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28th July 2020

Russia in Focus

The Intelligence and Security Committee in Parliament published their report on Tuesday 21st July, outlining the threat of Russian interference on UK…

28th July 2020

Surge in litter following lockdown

At the beginning of lockdown, photos on social media and the news presented an optimistic silver lining of the pandemic as nature…

31st July 2020

COVID-19 and the impact on water security

As the first line of defence against the COVID-19 virus, the World Health Organisation has recommended basic water, sanitation and health services…

7th August 2020

A changing need for office space?

The UK Office of National Statistics has reported that nearly 30% of adults were working exclusively from home at the start of…

11th August 2020

The COVID-19 Gold Rush

On 5th August 2020, the gold price per ounce topped $2,000 for the first time, going as high as $2,055 on the…

14th August 2020

COVID-19 impact on Brexit: What will a second wave mean?

This year, the world has experienced its biggest economic downturn in over a century. In the UK, 50% of companies reported a…

18th August 2020

Governing Space as a New Warfighting Domain – Part One: Countries and Capabilities

In 2018, Professor Michael Schmitt, a lecturer at Exeter University and space war expert, claimed that ‘it is absolutely inevitable that we…

21st August 2020

Civilian Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched operations at its Barakah plant on the Gulf Coast just east of Qatar.1 Nuclear fission…