The Strait of Hormuz is becoming more than a military flashpoint. As conflict raises risks for oil supplies, shipping and insurance, the greater danger may be a chokepoint that remains technically open but becomes too risky and costly for global commerce.

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.

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.

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.

Critical minerals are rapidly becoming strategic assets that shape economic competitiveness, technological innovation and geopolitical influence. As governments and industries compete to secure reliable supplies, organisations must rethink resilience, supply chains and long-term strategic planning in an increasingly uncertain global environment.