CISES / RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS
Fact File
CISES factfiles provide a structured overview of subjects within international security, defence, technology and economics. Each 400–600-word publication presents key facts and figures, relevant background and context, and an account of current conditions and trends.
Latest publications
-
The EU’s New Proposal to Sanction Migrant Smugglers
Executive Summary In July 2026, the European Commission and the High Representative proposed a new EU (European Union) sanctions regime under which they will target those involved…
-
AI Subsea Sabotage and European Interconnection Vulnerability
Executive Summary As Europe shifts toward offshore renewables and transnational power-sharing, its reliance on subsea interconnectors has become a critical vulnerability. Hostile actors are now leveraging artificial…
-
Downgrading the Severity of Climate Change
Executive Summary: Some heralded the retirement of the RCP 8.5 climate scenario as the end of the climate change hoax, while others see it as a sign…
-
US Security Strategy in APAC: Revisiting the US National Defence Strategy Posture
Executive Summary Trump’s statements and the US’s suggestions to pause the US’s $14 billion arms sales to Taiwan have sparked security and military concerns over the Cross-Strait…
-
Sudan’s Drone War
Executive Summary On May 11th 2026, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) warned that Sudan’s war risks entering an even deadlier…
-
Japan’s Defense Budget Evolution: New Dimensions and Continuity
Executive Summary Japan has approved a historically large defense budget and committed to a sustained increase in the coming years in response to both domestic sentiment and…
-
Implications of the end of New START for the US
Executive Summary The expiration of New START (Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty) on 5 February 2026 presents risks and opportunities for the US and Russia alike. The bilateral…
-
Russian Military Mobilization in Transnistria: Dual Implications for Moldova and Ukraine
Executive Summary On December 10th, 2025, Ukraine’s Suspilne Media shared critical insights from Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), whose assessments cited a rapidly intensifying mobilization of military…