Monthly Intelligence Briefs
This section will highlight our student-written intelligence briefs, published each month.
July 2026
Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by:
Camila Espinal, Kirti Kanatala, Genaro LaBanca, and Nicholas Snider.
The July Monthly Intelligence Brief opens the third quarter of 2026, serving as an extension of the volatility and instability that plagued the first half of the year. This is further highlighted by an increasing number of global conflicts and humanitarian crises, demonstrating that the interconnectedness of security and economic stability is more apparent than ever before. While the United States remains committed to emphasizing collaboration, readiness, and intelligence-sharing, the intersection of economic and national security is at the forefront of current American foreign policy.
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June 2026
Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by:
Camila Espinal, Kirti Kanatala, Genaro LaBanca, and Nicholas Snider.
The June Monthly Intelligence Brief marks the end of Q2 in 2026. This period was defined by strategic uncertainty, recalibration, and intensifying multipolar competition, with global security defined by interconnected crises rather than isolated conflicts. The global security environment is no longer characterized by isolated crises, but by simultaneous pressure points across multiple theaters, each interacting with and amplifying the others.
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April & May 2026
Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by four of our Summer 2026 Interns,
Camila Espinal, Kirti Kanatala, Genaro LaBanca, and Nicholas Snider. This brief provides an analytical overview of key global security developments during April & May 2026. In the Middle East, the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is exacerbating the ongoing global energy crisis, resulting in sharp spikes in oil and gas prices. In Central Europe, Hungary’s major geopolitical realignment following Péter Magyar’s defeat of the 16-year incumbent, Viktor Orbán, signals a sharp pivot from Moscow-aligned foreign policy and deep-seated Russian influence toward closer strategic cooperation with the European Union and NATO. In Africa, global health and security systems are facing increased pressure from collapsing peace frameworks and remobilized military forces in the Ethiopian Tigray region, as well as a rapidly evolving Ebola epidemic in Central Africa.
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March 2026 Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by two of our Spring 2026 Interns, Camila Espinal and Nicholas Snider. This brief provides an analytical overview of key global security developments during March 2026. This brief reflects an increasingly unstable global security environment as well as a benchmark in scientific innovation. Conflict escalation in CENTCOM, followed by a series of failed diplomatic negotiations, has consequently resulted in an increasingly volatile global energy market that has reverberated with economic pitfalls worldwide. In SOUTHCOM, the complete collapse of Cuba’s energy infrastructure following the United States’ economic sanctions has led to a significant fuel shortage that has resulted in an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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February 2026 Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by two of our Spring 2026 Interns, this brief provides an analytical overview of key global security developments in February 2026, focusing on state and non-state threats, regional conflicts, and emerging geopolitical risks. The events in February and early March 2026 reflect an increasingly unstable global security environment. From conflict escalation in CENTCOM to the ongoing war in EUCOM, the global landscape continues to evolve. The report also highlights cross-cutting sectoral trends and identifies priority intelligence gaps to guide future collection and analysis.
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January 2026 Intelligence Brief
Written and edited by two of our Spring 2026 Interns, this brief provides an analytical overview of key global security developments in January 2026, focusing on state and non-state threats, regional conflicts, and emerging geopolitical risks. It assesses major events affecting U.S. and allied security interests and offers regionally organized command-level evaluations. The report also highlights cross-cutting sectoral trends and identifies priority intelligence gaps to guide future collection and analysis.
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