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Saudi desert highway at dusk with a distant air defense radar silhouette under stormy orange clouds, evoking Riyadh's air defense posture amid Houthi attacks

Saudi desert highway at dusk with a distant air defense radar silhouette under stormy orange clouds, evoking Riyadh's air defense posture amid Houthi attacks

Riyadh Buys Umbrellas Washington Will Not Open

A rusted Philippine Navy landing ship grounded on a South China Sea reef at dusk, encircled in the distance by Chinese Coast Guard cutters — South China Sea escalation, October 2026

A rusted Philippine Navy landing ship grounded on a South China Sea reef at dusk, encircled in the distance by Chinese Coast Guard cutters — South China Sea escalation, October 2026

Beijing's South China Sea Escalation Is Now a Siege

Dark submarine conning tower cutting a wake through grey seas at dawn, a thin missile trail rising from the water in the distance

Dark submarine conning tower cutting a wake through grey seas at dawn, a thin missile trail rising from the water in the distance

North Korea's Submarine Missile Test Sets the Price of a Trump-Kim Summit

Drillship operating at dawn in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin with a naval escort visible on the horizon

Drillship operating at dawn in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin with a naval escort visible on the horizon

The Crowded Sea: Eastern Mediterranean Geopolitical Risk Assessment 2026

Australia 2026 geopolitical risk assessment — HMAS Stirling Western Australia, rotating US and UK nuclear submarines under AUKUS provide presence without sovereignty

Australia 2026 geopolitical risk assessment — HMAS Stirling Western Australia, rotating US and UK nuclear submarines under AUKUS provide presence without sovereignty

Australia 2026 Geopolitical Risk Assessment: The Southern Anchor's Forward Dilemma

CES Intelligence Sector Books — geopolitical risk by industry, Defense & Aerospace edition 2027

CES Intelligence Sector Books — geopolitical risk by industry, Defense & Aerospace edition 2027

CES Intelligence Launches the Sector Books Series

Lagos harbour at twilight with oil refinery complex and tanker ships at dock, representing Nigeria as Africa's largest oil producer and the Dangote Refinery's strategic role amid geopolitical instability across four security fronts

Lagos harbour at twilight with oil refinery complex and tanker ships at dock, representing Nigeria as Africa's largest oil producer and the Dangote Refinery's strategic role amid geopolitical instability across four security fronts

Nigeria 2026: The Fragile Giant

Cartagena Colombia Caribbean coast skyline with colonial fortress, strategic trafficking corridor contested by the Gulf Clan and FARC dissidents in the Colombia 2026 geopolitical risk assessment

Cartagena Colombia Caribbean coast skyline with colonial fortress, strategic trafficking corridor contested by the Gulf Clan and FARC dissidents in the Colombia 2026 geopolitical risk assessment

Colombia 2026: The Total Peace Paradox

Aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz at dusk showing reduced commercial traffic amid the Iran 2026 war and the closure of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoint

Aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz at dusk showing reduced commercial traffic amid the Iran 2026 war and the closure of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoint

Iran 2026: The Chokehold — Geopolitical Risk Assessment

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