In the first half of 2026, at least nine Somali piracy attacks were reported around the Horn of Africa, marking a significant increase compared to recent years. Tamsin Hunt examines the conditions that have facilitated the recent surge in attacks.
Coordinated armed attacks by armed groups have increased in Colombia in recent months, despite attempts (and some successes) by the government to negotiate and demobilise them. Tamsin Hunt considers how Colombia’s evolving security landscape will test the incoming administration.
The last two years of France-Algeria relations have been characterised by recurring diplomatic tensions and reciprocal retaliations between the two. While both sides have made efforts to improve relations in recent weeks, underlying distrust and disagreements will continue to pose challenges for French and Algerian travellers and businesses in each…
The war between Iran, Israel and the US has driven unprecedented security and economic challenges for Gulf states. Tamsin Hunt considers the shifting geopolitical positions of Gulf countries as these states try to re-establish stability, reassure investors, and shield against future conflict.
2025 was a year filled with travel disruptions as a result of a shifting geopolitical landscape, regional conflict, and in some cases, domestic political dynamics. Tamsin Hunt examines some of the security trends that will continue to affect global travel over the coming year.
With 2026 setting the stage for highly contested elections in US, Hungary, Israel and others, Tamsin Hunt explores the implications of potential outcomes for domestic stability and regional dynamics.
On 8 and 9 September, youth-led protests resulted in the collapse of the Nepalese government. Although these demonstrations were triggered by a controversial government decision to ban social media platforms, Tamsin Hunt argues that they brought much deeper and endemic issues to the fore – grievances that the next government will struggle to overcome.…
In August and September, tensions between the US and Venezuela ramped up over the latter’s alleged role in transnational organised crime. Tamsin Hunt examines the wider security and geopolitical implications of counternarcotic militarisation, and broader pressure from the US on regional governments to stem the practice.
Opposition to Israel’s security policy has increased in recent months, including among some of its closest allies, in response to its actions in Gaza, the West Bank, Qatar and elsewhere. Tamsin Hunt considers how this geopolitical shift might affect Israel’s strategic decisions going forward.
The five-day border clash between Thailand and Cambodia in July formed part of a historic dispute over undesignated and culturally sensitive areas of their shared border, but Tamsin Hunt argues that other political and economic considerations on both sides also played an important role in this latest escalation.
In June 2025, the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran caused extensive turmoil to maritime and aviation operations through the Middle East region. Despite a ceasefire that remains in place, we can expect intermittent disruptions to continue in the coming months, writes Tamsin Hunt.
A recent spate of kidnappings targeting wealthy cryptocurrency businesspeople and social media influencers in France has raised concerns that this is less an isolated phenomenon, and more an emerging threat that faces the global crypto industry, writes Tamsin Hunt.