The #IranWar and #Houthi activity are shaping regional security discussions.
@suleymanozeren.bsky.social of the @au-spa.bsky.social explores the implications for the Mecca Defense Pact, collective defense, and cooperation among regional powers.

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The #IranWar and #Houthi activity are shaping regional security discussions.
@suleymanozeren.bsky.social of the @au-spa.bsky.social explores the implications for the Mecca Defense Pact, collective defense, and cooperation among regional powers.
AI data centers’ reliance on natural gas links their growth to global energy markets and supply disruptions.
Senior Fellow Matthew Calabria explores how energy diversification could support more resilient AI infrastructure.
Salt Typhoon has targeted telecommunications networks to support long-term cyber espionage and intelligence collection.
Our latest ROCCA APT profile examines the China-linked group’s activities and methods.
The Iran War continues to shape the regional security landscape.
Non-Resident Fellow C. Alexander Ohlers considers the strategies of #Iran and the #US and their implications for regional security and a prolonged conflict.
AI is becoming increasingly relevant to strategic nuclear decision-making.
Senior Fellow Matthew Calabria explores how AI-generated assessments may interact with human judgment, uncertainty, and cognitive bias in high-stakes environments.
Cyber crises highlight how governments differ in coordination, decision-making, and institutional response.
Natalie Putz compares approaches in #Germany and the #US, focusing on coordination, attribution, and crisis management.
AI-enabled vulnerability discovery raises considerations for how software flaws move from detection to disclosure.
Del Schlangen considers vendor notification, government review, and coordination as AI takes larger role in vulnerability research.
25 years after 9/11, jihadist networks have transformed significantly.
@suleymanozeren.bsky.social assesses the developments and the evolving counterterrorism environment.
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25 years after 9/11, #alQaeda and #ISIS affiliates operate across an increasingly dispersed set of regional contexts.
@suleymanozeren.bsky.social traces the growing prominence of the #Sahel and continued activity in Central and South Asia.
#AI is becoming more integrated into strategic nuclear decision-making.
Matthew Calabria considers how AI-generated assessments may interact with uncertainty, overconfidence, and human bias during nuclear crises, and discusses potential safeguards.
As #medicalAI systems become more adaptive, oversight may involve evaluating feedback that guides how models change after deployment.
Del Schlangen considers how FDA’s existing PCCP framework could address machine-generated learning signals and more.
Satellite connectivity is becoming increasingly integrated with military operations and decision-making.
COL(R) Bill Edwards examines how competition over LEO services in #Ukraine involves electronic warfare, cyber operations, and alternative satellite capabilities.