Intelligence

Military AI Policy by Contract: The Limits of Procurement as Governance

(Jessica Tillipman - Lawfare) On Feb. 27, the Pentagon designated Anthropic, the first frontier artificial intelligence (AI) company on U.S. government classified networks, as...

The Illegality of Israel’s Military Campaign in Lebanon

(Adil Ahmad Haque - Just Security) Israel and the United States began major military operations against Iran on Feb. 28. In response, Hezbollah began...

Trump reportedly wants to seize Iran’s Kharg Island. He floated the idea 40 years ago

(Middle East Institute) US President Donald Trump mulled over taking over Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island as a way to assert US power in...

Iranian missiles might be testing Nato air defences in Turkey to target crucial radar base

(Ragip Soylu - Middle East Eye) Iranian missiles may have been testing Turkish airspace over the past week to target a crucial Nato radar...

Iran war could cause millions to flee, but who will take them?

(Tasha Kheiriddin - GZero) As missiles rain down on the Middle East, concerns about a humanitarian emergency are beginning to mount. Hundreds of thousands...

Hegseth presses Defense civilians to deploy for immigration enforcement

(Eric Katz - Defense One) The Pentagon first asked its civilian workers to consider volunteering for assignments to the Homeland Security Department's immigration-enforcement operations...

NSA, Cyber Command get a permanent leader, ending 11-month gap

(David DiMolfetta - Defense One) The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Cyber Command and the National Security Agency in a...

Russia-linked hackers appear on Iran war’s cyber front, but their impact is murky

(David DiMolfetta - Defense One) Apparent Russia-linked hacking collectives backing Iran have been observed joining the cyber activity unfolding alongside the U.S.-Israel war against...

Cyber (In)Security and Surveillance (10 March 2026)

Finnish intelligence warns of persistent cyber espionage from Russia, China (Alexander Martin - The Record) Finland’s intelligence service warned that Russia and China continue to...

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