OPINION — America has entered a moment in which it is fundamentally more vulnerable than at any point in modern history. For the first time, the systems that underpin economic prosperity, social stability and military power are not merely digitally enabled — they are digitally dependent and tightly interconnected. AtContinue Reading
OPINION — When HAMAS attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, Iran and its partners around the Middle East—collectively known as the Axis of Resistance—were riding high. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed, funded, and trained HAMAS, Hizballah, the Huthis, and Iraqi Shia militias to help project Iranian power throughoutContinue Reading
OPINION — The Global Positioning System (GPS) is arguably the greatest dual-use technology ever developed. It saves us trillions of dollars in wasted fuel and inefficient logistics. However, our modern world is built on a system that is terrifyingly fragile, highly vulnerable to jamming, spoofing, and the existential threat ofContinue Reading
OPINION — Two weeks ago, in the first hours of the war, I listed several possible scenarios for the outcome. No one can confidently know where this is going for all the reasons I listed then — as the war has shown, a decision to employ violence without pre-planning forContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEW – Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and growing concerns about the security of global energy supplies, the Strait of Hormuz is perhaps the world’s most consequential geopolitical flashpoint. As Iranian threats to disrupt shipping through the narrow waterway – a vital artery for nearly a fifthContinue Reading
OPINION — “Remember this: We’re being nice. I [Traitor 47] could take out [Iran’s] things within the next hour, we could hang up [this telephone interview] and within one hour you’d be reading about [the U.S. military] taking out [Iranian] nuclear power plants or power plants that create the electricity,Continue Reading
It may seem early to be drawing lessons from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, but one of the world’s most powerful militaries has already reached some conclusions. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has published a list on social media under the heading “Five Lessons From U.S.-Israeli Strikes On Iran” –Continue Reading
OPINION — Africa presents a range of security, economic, and humanitarian challenges to US national security that the Intelligence Community must stay ahead of even as Washington looks to refine its strategy for the region. Creative use of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is one way to make this happen. Commercial remoteContinue Reading