Concentric assesses the purges from President Xi Jinping of senior leaders within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) leadership reflect a deepening drive to consolidate control over China’s armed forces. These
Open-Source AI Models Exposed to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn: A new study discovered open-source large language models (LLMs), including variants of Meta’s Llama and Google DeepMind’s Gamma, are increasingly being
U.S. Protests Intensify After Second ICE-Linked Shooting in Minneapolis: Protests intensified across the United States after federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during an
KEY INSIGHTS The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina will be heavily secured but operationally complex. The primary corporate risk does not stem from a single catastrophic incident, but rather cascading
Concentric assesses Syria to be a highly fragmented country. The transitional government, composed of former jihadist extremists, has attempted to assert control while minority groups have resisted. The conflict between
U.S.-Iran Tensions Ease: U.S.-Iran tensions showed tentative signs of de-escalation last week after President Donald Trump indicated Tehran appeared to be stepping back from mass executions following sweeping protests that
KEY INSIGHTS The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Rwanda peace agreements, negotiated at separate times with U.S. and Qatari mediation, have so far failed to halt fighting in the
Nationwide Protests Erupt After ICE Shooting in Minneapolis: An ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, during a large-scale federal immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland
The U.S. operation to detain Nicolás Maduro removed the head of state while preserving Venezuela’s governing and security architecture and ensuring U.S. decisive leverage over the country’s political and economic
