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The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025 described an “increasingly fractured” world, with state-based conflict, climate disruption, political polarization and technological risks all intensifying at the same time. Geopolitical and international risk dashboards from 2Secure, BlackRock, KPMG and others show the same picture: conflicts are reshaping trade, energy and supply chains; national security concerns…
When Vladimir Putin touched down in New Delhi last week, the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the symbolism mattered far more than Moscow’s assurance of ‘uninterrupted‘ oil supplies. It served as a timely reminder that, even amid a shake-up of the global balance of power and geopolitical fragmentation, the India-Russia relationship remains resilient,…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 05.12.2025 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since 2014, has unfolded across multiple dimensions: military, economic, informational, and psychological. Yet one of its most significant and underexamined fronts is cultural. The Kremlin has reframed culture not as an organic expression of society but as a strategic tool where a weapon legitimises aggression,…
As demand for clean energy accelerates, copper has become one of the world’s most valuable resources. Electric vehicles, solar panels, transmission lines, and battery storage systems all depend on it—driving a rapid global rush to secure long-term supply. One of the richest deposits sits in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and most resource-rich province, where the vast…
Europe’s strategic environment is being reshaped by a rise in hybrid threats targeting the physical, digital and political foundations of modern societies. This episode of The International Risk Podcast examines these challenges through an in-depth conversation with Dr Tim Stevens, Reader in International Security at King’s College London and co-director of its Cyber Security Research…
Climate variability is reshaping the strategic environment in ways that no longer fit within established divisions between development, security and governance. This episode of The International Risk Podcast offers a clear illustration of this shift through an in-depth conversation with Dr Florian Krampe, Director of Studies, Peace and Development at the Stockholm International Peace Research…
Strategic Overview of the International Risk Landscape The world is experiencing heightened geopolitical instability, international risk, and shifting alliances. Major conflicts from Russia’s war in Ukraine to turmoil in the Middle East that are reshaping global power dynamics and straining international security. Rivalries between great powers have intensified, with authoritarian states like Russia, China, and…
In this episode of the International Risk Podcast, Dominic Bowen is joined by Susannah Streeter to examine the pressures weighing on France’s economy, from credit downgrades and long-running deficits to a political landscape that struggles to deliver coherent fiscal reform. Their exchange explores how these domestic challenges shape Europe’s wider financial stability, raising questions about investor confidence, the…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 24.11.2025 The era of seamless globalisation has entered a period of structural stress. What once appeared to be an inexorable process of economic integration is now fracturing into competing regional blocs and politicised supply chains. The assumption that trade would naturally expand, that borders would soften, and that efficiency would prevail over…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 21.11.2025 Human trafficking remains one of the most pressing human rights and security challenges in the European Union. Despite decades of legislation and anti-trafficking initiatives, significant gaps persist in the identification and assistance of victims. Statistical evidence from 2017 to 2018 demonstrates a disproportionate focus on female victims of sexual exploitation, leaving…
