SIRM, Author at SIRM

Strategic Analysis

Defenders' Dilemma: Countering the One-Way Attack Drone Challenge

By SIRM

07_05_26

Low flying, sometimes less than a hundred feet off the ground, it's their small size and ability to be launched in large numbers that makes them a challenge to defend against.

Strategic Analysis

A New Age of War: When Cheap Drones Come for Expensive Cities

By SIRM

11_03_26

Jonny Gannon, Senior Advisor to SIRM, explores how asymmetric technologies are reshaping the threat landscape and what this means for resilience, deterrence, and urban protection.

Risk Management
Strategic Analysis

The Critical Minerals Challenge: How to Buttress the Supply Chain

By SIRM

20_02_26

Precious metals and minerals are used in communications, critical infrastructure, defence, renewable energy, and much else besides. Many industries would shut down overnight without them.

Risk Management
Strategic Analysis

Rebuilding Stability: An Integrated Approach to Post-Conflict Recovery

By SIRM

09_01_26

Post-conflict recovery is fundamentally a systems challenge, encompassing security, governance, economic revitalisation, social cohesion, and institutional legitimacy.

Cyber Security
Emerging Threats

The Next Frontier: AI-Driven Threat Detection in Intelligence Operations

By SIRM

19_11_25

Threats often begin with subtle deviations in behaviour—login patterns, supply-chain irregularities, unexpected movements or unusual communication spikes.

Risk Management

Mozambique Prepares for 10th Gas & Energy Summit

By SIRM

18_09_25

SIRM Confirms Attendance at Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit, 22 - 24 September 2025

Emerging Threats

In Focus: The Global Rise of Crypto-Linked Kidnappings

By SIRM

30_07_25

The increasing intersection between physical crime and digital financial systems necessitates heightened vigilance.

Risk Management

A New Contagion: Hybrid Threats in The Global Supply Chain

By SIRM

10_07_25

The rise of sophisticated supply chain attacks forcing organisations to rethink their approach to risk management.

Emerging Threats
Industry Innovation

Frontline First: Strengthening Uganda’s Wildlife Crime Unit with Lifesaving Training

By SIRM

08_07_25

In the heart of East Africa, where the stakes of conservation are as high as the beauty of the landscapes, one elite team is rewriting the rules of wildlife protection.

Emerging Threats
Risk Management

Risk to Undersea Communication Cables: Securing The World's "New Gold"

By SIRM

01_07_25

Underpinning global communications and commerce: a vital commodity described as the world’s “new gold.”

Author: SIRM