Intelligence

Islamic State Central Africa Province Intensifies Sectarian Targeting Campaign (Soufan Center)

The Islamic State Central African Province (ISCAP) has escalated its campaign of targeted sectarian violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least...

A Trojan Horse Approach? Chinese Infrastructure Investment in Europe (Soufan Center)

Chinese infrastructure investments throughout Europe have the potential to pose a strategic risk to the West, not just the countries where the People’s Republic...

Russian hackers target local internet to spy on embassies in Moscow, Microsoft says (David DiMolfetta – NextGov)

A major Russian cyberespionage unit is attempting to spy on foreign embassies in Moscow by targeting local internet and telecom infrastructure used by diplomatic...

Moscow Opens Door to Widespread Digital Surveillance (Hlib Parfonov – The Jamestown Foundation)

New laws upping the penalties for Russians who access “extremist” content through unauthorized means reflect Moscow’s growing paranoia with an increasingly frustrated population. Russian officials...

Lethal Autonomous Weapons and the ‘Right for Machine Hesitation’ (Virgílio Almeida, Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, Fernando Filgueiras – Tech Policy Press)

There is little doubt today that the world is going through a period of profound instability and war-related risks. While the open armed conflicts...

India’s Data Protection Act: A Shield for Privacy or a Tool for State Surveillance? (Medha Garg – Tech Policy Press)

India, hailed as the "world's largest democracy," is now witnessing a steady erosion of its democratic values. Colonial-era laws such as sedition and the...

Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance Demands Broader Data Protections (Justin Sherman – Lawfare)

On June 26, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a partially redacted report detailing the FBI’s efforts to mitigate...

Mapping a decade’s worth of hybrid threats targeting South Korea (Fitriani, Shelly Shih and Alice Wai – The Strategist)

While Australia is coming to terms with the realities of hybrid threats, South Korea has long been on the front line. Reflecting its formal...

What to Make of Macron’s Recent Defence Spending Commitments? (Amy Greene – RUSI)

On 13 July, 2025, in his annual address to French armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced increases in defence spending to take place over...

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