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The AI Threat We’re Not Talking About
AI employees are raising concerns about an extinction-level event. But there’s a more immediate threat. -
Parsing the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s Report on U.S. Strikes in Iran
The UN Fact-Finding Commission concludes that the United States has committed war crimes. It could have said more to make a convincing case. -
America’s Samurai Myth
Reconsidering Obama’s Syria red line and its lessons for Iran. -
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The FBI Data Breach Is a Counterintelligence Disaster
Hackers stole thousands of FBI employees’ data, including about new hires and people in sensitive roles. It’s like giving a foreign adversary a gold mine. -
The Full Stack of U.S.-China Cyber Competition
A review of Ahana Datta Fasel, “Full Stack Spies: Cyber Espionage in the Age of US-China Competition” (Hurst, 2026). -
Bring On the AI Lawsuits
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New York Could Share Frontier AI Safety Reports Nationwide Without New Legislation
An existing financial-regulatory platform could provide a secure channel for states to share confidential frontier AI safety reports. -
Siege Warfare by Other Means: The U.S. Economic Measures Against Cuba
How the Trump Administration is using starvation and misery to achieve regime change in Cuba. -
International Law in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Although important for justifying the blockade of Cuba, international law did not meaningfully constrain the Kennedy administration during the crisis. -
Bootstrapping Frontier AI Governance by Mutualizing Risk
With frontier AI companies’ money on the line, a mutual insurer would enforce standards, peer review incidents, and pool safety research and development. -
AI Overviews and the Limits of the Search Safe Harbor
A regional court in Germany ordered Google to answer for apparent falsehoods about a Munich publishing house provided by its AI overview feature. -
Combating Misinformation During States of Emergency
The First Circuit deals a legal setback to Puerto Rico’s attempt to regulate misinformation during states of emergency. -
After the Flood: Moving Beyond the U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process
The oncoming AI-driven flood of vulnerabilities demands changes to the U.S. process for retaining them for offensive cyber operations. -
Key Questions to Prevent Enrichment and Verify Compliance
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