Category Security, Cyber & Counter-Threats

Security, Cyber & Counter-Threats examines the evolving landscape of digital conflict, hybrid warfare, and threat mitigation in an increasingly networked world.
This magazine covers cyber operations, information warfare, digital resilience, and security architectures shaping modern defense and intelligence ecosystems.
Designed for analysts, policymakers, and technology leaders, it delivers actionable insights into how states and non-state actors compete, defend, and adapt in the information age.

Resilient Space Power: DARPA’s Rapid Reconstitution Strategy and the Future of Military Space Operations

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Introduction: From Space Superiority to Space Resilience For decades, military space strategy was built around a relatively simple assumption: protect a limited number of highly capable satellites that provided global communications, intelligence, missile warning, positioning, navigation, timing (PNT), and strategic…...

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Connecting When It Matters Most: How Emergency Satellite Services Are Transforming Disaster Relief and National Resilience

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Introduction: From Emergency Communications to National Resilience The character of disasters is changing. Climate-driven extreme weather, mega-fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks are placing unprecedented pressure on critical infrastructure worldwide. At the same time, geopolitical competition and…...

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Bolstering National Security: Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base for an Era of Great-Power Competition

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Introduction: Strategic Context The outcome of future wars will depend not only on the sophistication of advanced weapons but also on the ability to design, manufacture, repair, and replenish them at scale. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East,…...

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Securing India’s Digital Frontier: Building Cyber Resilience, AI-Driven Defense, and Digital Sovereignty in an Era of Great Power Competition

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Introduction: Strategic Context Cyberspace has emerged as one of the defining battlegrounds of twenty-first century geopolitical competition. Alongside land, sea, air, and space, the cyber domain now shapes military operations, intelligence collection, economic competitiveness, technological leadership, and national resilience. State-sponsored…...

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Building the Next Internet with Light: How IOWN is Transforming AI, Defense, and Sustainable Digital Infrastructure

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Introduction: Strategic Context Artificial intelligence, hyperscale cloud computing, autonomous systems, and the explosion of data-intensive applications are fundamentally reshaping the world’s digital infrastructure. Every AI model trained, every autonomous vehicle deployed, every satellite constellation launched, and every digital twin constructed…...

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Future Climate-Smart and Sustainable Cities: How Green ICT, AI, Synthetic Biology, and Emerging Technologies Are Transforming Urban Resilience

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Introduction: Strategic Context Cities are rapidly evolving from centers of economic activity into the strategic infrastructure upon which national prosperity, resilience, and security increasingly depend. Home to more than half of the world’s population and generating over 80% of global…...

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Unlocking Agility: How DARPA’s $700 Million MANNUS Program is Reshaping Defense IT Acquisition for the AI Era

DARPA MANNUS

Introduction: Modern Defense Innovation Requires Modern IT Acquisition Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, quantum computing, cyber operations, and data-driven warfare are transforming how modern militaries develop and deploy capabilities. Yet behind every breakthrough defense technology lies an often-overlooked foundation: secure, agile,…...

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The New Geopolitics: How Technology, Industry, and Strategic Competition Are Reshaping Global Power

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Introduction – The New Age of Techno-Geopolitics “Technology development will be the motor for economic growth in the long run.” — Nobel Prize Committee, 1987 The global balance of power is being redefined by a profound convergence of geopolitics, technological…...

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Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs): The Foundation of Post-Quantum Cybersecurity and Digital Trust

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Introduction: Why Quantum Randomness Matters Now The global cybersecurity landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation since the advent of public-key cryptography. The rapid progress of quantum computing, combined with the growing threat of “harvest now, decrypt later” (HNDL) attacks,…...

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Agentic AI in Cybersecurity: The Rise of Autonomous Defense

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Introduction: From AI-Assisted Security to Autonomous Cyber Defense For nearly three decades, cybersecurity has largely been a human-centered discipline. Security analysts collected logs, correlated alerts, investigated incidents, and manually orchestrated defensive actions while automation handled repetitive tasks through predefined rules.…...

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