Perspectives

Commentary on AI-generated propaganda in the Iran conflict has tended to focus on the most viral examples: Mr Explosive’s Lego series, or the White House’s blend of military footage and [...]

CONTENT NOTE: AI, conflict & civilian harm AI is no longer confined to the cyber domain of the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. It is now appearing more frequently [...]

AI’s role in the conflict between the US and Israel, and Iran, has dominated news headlines, from Lego AI “slopaganda” created by an Iranian operative calling himself Mr. Explosive, to [...]

Modern wars tend to either create new technologies or accelerate their adoption. The Iran conflict has already left its mark on the world of cryptocurrency, producing new intelligence challenges, but [...]

Russia and China are two of Iran’s key partners in its conflict with the US. Does their support extend to cryptocurrency exchange? Seemingly not – so far. However, existing channels [...]

On 28 February when the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran, the market cap of crypto dropped a worrying 2.5%. However, this has not halted the movement and [...]

In Kuwait, roughly 100,000 people exist in a legal grey zone – stateless Arab residents known as the Bidoon (Arabic for ‘those without documentation or nationality’), constituting around 4% of [...]

Gold has long captivated markets and investors alike. But beneath its shine lies a growing concern: it is one of the most attractive vehicles for money laundering globally. The Financial [...]

Kuwait sits at a geopolitical crossroads – sharing maritime borders with Iran and land borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Right now, the country finds itself directly involved in the [...]

When the COVID-19 pandemic slowed many global supply chains, European vendors were exposed to a critical bottleneck in the provision of antibiotics, with more than 80% sourced from China and [...]

Iran’s attempts to seal the Strait of Hormuz have prompted intelligence professionals and hobbyists alike to flock to maritime monitoring tools such as MarineTraffic to make sense of the situation. [...]

The current Middle East conflict has resulted in the displacement of over 330,000 people who fled areas of hostilities to safer locations. One of the less frequently examined outcomes of [...]