Investigations into various security and human rights issues have highlighted links between international actors and domestic threats. In the United Kingdom, a BBC investigation revealed that Russian operatives were behind a campaign of arson and sabotage targeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The investigation identified a 23-year-old Russian diplomat, Evgeny Lyukshin, as the handler who recruited a Ukrainian builder, Roman Lavrynovych, to carry out the attacks. Lavrynovych and a Romanian national, Stanislav Carpiuc, were convicted at the Old Bailey for conspiring to target property and a vehicle connected to the Prime Minister. The BBC reported that the operatives used social media and Telegram to create fake far-right and Muslim groups to stir division, while the Russian embassy rejected any association with the unlawful activities. In Australia, a 16-year-old boy is facing charges for allegedly planning terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and a Labour Day march in 2024. Prosecutors allege the teenager was influenced by the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski and prepared explosives to further an anti-capitalist, anti-technology ideology. The boy, who pleaded not guilty in a Queensland supreme court on Monday, reportedly wrote his own manifesto and shared messages with friends stating that “the Unabomber was right.” Global reports also highlighted systemic violence and supply chain issues. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack reported a 40% surge in attacks on education globally in 2024 and 2025, with over 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, or abducted. Also, Global Witness reported that major brands including Amazon, Sony, and Microsoft “likely” sourced coltan from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo occupied by the M23 militia. The report alleged that the mineral, used in phones and computers, is smuggled through Rwanda, potentially funding the militia’s operations.