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global institute for strategic studies
The Global Institute for Strategic Studies is a world-leading authority on global security, political risk and military conflict.
- Data & Analysis
The era in which Europe relied overwhelmingly on American military guarantees is gradually giving way to a new phase in which European states are investing heavily in their own defence capabilities and industrial resilience.
June 23, 2026
Research
- Data & Analysis
Across the Middle East and North Africa, climate stress interacts with economic fragility, governance failures, social marginalization, and conflict.
May 22, 2026
data & analysis
- Data & Analysis
The era in which Europe relied overwhelmingly on American military guarantees is gradually giving way to a new phase in which European states are investing heavily in their own defence capabilities and industrial resilience.
June 23, 2026
Publications
- China Connects
The Global Institute for Strategic Studies (GISS). This paper examines the drivers behind Asia’s military spending growth, the role of China and the United States in shaping regional defence policies, and the long-term implications of emerging economic constraints on regional security.
June 5, 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
