Israel's part in Western counter-terrorism is mostly invisible by design. Why the partnership matters, and how politics now puts it at risk.

Israel's lesson for Britain is not force or technology. It is prevention before response, and clarity about the threat. What transfers, and what does not.

Israel built dissent into its intelligence service after 1973. Before 7 October the warning came. What failed was the duty to listen.

Twenty-one days at an airbase in Ohio ended a war most of Washington thought could not be ended. The five habits behind it, and why they matter now.

Most candidate scandals were findable before selection. Why vetting fails, and how to fix it.

You cannot know what politics will do. You can know what you will do about it. Scenarios, signals and pre-decided moves.

Refusing to talk is a decision with costs. The conflicts Britain is proudest of ending began with a back channel.

Power is moving away from Whitehall. Anyone shaping national policy now needs a regional strategy as well as a Westminster one.

Open sources have moved to the front line. The intelligence advantage now belongs to whoever analyses best.