Intelligence

‘Desert Dexter’ Hot Button Facebook Ads Tag Mideast Victims (Nate Nelson, Dark Reading)

Hundreds of people across the Middle East and North Africa have been infected with malware after clicking on links in politically charged Facebook advertisements....

Trump nominates Sean Plankey to run top US cyber agency (Suzanne Smalley, The Record)

Sean Plankey, who served in cybersecurity roles in the first Trump administration, has been officially nominated to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

Democracy’s Weakest Link: Foreign Money and Political Influence (Tom Keatinge, Eliza Lockhart – RUSI)

(Tom Keatinge, Eliza Lockhart - RUSI) Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, malign finance can insidiously corrode democratic institutions and processes until the...

Why Australia–India maritime ties matter (Nidhi Priya – The Interpreter)

The maritime relationship between Australia and India has developed considerably over recent years, but it has yet to reach its full potential. As both...

Geospatial-intelligence agency aims for more AI resources in 2025 (Courtney Albon, Defense News)

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is making a concerted effort to accelerate its artificial intelligence efforts over the next year, creating new AI leadership roles...

The United States Must Avoid AI’s Chernobyl Moment (Janet Egan, Cole Salvador – Just Security)

In January, U.S President Donald Trump tasked his advisors to develop by July 2025 an AI Action Plan, a roadmap intended to “sustain and...

In the Shadows of War: The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on Criminal Networks in Eastern Europe (The Hague Centre for Security Studies)

War changes how economies function, both legal and illicit. Organised criminal networks are just as reactive to shifts in the international scene as any...

Scaling Up the European Defence Industry (The Hague Centre for Security Studies)

In an era of heightened geopolitical tensions, the importance of military preparedness and sustainment of any war effort is more pressing than ever. The...

Europe needs both sword and shield to deter Russia (Charlie Edwards, IISS)

In the coming weeks and months, Russia is likely to intensify its hybrid warfare to sow discord in European capitals and populations via cyberspace,...

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