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Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression (Marcus Kolga, Sze-Fung Lee, Iria Puyosa, Kenton Thibaut, and Lisandra...

Foreign interference (FI) and transnational repression (TNR) represent a fundamental challenge to the international rules-based order by employing tactics that exist below the threshold...

Truth to Power: Transforming Military Reserves (Paul O’Neill CBE – RUSI)

The UK established the External Scrutiny Team (EST) to reassure Parliament the reserves would be ready to answer the call of duty, and to...

For air-and-missile defence, Israel offers the economic solutions (Sam Goldsmith – The Strategist)

An Israeli solution may offer the best value-for-money for the integrated air-and-missile defence (IAMD) capability that Australia urgently needs. The Australian Defence Force and...

Securing the Open Frontier: Voluntary Standards for Open-Source Security (Giulia Neaher – Stimson Center)

Open-source software (OSS) is key to much of the technology that powers modern life, making it a critical area of interest for cybersecurity policy....

Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation (UN News)

Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime – a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a...

China’s Push for Satellite Cooperation in the Middle East (Henry Tugendhat – The Washington Institute)

In late September, China hosted the fifth China–Arab states BeiDou Cooperation Forum. Launched in 2017 with scientists from the Arab League and the China...

Global Gangsters: Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations (Matthew Levitt – The Washington Institute)

The following is an excerpt from prepared remarks submitted to the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.  In the wake of Israel’s blistering reprisal...

What a Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Should Say (Michael Jacobson – The Washington Institute)

While the Trump administration has not yet released a second-term counterterrorism strategy, it has already taken major steps to reshape the U.S. government’s CT...

High Stakes Promises: The Challenge of Security Guarantees for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Ukraine is asking its partners for security guarantees – ideally now, but certainly before it makes any deal with Russia. In this Q&A, Crisis...

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