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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer OffensiveVladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive....
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Will DJI Drones Be Banned in the US? DJI Says the Clock Is Ticking – and It Urgently Needs Its Fans to HelpDJI drones are the most popular flying cameras in the US. Both its consumer and professional quadcopters sell in huge numbers, and they also rank among the best drones you can...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech AdvantageIt’s year four of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine....
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Soldiers Have a Huge Stake in Ukraine-Russia Drone-Tech Arms RaceUkrainian drone warfare has evolved from improvisation to a high‑volume, precision‑strike ecosystem that Russia often struggles to match. With some operators flying up to 15 m...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
China Has Developed the Largest Drone Carrier in the World — and It’s Getting Ready for TakeoffChina is set to deploy the largest drone carrier in the world by the end of June. Nicknamed the "drone mothership," the aircraft promises to provide China’s People’s Liberatio...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
The Trump AI Deals in the Gulf: Measuring the Value Against the Security ConcernsWhen the White House announced multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia earlier this month, there were several reactions: surprise at th...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Russia Expands Drone Capabilities as Ukraine Conflict ContinuesWhile many of Ukraine’s technological advancements resulting from the war with Russia are well-known, Russian capabilities are also continuing to evolve, including the integra...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Russia-Ukraine Drone War: Innovation on the Frontlines and BeyondToday we’ve got a really exciting event on “The Russia-Ukraine Drone War” and all the kinds of technological innovation going on in that drone war, including but not limited t...
By Samuel Bendett
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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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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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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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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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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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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