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Latest Analysis · April 2026
Independent analysis on international security and economic strategy
CISES is a London-based think tank providing rigorous, evidence-based insight — on global risk, regional crises, and shifts in the international order.
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The IRGC, the Iranian Economy and Prospects for Regime Change
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The Vanishing Line: When Consumer Products Become Strategic Weapons
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Russian Intelligence, Hungary, and the Restoration of EU Intelligence Integrity
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Critical Minerals and the Green Transition: Is the EU Replacing One Dependency with Another? The Australia-EU FTA
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How have the conflicts in the Middle East affected the efficacy of UN peacekeeping missions in Lebanon?
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Rising Tensions on the Pakistan–Afghanistan Border: A Regional Security Flashpoint Re-emerges
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Sacralised Control: Iranian State Media and the Silencing of Dissent in the Succession
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Understanding Pakistan’s Parallel Partnerships
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What does the recent Italy-Africa summit in Addis Ababa reveal about EU-Africa Collaboration?
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A state’s foreign policy can only be understood by studying its National Security Strategy: Especially when it comes to the United States
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Alexander Anderson
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Liam Walsh
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Mabel Runyon
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Baaz Chandwan
Programme Director · Defence & Military Strategy
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Karina Utegulova
Deputy Programme Director · Economics & Trade
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Tasneem Ismail
Deputy Programme Director · Economics & Trade
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