Intelligence Briefings

The US Department of Defense has issued an ultimatum to Anthropic, demanding unrestricted access to its Claude AI for autonomous weapons and surveillance. This aggressive move, driven by perceived tactical necessity, profoundly impacts the UK's defence posture and exposes the City of London to...

Washington and Moscow have established a structured diplomatic backchannel via Saudi Arabia, the first sustained bilateral communication mechanism since February 2022. Assessment of what this signals for the Ukraine conflict trajectory and European security architecture.

NATO’s Allied Reaction Force is approximately 40% short of its force generation targets for 2026. The shortfall is concentrated in enablers — logistics, air defence, and combat engineering — creating a force that looks credible on paper but faces serious operational constraints.

The European Central Bank has compressed its digital euro preparation phase, citing competitive pressure from US dollar-denominated stablecoins that now process over $12 trillion annually. The digital euro is now primarily a defensive monetary sovereignty instrument.

Beijing is pursuing a multi-track strategy to circumvent US-led semiconductor export controls: chiplet-based AI accelerator designs, domestic EDA tool development, and third-country procurement networks. Assessment of effectiveness and limits.