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Mali on the Brink of Collapse as Jihadists Threaten to Overrun the Country (The Soufan Center)

The West African country of Mali stands on the brink of collapse, with al-Qaeda’s Sahelian branch, Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), choking off...

Drones are Changing How Wars Harm Civilians (Lauren Spink – Just Security)

Armed actors are dramatically escalating their use of unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as drones. Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)’s Protection...

What does the US drawdown in Romania mean for European defense? (Atlantic Council)

On Wednesday, the Romanian defense ministry and US military announced that the United States will withdraw a brigade of troops that had been rotating...

DeepSeek Use in PRC Military and Public Security Systems (Sunny Cheung, Kai-shing Lau – The Jamestown Foundation)

Military procurement documents show that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is adopting homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) systems like DeepSeek to accelerate its shift toward...

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...

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