Explore the evolving global security threat landscape through a broader lens, achieved through rigorous research, real-world evidence, advanced conceptual modelling, and cutting-edge analytical tools— all in one place. 

The Centre for the Study of Emerging Security Threats (CSEST) conducts in-depth evidence-based assessments of evolving security threats against the backdrop of the global rise of authoritarianism. CSEST is at the forefront of applying robust conceptual models and leveraging data science to ensure rigorous analysis that accurately captures the complexities of the rapidly evolving threat landscape.  

The global rise of authoritarianism fundamentally reshapes the international security threat landscape. Threats have become increasingly complex, ambiguous, widespread, unconventional, and challenging to detect. Global security threats are no longer isolated phenomena but part of a broader authoritarian mobilisation aimed at a system-wide overthrow as authoritarianism subverts Western liberal democratic values. The days of dealing with one-off threats are over. Robust concepts and advanced analytical tools enable us to put real-world evidence into perspective, helping us understand the underlying threat landscape originating from the global rise of authoritarianism.