Insights

Ukraine is reframing demining as an economic imperative, showing how clearing land can unlock recovery, restore livelihoods and strengthen food security.

The Strait of Hormuz closure was absorbed because governments built resilience decades in advance. Those buffers have now been spent and must be rebuilt.

By connecting health data across the system, Rwanda is enabling faster decisions, shorter waits and better care.

A dual-track approach to using AI and data to create fiscal space now while strengthening long-term public financial management.

Governments must confidently embrace AI to drive innovation and accelerate economic growth – but they also need to get the public on side.

In an op-ed for The Jakarta Post, Tony Blair outlines how Indonesia can harness AI to reimagine government, improve services and set a global example.

Russia faces lasting structural constraint that will lead to brittleness at home and sustained volatility abroad.

Ukraine should turn its agricultural strength into greater prosperity by expanding processing, attracting investment and opening new markets.

What Europe can learn from Ukraine’s resilience - from digital services to decentralisation and defence technology.

The UK must embrace risk and innovation to secure its future amid technological disruption, or risk falling behind.

In an op-ed for The Observer, Blair explores how government can create the conditions for the UK to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Britain faces a growing NEET crisis, with more than one million young people out of work or education and at risk of long-term inactivity.

Digital embassies provide states with a new strategic solution for enhancing resilience, security, sovereignty and operational continuity in the age of AI.

National security now depends on trusted technological partnerships as Iran's attacks expose the risks to critical AI infrastructure.

Net migration is falling – but Britain risks shutting out the talent a dynamic economy depends on.

Cross-border trade depends on more than policy. Digital infrastructure is making African markets more connected, efficient and competitive.

If AI is to help bridge health-system capacity gaps, governments need to change how they think about risk.

As ageing populations put pressure on health systems, the UK and Japan are exploring how AI can ease strain and support patients.

AI can transform government, but only if data governance is prioritised. Without solid foundations, AI risks exposing rather than fixing state dysfunctions.

Europe must reset its energy strategy to deliver affordable, secure power, close the competitiveness gap, and lead in clean tech and electrification.

A modern safety net should provide more support during working life while offering more flexibility over how and when support is drawn in later life.

The UK’s welfare system needs urgent reform to curb costs, slow the rise in claimants and provide meaningful support to those who need it most.

With limited time and budgets, governments will benefit from TBI’s framework, which identifies AI solutions that can deliver real impact across health systems.

Middle powers need a strategy to navigate technological interdependence: build resilience where it counts and use leverage wisely to stay competitive.