Intelligence

Serbia let Putin’s spies zap dogs with ‘sound cannons’ (Una Hajdari – Politico)

Serbian intelligence officers tested sound cannons on dogs in collaboration with Russia’s notorious security service, according to government documents seen by POLITICO. The Serbian...

The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws (Kenneth Propp – Lawfare)

Just before Christmas, the Trump administration raised the stakes in its campaign against laws in Europe that require social media platforms to exercise vigilance...

G7 Sets 2034 Deadline for Finance to Adopt Quantum-Safe Systems (Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine)

Financial businesses and public entities should have fully transitioned to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2034 at the latest, according to the G7. In a...

Impersonation Fraud Drives Record $17bn in Crypto Losses (Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine)

Cryptocurrency-related fraud losses hit record highs last year, thanks in part to AI tooling and sophisticated Asian crime networks, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain...

Cyberattacks in the age of AI: How to protect yourself in the UAE (Gulf News)

Dubai: Artificial intelligence is no longer a future risk in cybersecurity. From deepfake voice scams and hyper-personalised phishing emails to automated malware that adapts...

Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says (The Guardian)

Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military will begin integrating Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks. Speaking at the...

Trump’s envoy secretly met Iran’s exiled crown prince (Axios)

White House envoy Steve Witkoff met secretly over the weekend with the exiled former crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, to discuss the protests...

US Boarding Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Breaks Precedent: High Stakes on the High Seas (Kevin Rowlands and Caroline Tuckett – RUSI)

In the first week of January 2026, the world watched as one extraordinary moment followed another, notably the US action in Venezuela and the...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 13, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian strikes caused significantly more civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2025 compared to previous years. Russia dramatically increased the size, scale, and destructiveness of its...

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