summary Strategic Shift: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is transitioning into an era where the marginal cost of freshwater production and...

Executive Summary The Lebanese theater has transitioned from localized kinetic exchange to a multi-track geopolitical bargaining space governed by external hegemonic calculations. US-sponsored bilateral channels,...

Executive Summary The Assan Group case, involving arrests in August 2025 and TMSF trusteeship followed by a June 2026 sale process valued at USD 416.5...

Executive Summary The digitalization of transport infrastructure, exemplified by the ANAS Smart Road initiative in Italy, marks a structural shift from passive traffic monitoring to...

Executive Summary Persistent structural, cultural, and process pitfalls continue to impede military innovation despite accelerated tech investments. Key traps include slow technology transition from S&T...