The Cryptocurrency Economy Has a Quantum Problem

Digital currencies have become the de facto banking system for the unbanked, the sanctioned, and the stateless; Google's research published today…

Apr 2 • SecDev

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The chokepoint economy

The world's chokepoints were always fragile. It took a war in Iran to remind everyone.

Apr 1 • SecDev

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March 2026

Escalation risks in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war

A game-theoretic assessment suggests the likeliest outcome is a war that gets worse without anyone quite deciding to make it so

Mar 23 • SecDev

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February 2026

When AI becomes the weapon

AI-powered cyberattacks have moved from science fiction to strategic reality. The defences have not.

Feb 17 • SecDev

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The Ballot and the Algorithm: Extremism, Elections, and Bangladesh's Democratic Reset

Bangladesh votes for the first time in a generation. The extremists are playing a longer game.

Feb 9 • SecDev and Kiron reports

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January 2026

Davos and the new disorder

Globalisation's last believers meet in Davos.They found the faith harder to keep

Jan 26 • SecDev

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Disorder, Inc.

The rules-based order is fraying. What comes next is up for grabs

Jan 15 • SecDev

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Maduro, Interrupted

Washington's predawn raid removed a president but not a regime. Five scenarios for what follows.

Jan 6 • SecDev

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December 2025

Seasons Greetings from SecDev!

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

Dec 23, 2025 • SecDev

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The Ballot and the Bullet

Across Latin America, organised crime is not just killing people, it is also killing democracy

Dec 22, 2025 • SecDev

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Outsourcing Cyber War

America wants to give private companies the authority to hack back. That's a dangerous idea.

Dec 17, 2025 • SecDev

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Bangladesh's Far-Right Problem: When Voting Means Voting Against God

SecDev's latest research shows that in Bangladesh, the ballot box has become a battleground for the soul.

Dec 12, 2025 • SecDev

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