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Technology & National Security
DJI Drones Are Everywhere. The U.S. May Still Ban ThemDrones from Chinese giant DJI are deeply embedded in American life. With a potential ban looming, the company has until the end of the year to convince U.S. lawmakers it does ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
OpenAI Says It Will Build Massive Data Centers in the U.A.E.OpenAI unveiled plans on Thursday to build a massive computing complex in the United Arab Emirates, following a deal between the Trump administration and the Persian Gulf nati...
By Pablo Chavez
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China Unveils Game-Changing First Drone 'Mothership'China's new drone "mothership" is set to take flight, according to the country's state broadcaster, which touted the aircraft as a game changer in drone warfare....
By Tom Shugart
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Technology & National Security
Trump is Rewriting How the U.S. Treats AI Chip Exports—and the Stakes Are EnormousThis week, President Trump traveled to the Middle East on a business and diplomacy mission, during which he greenlit the sale of hundreds of thousands of American-made AI chip...
By Janet Egan
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Saudi Arabia Wants to Build Its Post-Oil Future with Massive AI Data Centers — Trump and U.S. Tech Have Big Incentives to ObligePresident Donald Trump hit the sands of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, kicking off a Gulf tour at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum—joined by tech CEOs including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Is AI the Future of America’s Foreign Policy? Some Experts Think SoWhile in recent years AI tools have moved into foreign ministries around the world to aid with routine diplomatic chores, such as speech-writing, those systems are now increas...
By Andrew Moore
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
AI, Energy and Data Centres: How the UAE Has Approached Trump’s Second TermSince US President Donald Trump returned to office this year, his administration has announced a series of partnerships and investments involving the UAE – and more could come...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy DronesKyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Ru...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Lawmaker Targets Nvidia Chip Smuggling to China with New BillA U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial-intelligence chips like those made by Nvidia after they are sold....
By Tim Fist
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Technology & National Security
Researchers Ask BIS to Prioritize Enforceability in Potential Changes to AI Diffusion RuleAlthough the Bureau of Industry and Security's AI diffusion export control rule has sparked broad pushback from some U.S. allies, it appears to take a “strong step” toward imp...
By Janet Egan & Spencer Michaels
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively paltry. But U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s announcement in a regulator...
By Jacob Stokes
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Tech Industry Fears Donald Trump’s Trade War Will Hamper U.S. AI ‘Dominance’Donald Trump’s global tariff regime is endangering his ambitions of encouraging domestic chip production while hampering US goals of dominating the race to develop world-beati...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Technology & National Security
The Ripple Effect Trump’s Tariffs Will Have on the Rest of His AgendaPresident Trump promised to wield tariffs to benefit American workers and the U.S. economy. He maintains they will, but there is a risk that tariffs undercut his goals of redu...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Anduril’s Fury Fighter Jet to Make Global Debut at Avalon Airshow 2025According to Anduril, Fury is designed as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft, integrating collaborative autonomy, modularity, and affordability to enhance the comb...
By Diem Salmon
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The U.S. Is Already Fighting the World’s First AI War—And China Is WinningAI’s role in warfare is not just about who has the best autonomous weapons—it’s also about who can use AI to make decisions faster than their adversary....
By Jacob Stokes
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ FavoriteThree years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
A New and More Deadly Drone on Russia’s Battlefields“There’s been a huge surge in their drone numbers lately, and so many different ‘birds’ in the air, including a lot of fiber-optic drones that you can’t jam,” said Anatoliy, t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Ukraine Collapse Myth Leaves Out Tech Factor in Sea and Land WinsAbout a year ago, a media narrative that Ukraine was collapsing militarily took hold globally. That common wisdom surely played a major role in convincing US President Donald ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russians Lash FPVs Together To Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift DronesRussian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.”...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon’s $96M Wearable Contract Sparks Protest, Accusations of Vendor PreferenceA contract to provide the Defense Health Agency (DHA) with millions of dollars of biometric trackers has been hit with a second protest, with accusations that the agency is se...
By Sam Howell