The Yemeni insurgent group is more than just an Iranian proxy.

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The government argues CNN v. Trump is about national security. The president says it's about “bad stories.”

A review of “The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States” (Polity, 2025).

From overlapping operations to the IT Army’s internal split, new clues shed light on the Cyber Corps’ ties to the GUR.

When U.S. labs train models on the world’s writing, Washington calls it fair use. When Chinese labs train on U.S. outputs, it’s a “malicious attack.” It can’t have it both ways.

AI may help, but nonprofits still face an uphill battle in allocating resources for extensive investigations into human rights abuses.

Tang comments on communities and stakeholders increasingly examining alternative mechanisms for change.

China will not agree to an AI pacing deal that puts them permanently in second place. The U.S. must therefore be prepared to use the threat of throttling to encourage a mutual deal.

Flock promised to read license plates. It built surveillance that can track dissenters—and the law hasn’t caught up.

Contrary to Trump’s claims, executive power to impose import bans is constrained by most of the same legal restrictions as the power to impose tariffs.

Generative AI can increase the quantity and quality of malign foreign influence campaigns. However, questions remain as to whether these campaigns influence public opinion.