Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries

        Programme summaries 2023 to 2024 Programme summaries 2022 to 2023 Programme summaries 2021 to 2022 Programme summaries 2020 to 2021 Programme summaries 2019 to 2020 Programme summaries 2018 to 2019 Programme summaries 2017 to 2018 Annual reports On 1 April 2024 the UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) replaced the CSSF. Find out moreContinue reading “Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: programme summaries”

The challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine.

At a CEPA briefing on Friday, 7 February 2025, panel chair Edward Lucas steered the conversation towards the challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine. The discussion quickly shifted to the broader issue of military capacity amid mounting pressures on Western forces, with former US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster offering a stark assessment ofContinue reading “The challenges of enforcing a ceasefire in Ukraine.”

The 47th President ramps up expansionist rhetoric, reigniting old battles and sparking new ones

TRUMP UNLEASHED: GREENLAND, PANAMA, AND CANADA IN HIS CROSSHAIRS! Most of us had become used to Donald Trump’s bombastic and provocative rhetoric during his first term in office, and so that he has continued in the same vein at the beginning of his second term will have come as no surprise. However, he seems toContinue reading “The 47th President ramps up expansionist rhetoric, reigniting old battles and sparking new ones”

Lord Coaker’s Mission: Boosting UK-Nigeria Defence Partnership in Terrorism Hotspot

UK Defence Minister Strengthens Ties with Nigeria in High-Level Security Talks Strengthening Security Cooperation: UK Defence Minister visits Nigeria Defence ties between the UK and Nigeria have been strengthened following a visit from Lord Vernon Coaker this week. The UK Defence Minister for the House of Lords, Lord Vernon Coaker, visited Abuja and Maiduguri thisContinue reading “Lord Coaker’s Mission: Boosting UK-Nigeria Defence Partnership in Terrorism Hotspot”

Russia and Iran’s Alliance Grows Stronger: Arms Deals and Military Support Reshape Global Power Dynamic

Iran’s Malign Influence in the Middle East Expands as Moscow and Tehran Forge Deeper Ties The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 has fundamentally changed and intensified the relationship between Russia and Iran. The Iranians have taken advantage of Moscow’s growing material and financial requirements to sustain its war effort to support Tehran’s ownContinue reading “Russia and Iran’s Alliance Grows Stronger: Arms Deals and Military Support Reshape Global Power Dynamic”