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July 21, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

New Law Would Help Taiwan’s Communications Sector Work Around Chinese Cable Slicing

Taiwan is increasingly looking abroad to strengthen its domestic communications resilience. On July 21, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan unanimously passed a bill that eases restrictions on foreign firms...

July 21, 2026 | Georgianna Shea, Nicole Chiappone

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.

July 17, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russia’s ‘Banderol’ low-cost cruise missile officially breaks cover

Moscow officially acknowledged its new S8000 Banderol air-launched cruise missile for the first time in a state media report published this week. This comes as the missile, designed as a low-cost option...

July 16, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

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...

July 13, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Nidhi Ummettala

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...

July 10, 2026 | Max Lesser, Thomas Crehan

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...

July 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Protecting Against National Security Threats in Domestic Telecommunications Service

July 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Josh Birenbaum

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)

July 2, 2026 | Annie Fixler, Nidhi Ummettala

Washington Aims To Get Cyber Collaboration Back on Track

After more than a year without a formal framework for government-industry coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally unveiled the Alliance...

July 2, 2026 | Mariam Wahba

Assimilation Is the Key to Citizenship

When I became an American, I didn’t lose my heritage. I joined a civic tradition.

July 1, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

China and Russia Hold Combined Counter-WMD Training

China and Russia are deepening their military cooperation. On July 1, Reuters reported that Russian forces, with the express approval of Russia’s defense minister, participated in a series of trainings...

June 30, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

FCC Introduces New Bans on Chinese-Produced Equipment Linked to Cyber Risks

Washington is seeking to push older Chinese technology out of the nation’s core networks. On June 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to bar the importation of all equipment and...

June 29, 2026 | Daniel Swift, Susan Soh

Sanctioning DR Congo’s Blood Gold Is Smart, but Not Enough

The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now at the center of the U.S.-China critical mineral conflict. On June 25, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned a network based in the Rwandan capital of...

June 26, 2026 | David May, Theodore Schneiderman

10 Cases of UN Abuse, Waste, and Subversion of U.S. Interests

The United Nations is hurtling toward self-inflicted insolvency, and it has itself to blame. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres needs to secure $8.68 billion to keep the lights on for regular operations...

June 25, 2026 | Jiwon Ma |

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...

June 24, 2026 | Daniel Swift |

China Targets the U.S. Rare Earth Comeback

The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that began at the October 2025 Busan summit, where...

June 23, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

Fly Me to the Moon: 4 Ways Artemis Builds on Apollo’s Giant Leap

The last time Americans walked on the lunar surface, the Soviet Union was the enemy and a flag plant was the finish line. Today’s competition bears little resemblance to the Cold War space race that...

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...

June 15, 2026 | Jiwon Ma, Nidhi Ummettala

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...

June 15, 2026 | Ari Ben Am, Thomas Crehan

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...