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The AI Model Distillation Paradox

On Sept. 1, the Department of Justice filed its brief for the artificial intelligence (AI) companies’ right to appropriate and reuse your work—which it...

Urges for international rules on Military use of AI mount at international forums over the last 2 weeks

As military applications of AI accelerate amid growing geopolitical tensions and pressure on multilateral arms-control frameworks, questions of human oversight, accountability and international regulation...

Ukraine Struggling to Counter Russian Jet-Powered Drone Campaign

Ukrainian authorities introduced a new air raid alert system on September 6. The change is an attempt to preserve normal life and the country’s...

Russian Elections Reveal Federal Security Service’s Growing Power

Russia’s September 18–20 parliamentary elections broke a record for the number of falsifications and repressive components. They also represented a new level of interference...

Space Weapons: Disclosure Isn’t Enough for Deterrence

On September 14, 2026, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink disclosed that the U.S. Space Force has “on-orbit space control weapons.” He did not specify...

How Commercial Industry Can Form the Bedrock of Space Superiority

Space superiority is the unstoppable momentum that propels the United States into space faster and farther, to boldly go beyond the reach of competition...

Trump’s Space Superiority Executive Order: The Stressors That Will Shape Deep Space Development

On December 18, 2025, an executive order—Ensuring American Space Superiority—was quietly released. Largely unnoticed outside the space community, the directive has potentially far-reaching consequences...

Europol and US Spending Watchdog Sound the Alarm Over Quantum Threats

Europe’s leading law enforcement agency and the US government’s spending watchdog have both released reports during the week commencing October 5 urging organizations to...

FBI and Secret Service Warn of FortiBleed Lockout Threat

US cybersecurity authorities have urged administrators of Fortinet firewalls and gateways to harden their devices after revealing that the FortiBleed campaign is still ongoing. A...

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