Emily Harding Journalist Profile

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Lessons from Israel's Tale of Two Fronts

Nov 22, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Emily Harding

Posted: November 22nd, 2024 OPINION — On Oct 6th, Hamas was ready to launch an audacious attack. It was complex, involved thousands of fighters, and aimed to kill, capture, and rape Israelis on a massive scale. Israeli intelligence collected signs an attack was in the works, but senior intel and military officials dismissed them. The result was 1,200 Israelis killed in a Hamas invasion, followed by a year of horrific urban and subterranean war.
Alternative Funding Mechanisms in Review

Nov 21, 2024 | csis.org | Erin Murphy |Cynthia Cook |Emily Harding |Gregory Sanders

The Department of Defense (DOD) has become concerned that critical technologies are insufficiently capitalized to support national security. A review of global private capital investment shows that investors have been allocating resources toward software-heavy capabilities, such as e-commerce and software as a service, leaving funding gaps for critical components and capabilities where investors perceive greater risk.
Opinion | Lebanon and Iran After Hassan Nasrallah

Sep 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Emily Harding

WSJ Opinion: Israel and Hezbollah Near Full-Scale WarYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 4:24WSJ Opinion: Israel and Hezbollah Near Full-Scale WarPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Israel and Hezbollah Near Full-Scale WarIsrael has taken Hezbollah apart piece by piece over the past two weeks. Friday’s massive strike against Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist militia’s headquarters will surely be the most decisive blow.
Elizabeth of East Hampton by Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding

Aug 21, 2024 | booksofmyheart.net | Audrey Bellezza |Emily Harding

Review copy was received from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
A Russian Bot Farm Used AI to Lie to Americans. What Now?

Jul 16, 2024 | csis.org | Emily Harding

“Farming is a beloved pastime for millions of Russians.”—RT press office, in response to allegations that RT created an AI-enabled bot farm to spread disinformationRussia has officially made one dystopian prediction about artificial intelligence (AI) come true: it used AI to lie better, faster, and more believably. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice, along with counterparts in Canada and the Netherlands, disrupted a Russian bot farm that was spreading pro-Russian propaganda.
2024 Priorities for the Intelligence Community

May 15, 2024 | csis.org | Emily Harding

The Intelligence Community (IC) is expected to be everywhere, all the time, with strategic and tactical insights. While the sheer number of geopolitical challenges today is immense, there are more opportunities than ever before for the IC to use technology to its advantage. Key to establishing an edge over competitors is accepting calculated risk and demanding forward progress, in part by asking difficult questions.
Why Ukraine Matters to Kansas

Apr 5, 2024 | csis.org | Emily Harding

Those who study foreign policy as a career—as a passion—can easily rattle off speeches about why defeating Russia in Ukraine is about defending democracy, or proving the strength of alliances, or, most esoteric of all, defending the “rules-based international order.” In these speeches, policy experts rarely pause to explain the idea at the core: this world is a small world, and this war affects everything, from the lofty “global order” to the highly pragmatic wallet of a man in Kansas.
The IC’s New OSINT Strategy Gets the Basics Right

Apr 2, 2024 | csis.org | Emily Harding

The intelligence community (IC) published its first-ever open-source intelligence (OSINT) strategy in March. It is a big-picture, priority setting document—an essential, basic step to re-launch OSINT as a serious intelligence discipline. The unclassified version may be thin on details, but it provides insight into the fundamental challenges the IC is facing trying to integrate OSINT into its current practices.
TikTok’s threat to America is in a category by itself, it must be heavily regulated

Mar 24, 2024 | thehill.com | Emily Harding

This month, TikTok effectively shut down the phone lines of several dozen congressional offices, demonstrating both its power to manipulate people and the fervor with which its users will defend it.
The Only Thing That Can Help Gaza Is Mothers' Love

Jan 12, 2024 | newsweek.com | Emily Harding

00:57Clock Ticking For Israel With Victory Elusive By Emily Harding Director of the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology (INT) Program at CSIS In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, history is littered with the wreckage of failed ideas crashed against the immovable boulders of entrenched interests. Choosing a new path is long overdue. Paradoxically, the unprecedented scope of the tragedy of Oct.