Daniel Byman

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Paul Rosenzweig

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With Bloomberg has the story. For those who think that cyber conflict is a bit of a myth, this is a cautionary tale. From the opening:The pipeline was outfitted with sensors and cameras to monitor every step of its 1,099 miles from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. The blast that blew it out of commission didn’t trigger a single distress signal.

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Scott Anderson |Alan Rozenshtein |Kevin Frazier

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With This week, Scott sat down with the AI-oriented Lawfare Senior Editors Alan Rozenshtein and Kevin Frazier to talk through the week’s top AI-focused news stories, including: “Oh Sure, Now He’s Into Free Trade.” President Trump has repealed the Biden administration’s rule setting strict limits on the diffusion of high-end AI technology, opening the door to the global transfer of the technologies powering U.S. AI development, including...

1 week ago | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Robert Chesney

Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With You can't make this stuff up. The Guardian has revealed its source to be NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who (not surprisingly) appears to be a fierce advocate of online freedom and privacy and who (perhaps surprisingly) appears to be residing in China for the time being.   Seriously, China. What next?

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Daniel Byman

Donald Trump’s itinerary for his recent trip to the Middle East featured a glaring omission. The president visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, but not Israel, ostensibly America’s main ally in the region. When asked about the snub, he insisted that it wasn’t a snub at all: “This is good for Israel,” Trump said, referring to the alliances he’d be strengthening with countries that were, notably, not named Israel.

2 weeks ago | csis.org | Daniel Byman

The IssueThe rise of China and its growing assertiveness present both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States to strengthen its alliances and partnerships across Asia. While countries like Japan, South Korea, India, and the Philippines are increasingly alarmed by Chinese actions, U.S. efforts to coordinate with these allies are hindered by misaligned interests, weak institutions, occasionally overbearing American leadership, and China’s countercoercive strategies.