Global interdependence has become a source of strategic vulnerability. As access to energy, technology, finance and supply chains becomes increasingly contested, resilience is becoming a critical strategic capability.

Critical minerals are becoming strategic assets, reshaping supply chains, industrial policy and geopolitical competition. This Strategic Risk Snapshot examines how resource dependencies may create new vulnerabilities for governments and organisations operating internationally.

Global power is becoming more fragmented, making geopolitical risk harder to predict, manage and contain. Strategic Risk Snapshot #10 examines what this means for decision-makers.

As geopolitical alliances evolve, organisations must navigate an increasingly complex landscape of strategic partnerships, economic competition and regional security dynamics. This briefing explores how shifting global alignments are reshaping risk, resilience and international decision-making.

Space has become far more than a frontier for exploration. It is now a critical layer of global infrastructure supporting communications, navigation, finance and national security. As geopolitical competition intensifies, protecting space-based systems is becoming an essential component of strategic risk management.

Twenty-eight years after the Rome Statute was adopted, the International Criminal Court faces an unprecedented campaign of political and economic pressure. Toby Cadman examines what this means for judicial independence, international accountability and the future of the rule of law.

As competition over critical technologies intensifies, governments are increasingly treating innovation as a matter of economic security and national strategy. This edition examines how regulatory fragmentation, export controls and technology governance are reshaping the global risk landscape.

Toby Cadman examines how political pressure, contested officiating and institutional decision-making at the 2026 World Cup have raised wider questions about independence, integrity and public trust.

Critical infrastructure has become a defining arena of geopolitical competition. From energy grids and undersea cables to cloud services, ports and satellite communications, the systems that underpin the global economy are increasingly exposed to cyber threats, hybrid operations and strategic disruption. Strategic Risk Snapshot No. 8 examines why resilience is…

As competition over critical technologies intensifies, governments are increasingly treating innovation as a matter of economic security and national strategy. This edition examines how regulatory fragmentation, export controls and technology governance are reshaping the global risk landscape.