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Dispatch from Damascus: Church attack shows transition’s fragility (Ibrahim al-Assil – Atlantic Council)

I was en route from Damascus to Beirut on June 22 when the news began lighting up my phone—messages from friends, notifications, headlines. A...

Bipartisan bill seeks to ban federal agencies from using DeepSeek, AI tools from ‘foreign adversaries’ (Jonathan Greig – The Record)

A pair of senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban federal agencies from using artificial intelligence tools produced in countries considered “foreign...

Israeli cyber and computer science experts phished by Iran-linked APT42 (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Iranian state-sponsored hackers have launched a new wave of phishing attacks targeting Israeli journalists, cybersecurity professionals and computer science professors, according to a Tel...

Taiwan leads in AI election defence efforts (DigWatch)

Taiwan has been chosen to lead a new coalition formed by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems to strengthen democratic resilience against AI-driven disinformation....

ISWAP Raids in Northeastern Nigeria Upset Regional Status Quo (Jacob Zenn – The Jamestown Foundation)

ISWAP has launched an unprecedented wave of raids on Nigerian military supercamps, signaling a shift in momentum and a potential end to the long-standing...

How Hamas’s Degradation Opened Space for Protests (Ethan Kaufman – The Jamestown Foundation)

The March 2025 anti-Hamas protests in Gaza reflected a moment enabled by Hamas’s temporary inability to suppress opposition due to wartime losses. The degradation...

Future-proofing NATO’s industrial capacity: how decisions at the NATO Summit in The Hague will strengthen the Allied defence industry (NATO)

NATO Heads of State and Government have agreed new and ambitious Capability Targets and a new defence investment pledge of 5% of Gross Domestic...

Malhama and Albanian Tactical Groups Train New Syrian Army and Special Forces (Daniele Garofalo – The Jamestown Foundation)

Foreign-led jihadist groups Malhama Tactical and Albanian Tactical are now training Syria’s newly formed army and special forces under the post-Assad government. These groups,...

Rising Islamist and Anti-Hindu Sentiment in Bangladesh in Wake of Pahalgam Attack (Animesh Roul – The Jamestown Foundation)

Following the ousting of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Islamist factions have filled the power vacuum in Bangladesh, leading to a surge in anti-Hindu...

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