"The Russia-Ukraine battlefield has become a “live test site” for China’s military learning. The evidence shows a systematic process through which the PLA and the Chinese defense industry identify battlefield innovations and translate selected lessons into training and procurement," write @csis_ai experts.
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"The nature of risks to national security in the maritime domain is changing. Rapid advances in autonomous vehicles, drones, and related technologies have left waters harder to surveil effectively and made maritime infrastructure more susceptible to sabotage and attacks from both state and nonstate actors," write CSIS experts.
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A new report from @VictorDCha, in cooperation with the George W. Bush Institute, contends that the burgeoning labor force that powers the Alabuga drone factory has become a site of gross human rights abuses and human trafficking.
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Scam center operations in Cambodia have captured international attention. Cambodia has implemented new legislation, sweeping crackdowns, and international anti-scam coalition building. Are these efforts working?
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"For enduring space superiority, the U.S. should focus on building a commercial space economy led by U.S. companies producing and offering space products that, in addition to serving domestic customers, can capitalize on international trade," argues @crswope.
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"In the wake of the Houthi attacks on the Riyadh airport, Saudi Arabia’s lesson should not be that the 2022 truce was a mistake—it should be that it did not use the calm the truce provided as effectively as it should have," writes @CSISMidEast expert @AllisonMinor_.
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10/28-29 | Join @ChinaPowerCSIS for two days of discussion with leading experts on the current state of U.S.-China relations, China's evolving power across multiple dimensions, Beijing's foreign and security policy, and the trajectory of U.S.-China competition.
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"The U.S. needs bunker busters that can address two target sets. One is the large number of tunnels and other moderately difficult targets, which require volume. The other is a much smaller but more difficult target set of facilities inside mountains," write @MarkCancian and @chrhspark.
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OCTOBER 20 | Join @CSISEnergy for a panel discussion featuring industry leaders exploring the regulatory, financial, and operational questions on how offshore energy infrastructure and emerging technologies can be used to detect and respond to maritime threats.
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How is military power measured in a changing security landscape? UK Secretary of State for Defence @wesstreeting joined CSIS to discuss U.S.-UK defense cooperation following the release of the UK’s Defence Investment Plan, ahead of the U.S. force posture review, and as the new UK government’s foreign policy priorities take shape.
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"The current model for refugee management has failed." @WillTodman argues that Gulf and Western actors should advance a new approach that prioritizes Syrian refugees’ self-reliance and private sector integration, making them part of the regional connectivity agenda.
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A Russian satellite has been making hostile moves toward a U.S.-registered commercial satellite providing radar data in support of Ukraine, raising urgent questions about Russia’s intentions and the rules governing behavior in space. @CSISAerospace's @crswope breaks down what Russia’s satellite could do next and why the incident highlights the need for clearer norms and deterrence in space.
Turbines, platforms, and subsea cables built for energy can also extend the reach of U.S. maritime surveillance. CSIS scholars examine the evolving maritime threat environment and assesses the potential for offshore wind infrastructure to bolster national security.
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Last weekend, the Houthis conducted their deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia for over a decade. Following these attacks, what options does Saudi Arabia have?
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Could Russia be poised to use an on-orbit weapon against a commercial satellite? Cosmos 2612 is moving into position for close-proximity operations with a U.S.-registered commercial satellite supporting Ukraine, write @crswope and Chantal Li.
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"Experience against Iran does not by itself establish that those capabilities are sufficient against a peer. The challenge in a peer conflict would be to preserve friendly use of space while disrupting adversary space support at a greater scale," writes Alexei Hoffman.
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A “swarm” refers to a network of many low-cost systems that can sense, share information, adapt, and converge effects. Swarms aggregate and disaggregate to place the enemy on the horns of a dilemma, resulting in leaders fearing the next blow and thereby diminishing their freedom of action, writes Ben Jensen.
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"If the Trump administration continues to see scam centers as a national priority, it may be able to take advantage of its leverage over Cambodia to pressure it to take more concrete action against the elite institutions that keep scam centers afloat," argues @JaphetQuitzon.
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In the wake of the Riyadh airport attacks, there is a risk that Saudi Arabia will repeat the mistakes of earlier phases of the Yemen war, doubling down on a long war that only emboldens the Houthis. "But this time, that war will have consequences for both the broader Iran conflict and the global economy," writes @AllisonMinor_.
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China is running the most systematic effort by any outside power to convert the Ukraine war’s lessons into military advantage, absorbing the errors of both sides. Analysts describe the conflict as a living textbook and call 2024 "year one of the world drone war", write @csis_ai experts.
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