The United States is not adequately using the commercial sector for irregular warfare against China, Russia, and other competitors in such areas as battlefield awareness, placement and access, intelligence, unmanned systems, influence operations, and precision effects.
Today, U.S. military leaders see the revolutionary potential of commercial space. Now is the time to match rhetoric with action to make sure it is integrated and used at scale in the joint force.
This conference report captures discussions from a SIFMANet roundtable held in November 2024 in Tokyo, exploring Japan’s efforts to implement and enforce sanctions against Russia.
In July 2025, the mandate of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on the security and use of information and communications technologies (hereafter OEWG) ends.
As the U.S. prepares to compete with China and other adversaries, intelligence sharing with key partners will be vital. In practice, however, intelligence sharing is beset with difficulties, including limited trust, poor bureaucratic procedures, and under-resourcing.
Russia’s continuing conventional war in Ukraine, increase in sabotage and subversive activities in Europe, and threats of nuclear escalation pose a serious and long-term challenge to U.S., European, and international security.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is placing enormous bets on artificial intelligence (AI) to diversify its economy and become the world’s next technological hub.
A Chinese simulation admitting to a PLAN destroyer’s defeat by the US missiles hints at advanced electronic warfare capabilities while raising questions about the PLA transparency and messaging.
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