Knowledge base · 39 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.
Actors14
U.S. Department of StateUS Department of State: a security and foreign policy actor issuing high-risk travel warningsChinaChina: a maritime power using control, infrastructure and economic ties to advance its interestsIsraelIsrael: a regional military and diplomatic actor under scrutiny across Gaza and its neighboursRussiaRussia: a wartime state projecting force through Ukraine, overseas deployments and strategic partnershipsHouthisHouthis: Yemeni armed actor contesting territory and threatening Red Sea shippingDonald TrumpDonald Trump: US president directing a confrontational, deal-focused foreign policyRussian forcesRussian forces: a sustained strike and ground actor in Ukraine, with alleged abuses in custodyIranIran: regional military actor using retaliation, maritime pressure and diplomacy in wartimeUkraineUkraine: a wartime state combining territorial defence with deep strikes on RussiaPresident Donald TrumpTrump: a coercive US president linking trade pressure, geographic renaming and Iran policyU.S. governmentU.S. government restricts consular and diplomatic activity in many high-risk countries, limiting services to citizensNASANASA: provider of satellite VIIRS thermal-anomaly data used to track fires, strikes and damageUkrainian forcesUkrainian forces: ground counterattacks and sustained mid-to-long-range strikes on Russian energy and logisticsU.S. forcesU.S. forces conducting maritime escorts, vessel interdictions and strikes around the Strait of Hormuz
Locations25
MaliMali: military rule, fragmented territorial control and deepening Russian security tiesGaza, PalestineGaza: a contested Palestinian territory facing war damage, humanitarian strain and uncertain governanceNiamey, NigerNiamey, Niger: political centre and security hub tested by mutiny, jihadist attacks and Russian involvementRussiaRussia: war pressure on energy, digital infrastructure and external tiesSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia, a US ally under sustained Houthi missile and drone pressureIsraelIsrael: a state under sustained conflict pressure, with war burdens shaping security and politicssouthern LebanonSouthern Lebanon: contested Israeli security zone, Hezbollah infrastructure and UNIFIL operating areaMiddle EastMiddle East: interconnected conflicts are straining shipping, energy security and regional investmentYemenYemen: Houthi territorial control, Saudi-backed offensives and Red Sea shipping riskUkraineUkraine: frontline of Russia’s war, with energy resilience and ceasefire diplomacy under pressureLebanonLebanon: contested sovereignty amid a continuing Israel-Hezbollah confrontationUnited StatesUnited States: a military, diplomatic and energy-policy actor under pressure from regional crisesSudanSudan: a prolonged SAF-RSF war driving famine, displacement and regional arms diplomacyIranIran: a regional power resisting US pressure across war, trade and shippingVenezuelaVenezuela: a contested post-Maduro transition where power, oil and outside influence convergeStrait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz: a major Gulf energy route under severe security pressureRed SeaRed Sea: a global shipping chokepoint under Houthi pressure and naval surveillanceNigerNiger: military rule, insurgency and contested uranium routes keep the Sahel state on the radarStrait of Hormuz, IranHormuz is a contested shipping corridor where conflict, mines and blockades threaten commercial transitTaiwanTaiwan: an island disputed by the PRC, under sustained Chinese maritime pressure and strengthening its defencesSomaliaSomalia: 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 deploymentNigeriaNigeria: West African country marked by persistent security, kidnapping and healthcare access risksCubaCuba: energy-dependent island where Cupet, sanctions and fuel shortfalls drive mounting humanitarian strainGulf of OmanGulf of Oman: site of US strikes on commercial tankers, Indian seafarer deaths and contested accounts