Intelligence

The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren’t Going Anywhere (Ryan Bauer – RAND Corporation)

The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company that it will end its three-and-a-half-year-long deployment in Mali is an important...

Protecting Civilians in Cyberspace: A UN Security Council Imperative (Allison Pytlak – Stimson Center)

Every year in May, the UN Security Council (UNSC) holds its annual debate on the Protection of Civilians (PoC). In a concept note for...

By fusing intelligence and special operations, Israel’s strikes on Iran are a lesson in strategic surprise (Doug Livermore – Atlantic Council)

Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion” against Iran, launched early Friday in the Middle East, represents an evolution in how democratic nations can prepare for and...

Reimagining Paul Revere: Building Drone Brigades in the U.S. Army Reserve (Benjamin Jensen – CSIS)

In the future, the U.S. Army Reserve will call upon the spirit of Paul Revere—not on horseback, but in the form of unmanned systems....

Carney’s ‘hinge moment’ is about more than just Canadian defense spending. What does that mean for Washington? (Atlantic Council)

It’s not just the money. On Monday, Mark Carney gave his first major defense and security speech as Canadian prime minister. In the speech,...

Is Ukraine’s Drone Attack a Turning Point in the War? (Soufan Center)

Ukraine launched operation Spiderweb in early June, an unprecedented covert drone strike that hit five Russian airbases, damaging or destroying 41 aircraft – including...

UK cyber agency pushes for ‘strategic policy agenda’ as government efforts stall (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Following years-long delays in the United Kingdom bringing forward new cybersecurity legislation, what seems to be an increasingly exasperated National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)...

Trump limits use of cyber rules to punish US hackers, election meddlers (David DiMolfetta – Defense One)

Obama- and Biden-era cybersecurity rules will no longer be used to punish Americans and U.S. firms who engage in malicious cyber activities, nor used...

Comcast among firms likely hit by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, sources say (David DiMolfetta – Defense One)

Two U.S. security agencies listed mass-media provider Comcast and data center giant Digital Realty among companies likely ensnared by a Chinese hacking group that...

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