In this January 2026 CENSA Report, CENSA Fellow Annslee Perego identifies and analyzes security vulnerabilities and lapses in international law regarding the construction of data centers in space. Please read the full report here: censa.net/publications/desig…
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Swedish officials are requesting a larger U.S. naval presence in the Baltic Sea as part of the ongoing diplomatic push for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, two defense officials told USNI News earlier this week.
news.usni.org/2022/05/19/swe…
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This War on the Rocks NET Assessment podcast "Threats From Out of This World" discusses the latest Space Threat Assessment report from the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS.
warontherocks.com/2022/05/th…
In this War on the Rocks piece, Max Smeets breaks down the challenges of building an effective cyber command into five categories: people, exploits, toolset, infrastructure, and organizational structure.
warontherocks.com/2022/05/bu…
With the flow of Iranian weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, the Combined Maritime Forces, a naval partnership of 34 nations led by US Central Command, established a new task force that will focus on the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
defensenews.com/opinion/comm…
Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl, a three-star Marine general in charge of combat development, has a simple message for the Marines: The whole idea of combined arms has evolved in recent decades and the Corps must transform to fight and win.
marinecorpstimes.com/news/yo…
This War on the Rocks commentary piece explores how artificial intelligence may factor into a U.S.-Chinese war.
warontherocks.com/2022/05/ho…
A senior official responsible for driving technological innovation at the U.S. DOD has resigned, saying the Pentagon needs “structural change” and should behave more like SpaceX, Elon Musk’s satellite company that has shaken up rocket launches.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The leader of the Solomon Islands announced earlier this week that his country signed a security agreement with China, just days before a top American official was due to visit the Pacific nation in an attempt to scupper the controversial pact.
washingtonpost.com/world/202…
This Stars and Stripes article explores how the U.S.'s robotic ships in Bahrain provide a possible glimpse into the future of the U.S. Navy.
stripes.com/branches/navy/20…
The Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ says the Navy's Chief Information Officer Aaron Weis. Weis argues that the Navy should shift to a "readiness" focus and stop viewing cybersecurity as a "compliance problem".
breakingdefense.com/2022/04/…
In this Defense One piece, Hans Binnendijk and Barry Pavel argue that NATO will need a transition plan if Finland or Sweden ask to join, as Putin will threaten the applicant countries and seek to derail the process.
defenseone.com/ideas/2022/04…
The U.S. Navy has reported that it shot down a simulated cruise missile using an all-electric laser weapon for the first time ever.
maritime-executive.com/artic…
In this L.A. Times Op-Ed, former Primer Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe argues that it is time for the U.S. to make clear that it will defend Taiwan against any attempted Chinese invasion.
latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
This Foreign Affairs article explains why the U.S. and India should increase trade between the two nations, arguing that China will otherwise dictate terms in the Indo-Pacific.
foreignaffairs.com/articles/…
This article analyzes the essence of China’s "intelligentized warfare": an innovative military concept with a focus on human cognition. The piece looks at its possibilities, and limitations, and suggests measures that the US and its allies should take.
warontherocks.com/2022/04/ne…
Japan and the Philippines agreed this past weekend to start talks toward a possible defense agreement that would allow closer cooperation between their militaries amid regional tensions with China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
stripes.com/theaters/asia_pa…
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this article argues that the Biden administration should help Taiwan build its air-defense capability and utilize Ukraine's asymmetric defense strategy to deter or defeat a Chinese invasion.
warontherocks.com/2022/04/uk…
He Jiankui, the daring Chinese biophysicist who created the world’s first gene-edited children, has been set free after three years in a Chinese prison.
technologyreview.com/2022/04…
Through its new program called In the Moment, DARPA — the innovation arm of the US military — wants to develop technology that would make quick decisions in stressful situations using algorithms and data, arguing that removing human biases may save lives.
washingtonpost.com/technolog…
