Artificial intelligence
FCC Confronts Chinese-Produced Power Inverters and Robots
The United States is pushing China out of its domestic critical infrastructure, one bolt at a time. On July 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the addition of all foreign-produced...
Policy Briefs
Protected in Name Only: HIPAA’s Health Data Gap Is Becoming a National Security Risk
Protected health data is only as secure as the system designed to protect it.
Insights
The AI Cyber Fix Washington Can’t Afford To Botch
From the export controls on Anthropic’s latest models to President Trump’s executive order on AI security, the White House has now shifted its focus to AI-enabled cyber security risks. On July 14,...
Policy Briefs
Is Israel Actually More Isolated Than Ever?
“Support for Israel around the world is declining,” former Chicago mayor and potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel declared in Israel last week. “The only diplomatic achievement...
Op-eds
Can Israel Dismantle Hamas?
A civilian government in Gaza cannot take shape without the disarmament of the terrorist group.
Op-eds
Even Limited Sales of High-End Chips to Chinese Buyers Pose a Serious Risk
China has a new opportunity to use American chips to achieve its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. On July 14, Jeffrey Kessler, the head of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security...
Policy Briefs
China Is Treating AI Companions as a National Security Risk. The U.S. Should Too.
Chinese regulators don’t want their people getting too attached to their AI “friends,” requiring companies to curb features that foster emotional dependency by July 15. In response, Chinese firms...
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Suspicious Firms Still Seek Professionals With Military and Government Experience
Suspicious consulting sites continue to target Western security experts despite U.S. efforts to curb suspected Chinese virtual espionage. On June 30, China specialist Bill Hayton publicly asked on X...
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Belarus Highlights Contribution to Russia’s Defense Industrial Base
As the United States and allies met in Turkey for the NATO summit, Russia hosted its own parley aimed at strengthening a technological bloc to compete with the West. Addressing the INNOPROM exhibition,...
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Beijing Grapples With Controlling Its Domestic AI Sector
China is increasingly concerned over what its AI investments have wrought. On July 7, Reuters reported that Beijing is considering placing export controls on Chinese AI models, mirroring a move by the...
Policy Briefs
AI technologists, Your Country Is Calling
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, and the United States realized that it was on the losing end of a technology race. Suddenly, the federal government had to identify, recruit,...
Op-eds
5 Reasons Why CISA Is Indispensable to America’s Cyber Defense
Some 70 percent of cyberattacks in 2024 targeted critical infrastructure, yet Congress is weighing cuts to the lead agency responsible for defending it. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Insights
Israel’s New AI Directorate Is an Opening for the U.S.
On the sidelines of the Pax Silica Summit hosted by Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth Jacob Helberg, Israel unveiled the strategy for its new national AI directorate. The...
Policy Briefs
Congress should bring campus transparency into the defense bill
Excerpt The National Defense Authorization Act has become one of Congress’s main vehicles for countering China’s military and technological ambitions. This year’s annual defense bill should also...
Op-eds
AI Is Outpacing NATO’s Hybrid Defense Playbook
NATO just received a glimpse of how a blackout can quickly become a crisis. At a three-day exercise in Bydgoszcz, Poland, NATO tested its ability to respond to a multi-domain crisis that combined cyberattacks...
Policy Briefs
China-Linked Technology Companies Target U.S. AI Companies and Data Centers
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, said earlier this year that “AI is no longer a single breakthrough or application — it is essential infrastructure. Every company will use it. Every nation will build...
Policy Briefs
CyberCorps is adapting to AI. The budget isn’t keeping up.
CyberCorps is evolving to tackle AI threats. But budget cuts could derail it before the work even starts.
Op-eds
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Op-eds
Updated Pentagon List Targets China’s Military-Civil Fusion Program
The Pentagon just fired a warning shot at Beijing — and Wall Street. On June 8, the Pentagon released its updated Section 1260H list, which designates Chinese companies as supporting Beijing’s military-civil...