Michael D. Lumpkin

Oct 18, 2023 | thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow |Michael D. Lumpkin |Andy Keiser

In a world that is always changing, NSI experts offer insight on critical stories in the news. Please continue reading for their take on the most important breaking stories. NSI Advisory Board member Jeremy Bash discusses any potential military action from Hezbollah into Israel. “I don’t know if we know at this hour whether or not Hezbollah has made the decision to become engaged or not. They may want to wait and see how the ground invasion of Gaza unfolds.

Oct 17, 2023 | thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow |Michael D. Lumpkin |Andy Keiser

By Jeffrey Wells, NSI Visiting FellowThe Headline:Last year, in collaboration with top universities, China’s Ministry of Education unveiled the 2022 White Paper on Cybersecurity Talent: Attack and Defense Live-Fire Capability Edition, which outlines China’s multifaceted approach to nurturing cybersecurity experts, including formal education, corporate training, certification courses, competitive hacking events, and ‘bug bounty’ programs.

Oct 16, 2023 | thescif.org | NSI Fellow |Michael D. Lumpkin |Andy Keiser |Jeffrey Wells

Today, Jessica, Morgan, and Andy discuss the recent suspicious damage to a Finnish gas pipeline and telecommunications cable, both of which run under the Baltic Sea. On Thursday, Finland’s intelligence services said that a “state actor” could be responsible for the pipeline damage but didn’t speculate on who might be involved. Is Putin responsible for the possible sabotage of the undersea pipeline and cable? What do we think NATO’s response will be, if any, if it is confirmed Russia was involved?

Oct 12, 2023 | thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow |Michael D. Lumpkin |Andy Keiser

In a world that is always changing, NSI experts offer insight on critical stories in the news. Please continue reading for their take on the most important breaking stories. NSI Advisory Board member Jeremy Bash discusses the recent terror attacks in Israel how involved Iran may be involved. “There are Hezbollah encampments [in Southern Lebanon and Syria]; they have 200,000 rockets and ballistic missiles aimed at the heart of Israel.

Oct 11, 2023 | thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow |Michael D. Lumpkin |Andy Keiser

Today, Morgan, Les, NSI Senior Fellow Andy Keiser, and NSI Fellow Martha Miller discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas war, as well as Iran’s role in the conflict. How should the U.S. provide assistance to Israel? Should Congress combine aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan? How have Russia and Iran colluded to increase their sphere of influence? Hear our experts debate these issues and more in 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!Want to learn more about this topic?