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Global Intelligence Briefing | 7 May: How likely is a return to full-scale conflict with Iran?

59 min · 8. maj 2026
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This week’s Global Intelligence Briefing covers Ecuador’s expanding curfews amid rising gang violence, Bolivia’s nationwide strike, and planned transport disruption in Belgium. We also assess the US troop withdrawal from Germany, Romania’s government collapse, escalation risks in Ukraine around Victory Day, unrest in Turkey, renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Israeli strikes in Beirut, rising anti-migrant violence in South Africa, the assassination of a prominent religious scholar in Pakistan, and disruption caused by activity at Mayon Volcano in the Philippines. Delivery supported by AI.

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Global Intelligence Briefing | 18 June: What could derail the US–Iran agreement?

This week’s Global Intelligence Briefing covers continuing attempts to disrupt the FIFA World Cup in Mexico, a joint US-Venezuelan operation targeting the leader of Tren de Aragua, and growing tensions following Peru’s contested presidential election. We also assess the impact of El Niño across Latin America and Africa, unrest during the G7 Summit in Switzerland, Russia’s continuing large-scale strikes against Ukraine, a new memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, political tensions in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, changes to Hong Kong’s national security framework, and a growing anti-government protest movement in Indonesia. Delivery supported by AI.

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