Intelligence

US rare-earth investment an opportunity for northern Australia (John Coyne – ASPI The Strategist)

In her 2023 movie Barbie, Greta Gerwig showed how even a world that looks perfect on the surface can fracture when its foundations are...

China’s Military in 10 Charts (Matthew P. Funaiole and Brian Hart – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

China is undertaking sweeping efforts to strengthen its military. Over the last few decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has transformed from an outdated...

ICE Reinstates Contract with Spyware Vendor Paragon (Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine)

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has reinstated a contract with Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions, now owned by a US private...

Spanish government cancels €10m contract using Huawei equipment (Alexander Martin -The Record)

The Spanish government cancelled a contract that would have seen Huawei equipment deployed in the national academic and research network used to connect the...

Leveraging Tech Startup Investment for India’s War Readiness (Ankit K – Observer Research Foundation)

The catch to the technological democratisation of defence industries is that it relies significantly on global supply chains. Ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza...

Germany wants to double its defense spending. Where should the money go? (Atlantic Council)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to revitalize Germany’s military. Among other efforts, in June, Berlin announced plans to spend nearly €650 billion over...

Spy Versus Spy: Iran’s Playbook for Espionage in Israel (Sarah Boches, Matthew Levitt – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Tehran’s recruitment of Israelis for military surveillance, sabotage, assassination plots, and other operations is on the rise, showing how the shadow war between the...

Syrian Citizenship for Foreign Fighters? U.S. Red Lines and Nuances (Devorah Margolin – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

A recent petition submitted to Syria’s interim government is seeking citizenship for foreign fighters who traveled there to take part in the civil war....

What Determines Whether a Terrorist Group is Considered Successful? (The Soufan Center)

A host of factors need to be considered to assess and measure the success of transnational terrorist organizations, including intent, ability to mobilize, operational...

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