This week’s Global Intelligence Briefing covers Colombia’s presidential election and its implications for security policy, Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes, Bolivia’s nationwide state of emergency, and Cuba’s landmark economic reforms. We also assess Europe’s record-breaking heatwave, Russia’s campaign against Kostyantynivka, the growing pressure on the US–Iran agreement as fighting continues in Lebanon, proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across Africa, renewed jihadist attacks in Niger, nationwide protests in Kenya, and Afghanistan’s reported use of armed drones inside Pakistan.

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Hong Kong has introduced further updates to its national security framework, expanding investigative powers and raising new considerations for organisations and travellers. Manfredi Pozzoli examines what has changed and what the implications could be.

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.

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