World leaders must curb nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and beyond
The nuclear threat is resurgent - more must be done to avert the havoc of escalation.
Updated: Tue May 07 2024
Action Fraud issue warning as WhatsApp group chats are targeted by fraudsters
WhatsApp group chat members are being warned they could be targeted by criminals, as Action Fraud reveals it has received 636 reports from victims of the messaging app this year.
Updated: Fri May 03 2024
Russian disruption in Europe points to patterns of future aggression
The case of Britons allegedly working for Russian intelligence is just one example of how Moscow is actively disrupting normal life in Europe and the Baltic region.
Updated: Fri May 03 2024
Confiscating sanctioned Russian state assets should be the last resort
The G7 must weigh the benefits of confiscation against potentially large but uncertain costs.
Updated: Thu May 02 2024
Confiscation of immobilized Russian state assets is moral and vital
The $300 billion of immobilized assets can only partly address the cost of Ukraine's survival and reconstruction. There should be no qualms about confiscating it.
Updated: Thu May 02 2024
Questions asked about the future of the project profession as APM Fellows discuss The Golden Thread
On the day that Association for Project Management (APM) launched its new research report The Golden Thread 2024, the organisation invited its Fellows to discuss the findings and ask questions about the profession's future at its latest Fellows' Forum.
Updated: Wed May 01 2024
Scottish firms win in first UK Export Finance deal for oil and gas decommissioning
The UK's export credit agency has completed its first transaction in support of overseas offshore oil and gas decommissioning.
Updated: Wed May 01 2024
UKEF unveils plans to help exporters win 12.5 billion in new business by 2029
The government department outlines new ambitions for supporting UK business with the publication of its new business plan.
Updated: Wed May 01 2024
Prime Ministers keynote speech at the Society of Editors 25th Anniversary Conference: 30 April 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech at the Society of Editors 25th Anniversary Conference in London.
Updated: Tue Apr 30 2024
The UK defence budget increase is welcome but defers tough choices
The government will need to be clearer on how the spending increase will be funded and where the UK will direct its focus.
Updated: Tue Apr 30 2024
Our new simplified and sustainable vehicle telematics agreement goes live
Crown Commercial Service are pleased to announce the next iteration of their agreement for vehicle telematics, helping customers make their fleet operations more efficient and optimise their driver management, is now live.
Updated: Fri Apr 26 2024
The US aid package to Ukraine will help. But a better strategy is urgently needed
The essential aid package will allow Kyiv to slow down Russian forces. But the delay had a real cost for Ukraine, and a secure long-term funding model is required.
Updated: Fri Apr 26 2024
As yet another UN Libya envoy quits, his successor must be bolder
To break through Libya's political stalemate, the UN must be willing to pursue a bolder strategy, despite the risks of failure.
Updated: Thu Apr 25 2024
Global research prompts call for project teams to integrate sustainability into decision-making
Green Project Management (GPM Global) has published a new report, Insights into Sustainable Project Management 2024, with input from APM, which shows how sustainability is perceived, integrated, and operationalised within organisations globally.
Updated: Thu Apr 25 2024
How we found inspiration at the Women in Leadership conference
4 Women in Leadership conference attendees from DBT share their reflections.
Updated: Wed Apr 24 2024
Meet the businesses helping get prison leavers in to work
As part of our efforts to reduce crime, fill gaps in the job market and grow the economy, we're encouraging businesses to recruit more prison leavers.
Updated: Wed Apr 24 2024
PM announces turning point in European security as UK set to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030.
Updated: Wed Apr 24 2024
PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: 23 April 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning.
Updated: Tue Apr 23 2024
PM to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on visit to Poland
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday announced the largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on his visit to Poland.
Updated: Tue Apr 23 2024
The Baltic Sea is far from a NATO lake the alliance must strengthen its defences
Alliance countries need better understanding of the risks to their undersea infrastructure, and improved signalling to deter Russian sabotage and hybrid attacks.
Updated: Tue Apr 23 2024
IranIsrael exchanges are a test for Chinas influence in the Gulf
Beijing's diplomatic activism shows it is worried Iran-Israel tit-for-tat may undermine Saudi-Iran reconciliation.
Updated: Mon Apr 22 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks statement on the plan to stop the boats: 22 April 2024
PM Rishi Sunak's press statement on the next stage of the plan to stop the boats.
Updated: Mon Apr 22 2024
Simplicity is the key to closing the climate finance gap
Conventional, publicly capitalized financial instruments are the only way to mobilize private finance on a very large scale.
Updated: Mon Apr 22 2024
Disability benefits system to be reviewed as PM outlines moral mission to reform welfare
The Prime Minister has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “moral mission” to give everyone who is able to work, the best possible chance of staying in, or returning to work.
Updated: Fri Apr 19 2024
In a digital age, project professionals must place greater importance on human relationships
The adoption of artificial intelligence into industry is reshaping the project management landscape. The impacts of AI on project management are already being felt. MIGSO-PCUBED, a global consultancy in project, programme, and change management, is among the leaders when it comes to applying AI to projects. Their Intelligent Project Prediction tool leverages machine learning and analytics to predict how projects will perform.
Updated: Fri Apr 19 2024