Executive Summary
The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment presents a complex global security landscape characterized by intensifying great power competition, evolving regional conflicts, and persistent transnational threats. This analysis highlights the key findings across multiple threat domains, with particular emphasis on state actors, non-state actors, and cyber threats.
Key Findings
- China's military modernization continues at an unprecedented pace, with significant advances in hypersonic weapons, naval capabilities, and space-based systems.
- Russia remains committed to its war in Ukraine despite substantial losses, while deepening its strategic partnership with China and Iran.
- Iranian proxy warfare has expanded across the Middle East, with advanced missile and drone capabilities threatening regional stability.
- North Korean nuclear and missile programs continue to advance despite international sanctions.
- Mexican cartels have dramatically escalated violence, with unprecedented use of improvised explosive devices against security forces.
- Cyber threats have reached record levels, with critical infrastructure increasingly targeted by state-sponsored actors.
Explore the tabs below for detailed analysis of each threat category, including interactive visualizations of key data points and trends.