Global Situation Board

Briefs

The written layer of the board. Follow the briefs feed.

Weekly reviews

Weekly, normally on Mondays: each review reassesses the entries it reaches, and every entry shows the date it was last assessed.

Morning notes

Every morning: overnight movers from the headline pull.

  • 19 September 2026 Russia–Ukraine war, Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, Pakistan internal insurgency (TTP and BLA), Ethiopia & Eritrea…
  • 18 September 2026 Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, US and Israel vs Iran (Hormuz war), Russia–Ukraine war, Iran nuclear program…
  • 17 September 2026 Russia–Ukraine war, Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, Sudan civil war, Colombia…
  • 16 September 2026 Russia–Ukraine war, Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, Yemen, Houthis & Red Sea, US and Israel vs Iran (Hormuz war)…
  • 15 September 2026 Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, Yemen, Houthis & Red Sea, US and Israel vs Iran (Hormuz war), Sudan civil war…
  • 14 September 2026 Saudi Arabia–Houthi war, Yemen, Houthis & Red Sea, US and Israel vs Iran (Hormuz war), Russia–Ukraine war…
  • 13 September 2026 Russia–Ukraine war, Yemen, Houthis & Red Sea, US and Israel vs Iran (Hormuz war), Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger)…
  • 12 September 2026 Yemen, Houthis & Red Sea, Sudan civil war, Russia–Ukraine war, Lebanon & Hezbollah…

Baseline

The picture the board started from.