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Joohui Park | 2026.03.24
Cryptocurrencies’ decentralization characteristics strengthen North Korea’s incentives to target crypto assets. An international framework is needed to secure law enforcement cooperation from jurisdictions that serve as safe havens for DPRK money laundering activities.
Yena Kim and Donghee Kim | 2026.03.24
North Korean IT workers operating abroad are expanding globally and becoming more sophisticated. This report examines these evolving networks and highlights the need for stronger, government-led responses beyond existing sanctions and advisories.
Thibault Denamiel, et al. | 2026.03.23
India’s EV ambitions depend heavily on its trade strategy: new agreements signal “structured openness,” but gaps in access to critical minerals and supply chains persist, requiring a sharper, two-track approach to reduce dependence and scale domestic manufacturing.
Max Bergmann, et al. | 2026.03.23
The U.S.-Iran war has exposed the fragility of Western air defense stockpiles. Europe must launch a crash program to scale up its own missile manufacturing before supply shortages leave Ukraine and the continent exposed.
Cassidy Nelson | 2026.03.23
As the conflict deepens, the world must urgently address the risk of biological weapons falling through the cracks.
Sunha Bae | 2026.03.20
This paper proposes an integrated cyber defense framework for South Korea that combines active cyber defense and reactive responses to disrupt threats and strengthen national resilience.
Ariana Gic, et al. | 2026.03.20
Only Europe can take the action necessary to defeat Russia, save Ukraine and the international rules-based order, and reclaim the bloc’s geopolitical power.
Benjamin Jensen, et al. | 2026.03.19
If defense spending reaches historic highs, how should the Navy invest its new funding? This report explores competing priorities, from ships and munitions to readiness and deterrence, and the trade-offs shaping the future of U.S. seapower.
Joseph Jarnecki and Noah Sylvia | 2026.03.19
By targeting data centres in the Gulf, Iran has created global uncertainty about the resilience, sovereignty and security of digital infrastructures.
Gracelin Baskaran | 2026.03.18
The United States is quietly losing access to the minerals that underpin its defense systems, semiconductor manufacturing, and re-industrialization agenda—not through geopolitical confrontation, but through commercial neglect.
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