Cindy Yu

What is the role of intelligence in defence? Knowing your enemy has always been vital in traditional warfare, but with the dawn of digital technology and social media, defence seems to have taken on a different character – one where information is not just vital to war and peace, but its defining characteristic. Our relations with Russia is a case in point – though we are not at war, the British government is constantly battling information attacks from Moscow – whether in the form of disinformation campaigns, or cyber attacks. To win in this new age of defence, Britain must establish what some have called ‘information advantage’. So how well equipped are we?

The UK’s aviation industry has today pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It’s a promise that has been met with scepticism by some campaigners, so how does the industry think it can achieve this goal, while also matching Britain’s post-Brexit ambitions on connectivity and trade? One major reform could be the modernisation of British airspace, to make flight routes more fuel-efficient. It’s a project that’s been a long time in the coming. We don’t always think of airspace as a series of roads in the air – but there is a complex infrastructure system right above our heads.