Drone strikes on RAF bases, war-risk premiums impacting energy prices, and hopes to make the UK a quantum champion.

We share recent StateUp analyses, each examining a different pressure point, alongside a panel event on 28 April where the questions go to practitioners.

The Defence Readiness Bill is Delayed, UK Resilience Can't Be

StateUp CEO Tanya Filer argues that the bill's delay to 2027 is symptomatic of a deeper problem: the UK still plans energy security, digital infrastructure, and defence capability as three separate agendas, even as contemporary conflict makes clear they form a single strategic system. The institutional gap between ambition and integrated action is a vulnerability.

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As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drive a surge in war-risk insurance premiums, and energy prices, we share our World Economic Forum analysis on how insurability—not just technology—will shape the future of energy resilience. Energy shocks, renewables, and the question of insurability.

Want to go further? Watch: Can the UK secure itself on defence alone?

In a short video Tanya Filer looks at what the UK can learn about planning for multifront threats from the Baltics.

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How the UK's quantum initiative could unlock technology delivery and international partnership

The UK is moving quantum technology out of the lab and into the economy with a strategic £2 billion plan to deploy nation-wide quantum capabilities. By prioritising advanced procurement the government aims to solve real-world challenges in sectors ranging from energy to financial security. But as the race for "quantum readiness" heats up, Jonas Moses explores what this shift means for international partners and industry.

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Upcoming Event: Cloud Sovereignty at a Crossroads · 28 April · London

On 28 April, Tanya Filer moderates an International Institute of Communications (IIC) UK Chapter panel on what cloud sovereignty means for the UK in an era of geopolitical risk. Panel: John Midgley (AWS), Matthew McDermott (Access Partnership), Robert Mourik (ComReg; Chair BEREC 2025), Dr Steve Unger (Flint Global). Hosted by Access Partnership, London. Free for IIC members free.

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