Knowledge base · 34 profiles
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Standing intelligence profiles of the actors, organisations, and places across our published reporting, synthesised from sourced claims and refreshed as the picture develops. Explore the connections on the network graph.
Actors13
Donald TrumpDonald Trump: US president shaping Middle East, Latin America and maritime security by public pressure and diplomacyNASANASA uses VIIRS satellite sensing to record thermal anomalies and report counts and locationsRussian forcesRussian forces: state military conducting missile, artillery and ground offensives into UkraineRussiaRussia: large-scale military actor conducting drone, missile and ground attacks in Ukraine, pressing regional tiesU.S. governmentU.S. government: global consular authority with limited on-the-ground reach in conflict and health crisesChinaChina: regional military power, dominant rare-earth supplier, active around Taiwan, South China Sea and IranIsraelIsrael: state facing prolonged regional wars, contested occupation and shifting international tiesU.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State: issues travel warnings, embassy orders and terrorist designationsIranIran uses Strait of Hormuz closures, military strikes and diplomacy to press demands over Lebanon and US tiesUkrainian forcesUkrainian forces: ground counterattacks and sustained mid-to-long-range strikes on Russian energy and logisticsHouthisHouthis: Yemen-based armed movement controlling Sana'a that targets Israeli shipping and strikes IsraelPresident Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump: asserts U.S. control of the Strait of Hormuz and claims covert operations and diplomacyU.S. forcesU.S. forces conducting maritime escorts, vessel interdictions and strikes around the Strait of Hormuz
Locations21
Middle EastMiddle East: a region marked by renewed US, Iran confrontation that is disrupting security, commerce and travelSomaliaSomalia: fragile state with acute security risks, strategic maritime position and contested foreign influenceBoliviaBolivia: prolonged anti-government blockades after fuel subsidy cuts, 90-day emergency and military deploymentMaliMali: Sahel state marked by persistent armed conflict, foreign military ties, and high security riskssouthern LebanonSouthern Lebanon: frontline of recurring Israeli-Hezbollah cross-border fighting, with civilian casualties and regional falloutYemenYemen: a divided, war‑torn state where Houthi military activity and humanitarian collapse drive regional risksouthern LebanonSouthern Lebanon, a contested border zone of sustained Israel-Hezbollah fighting and heavy destructionStrait of Hormuz, IranStrait of Hormuz, Iran: vital waterway where Iran and the IRGC assert control and disrupt tanker trafficUkraineUkraine: state defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion marked by heavy drone and missile campaignsIsraelIsrael: 10.1m state with significant regional security challenges, deep domestic divisions and shifting Arab tiesVenezuelaVenezuela: a politically fractured oil-producing state under sanctions, leadership change and large humanitarian outflowsSudanSudan: civil war since 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF, triggering a large humanitarian catastropheIranIran: a state shaped by a powerful IRGC, nuclear tensions and a recent cycle of US‑Israel strikesLebanonLebanon: frontline of the Israel, Hezbollah confrontation, heavy civilian toll and fragile ceasefiresStrait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz: Iran announces repeated closures while US and Western navies report traffic continuesNigeriaNigeria: West African country marked by persistent security, kidnapping and healthcare access risksCubaCuba: energy-dependent island where Cupet, sanctions and fuel shortfalls drive mounting humanitarian strainTaiwanTaiwan: a semiconductor powerhouse and a focal point of sustained US-China military and diplomatic tensionUnited StatesUnited States: major power facing a renewed livestock pest, border and security controversiesRed SeaRed Sea: strategic northern tropical sea and vital shipping corridor facing maritime security threatsGulf of OmanGulf of Oman: site of US strikes on commercial tankers, Indian seafarer deaths and contested accounts