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China

Marriott cyberattack traced to Chinese intelligence-gathering effort

A massive cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain was part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering effort, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people briefed on the preliminary results of the investigation. The [...]
Intelligence

Putin: My spy chiefs know nothing about alleged agent Butina in U.S

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday it was unclear to him why a Russian woman, Maria Butina, had been detained in the United States and accused of being a Russian agent because his intelligence [...]
France

The Co-opting of French Unrest to Spread Disinformation

Antigovernment protests have raged across France for four weeks now, effectively shutting down the nation’s capital at times as rioters sporting yellow vests (gilets jaunes) wage massive public demonstrations, loot stores, and clash with [...]
Combating Radicalism & Terrorism

Congress extends martial law in Mindanao to end of 2019

The 17th Congress on Wednesday, December 12, approved the request of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, or until the end of 2019. Voting 235-28-1, the Senate and [...]
Combating Radicalism & Terrorism

German man who fought for Taliban convicted of terrorism

A 37-year-old German man who fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan has been convicted of membership in a terrorist organization. The dpa news agency reported Monday that Thomas K. was sentenced in Duesseldorf state [...]

Isis smuggled explosives into Lebanon in buckets of cheese to carry out deadly attacks

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Lebanese authorities thwarted a plan by Isis to carry out bomb attacks during the country’s parliamentary elections earlier this year, the country’s caretaker interior minister said Monday. The militant group smuggled explosives from Syria […]

Responsible Defense Policy

December 13, 2018 0

By the close of the ongoing budget negotiations in November 2018, Germany will have to decide on the future of its armed forces’ long-term recovery. To close the 46 billion euro gap, the defense […]

Russian Cyber Operations: State-led Organised Crime

December 13, 2018 0

The recent activities of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – Russia’s military intelligence, otherwise known by its traditional (if slightly inaccurate) acronym of the […]

Significance of India’s Act East Policy and Engagement with ASEAN

December 13, 2018 0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Singapore from 14-15 November, 2018 for the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit. The ASEAN-India Summit provides opportunities for the leaders to interact in a multilateral setting, as well […]

Intelligence Support for EU Security Policy

December 13, 2018 0

Since 2015, security cooperation between European Union (EU) member states has progressed at an accelerated pace. For the Union’s foreign, security, and defence policy, there is the prospect that increased cooperation and enhanced arms […]

The OSCE’s Military Pillar: The Swiss FSC Chairmanship

December 13, 2018 0

In January 2019, Switzerland will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC). The FSC is a little-known, integral decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe […]