Intelligence

Manchester Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur Rattles the United Kingdom (The Soufan Center)

A vehicle ramming and stabbing attack outside of a synagogue in Manchester, England, killed two and injured several others, with authorities calling the attack...

Does the Sahel Pose a Transnational Terror Threat? (The Soufan Center)

In late February, Moroccan counterterrorism forces arrested a dozen people linked to the Islamic State’s Sahel Province (ISSP) who allegedly plotted remote bomb attacks...

Cyberspace Force Equipment at the 2025 Military Parade (Thomas He, Ying Yu Lin – The Jamestown Foundation)

The parade equipment of the Cyberspace Force indicates that the PLA has drawn lessons from the Russia–Ukraine war, seeking to avoid making the same...

Maritime Drones Becoming Flagship of the Ukrainian Navy (Yuri Lapaiev – The Jamestown Foundation)

The September 24 Ukrainian naval drone attack on oil terminals in Novorossiysk and Tuapse marked the first time that Ukraine has used maritime drones...

Update: Why Is Secretary Hegseth Calling His Generals and Admirals to Washington? (Mark F. Cancian – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

On September 30, hundreds of generals and admirals will descend on Quantico, Virginia, for a meeting with the secretary of defense, with the president...

Department of War Announces New Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (U.S. Department of War)

The US Department of War has unveiled a new Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC), a framework designed to deliver real-time cyber defence and strengthen...

The Three Pillars Underpinning the 2027 Centennial Military Building Goal (Rena Sasaki – The Jamestown Foundation)

Chinese analysts see achievement of the 2027 Centennial Military Building Goal as being based on advances in three key dimensions: military modernization, military readiness,...

Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us (Daniel Byman and Riley McCabe – Center for Strategic &...

The tragic killing of political commentator and conservative activist Charlie Kirk has once again put the spotlight on political violence in the United States,...

How to write a US National Security Strategy (Matthew Kronig – Atlantic Council)

The Trump administration is reportedly nearing completion of its national security strategy (NSS). Since the 1980s, the US Congress has required every presidential administration...

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