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The Global Institute for Strategic Studies is a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict.
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Those that cannot may discover that some of their most important national assets lie beyond their borders and several kilometres beneath the sea.
August 16, 2026
Research
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The global competition surrounding artificial intelligence is therefore not simply a technological race; it represents a strategic contest over the future balance of military power.
August 6, 2026
data & analysis
- Data & Analysis
Europe is often highly competitive in producing scientific knowledge but less successful in transforming that knowledge into globally dominant companies, technologies and industrial ecosystems.
August 12, 2026
Publications
- Publications
Those that cannot may discover that some of their most important national assets lie beyond their borders and several kilometres beneath the sea.
August 16, 2026
North Africa & Middle East
- Data & Analysis
Across the Middle East and North Africa, climate stress interacts with economic fragility, governance failures, social marginalization, and conflict.
May 22, 2026
events & Dialogues
- Events & Dialogues
Six years since the launch of its strategy for a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’, the new US administration outlined how its strategy will evolve amid Sino-US strategic competition, as well as conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
April 29, 2026