Active assailants have staged several attacks targeting schools in the first half of 2026, demonstrating the sustained threat facing educational institutions, Neo Tsotetsi discusses.
As the US administration intensifies its security strategy in the Western hemisphere, and local frustrations grow among populations contending with criminality and violence, Latin American governments face pressure to stem drug trafficking and organised crime. With some states turning to a more heavy-handed approach, Neil Mugabe considers the challenges…
As Congolese authorities and international organisations race to contain the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, Richard Gardiner argues that reduced global cooperation, funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions, and the region’s volatile security environment are hampering containment efforts and creating a challenging operating environment for healthcare…
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.
Violence as a Service (VaaS) networks have proliferated over the past year, in which kidnapping, extortion and assassinations, among other crimes, are commissioned, brokered and carried out transnationally. Shannon Lorimer argues that these fragmented chains complicate law enforcement detection, exposing private companies to new security and commercial…
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.
Neo Tsotetsi discusses the growing prominence of anti-migrant and xenophobic sentiment among South Africa’s citizenry, and explores the drivers behind related protests, which threaten to escalate into broader unrest.
Rapid digital advances and their strategic importance to security and the global economy are occurring amid heightened geopolitical vulnerability while creating major investment opportunities for technology and defence firms. Richard Gardiner assesses how this is reshaping national security policy and what it means for the private sector.
The rapid spread of conflict across the Middle East since February 2026 has spurred widespread travel disruptions amid significant uncertainty. Richard Gardiner reflects on the challenges companies and foreign nationals faced in navigating relocations and evacuations as the conflict escalated, and highlights key considerations around how to prepare…
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…
While extortion and kidnapping have long been features of Mexico’s criminal landscape, recent incidents, including the kidnapping of 10 workers from a Canadian-owned mining site, highlight the persistent threat to Mexico’s business environment, writes Shannon Lorimer.
Extortion in Canada has evolved from opportunistic street crime into a coordinated threat, forcing business owners, families and individuals to remain on high alert. Neil Mugabe explores the groups and tactics behind rising extortion activity in the country and the challenges that lie ahead for law enforcement.