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The Key Challenges of Governing Commercial Spyware (Elaine Korzak – Lawfare)

The use, or rather misuse, of commercially available spyware technologies has been featured in national and international media accounts, investigations, and research reports for...

US hints at cyber role in Venezuela power outage during Caracas operation (Ann-Marie Corvin – Cybernews)

Trump suggested US cyber or technical capabilities disrupted Caracas power and communications. US military officials hinted at coordinated cyber, space, and military “layered effects"....

China’s Nuclear Carrier Aspirations and Strategic Impact (Atul Kumar – Observer Research Foundation)

China’s reported move to construct a nuclear aircraft carrier signals that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is reaching an inflexion point in its...

An imminent Indian ballistic missile test highlights escalation risks in the Indian Ocean (Nitya Labh – Chatham House)

In early December, India issued four Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) warning of a long-range missile test it would conduct over the Indian Ocean. The...

Ukraine’s Potential Role in NATO’s Arctic Defense (David Kirichenko – The Arctic Institute)

Cheap unmanned systems have become a defining feature of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Kyiv has not only built a defensive “drone wall” to hold back...

Reframing cyber attribution (Virpratap Vikram Singh – IISS)

In the last few years there has been an increase in public attribution of cyber incidents, where a government utilises a combination of technical...

The decline and fall of the British Army (Ben Barry – IISS)

Over the past half century, the British Army has been shaped by shifting strategic demands and repeated operational tests. Its combat capability expanded during...

Supply-chain resilience: the foundation of economic security (Maria Shagina – IISS)

The principle that economic security is national security is now widely accepted among Western policymakers. What is only just beginning to sink in, however,...

Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security (Martin Matishak – The Record)

President Donald Trump signed a $901 billion Pentagon policy bill on Thursday night that features a slew of key cybersecurity provisions. The 2026 National...

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