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3 weeks ago | 
thescif.org | Roslyn Layton |NSI Fellow
The SCIF is the blog of the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School which provides analysis and opinion from NSI’s Experts on the real national security issues facing policymakers. Follow publicationBy Roslyn Layton, PhD, NSI FellowUnlocking underutilized radio spectrum — the critical resource wireless communication, represents a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity for the U.S. economy.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow
By Jeffrey Wells, NSI CTC FellowGreenland, the world’s largest island, is of outsized importance to U.S. national security due to its geographic location, strategic resources, and geopolitical implications in a rapidly changing Arctic region. Members of the incoming Trump administration have highlighted its significance, reflecting a broader recognition of the island’s importance to American interests and global security dynamics.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow
By Jeffrey Wells, NSI CTC FellowHeadlineThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released recommendations for the secure development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure. BackgroundThe Roles and Responsibilities Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Critical Infrastructure, introduced by DHS, outlines a voluntary blueprint for managing AI’s integration into vital national systems.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow
By Jeffrey Wells, NSI CTC FellowThe Headline:How Beijing Uses Economic Coercion, Strategic Alliances, and Military Might to Challenge U.S. Influence in the Indo-Pacific. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Comprehensive National Power strategy targets key battlegrounds like the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, reshaping global dynamics.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Jeffrey Wells |NSI Fellow
By Jeffrey Wells, NSI CTC FellowThe report, “WILLFUL BLINDNESS: An Assessment of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Chaos that Followed,” released on September 8 by Chairman Michael McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, critically evaluates the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Dan Lips |NSI Fellow
By Dan Lips, NSI CTC FellowThis piece is the second of a two-part series exploring how federal and state efforts to reform transparency rules to expose malign foreign influence in policy discussions. The first article, published on April 24, examined federal reforms. This article examines state efforts. While Congress works to strengthen foreign representation and lobbying rules, state lawmakers are also considering legislation to increase transparency and curb malign foreign influence.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Dan Lips |NSI Fellow
By Dan Lips, NSI CTC FellowThis piece is the first a two-part series that will explore how the Federal and state governments are working to reform transparency rules to expose malign foreign influence in policy discussions. In this first piece, I will examine the Federal efforts to reform transparency rules. In the second, I will examine the state efforts to reform transparency rules.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
thescif.org | Roslyn Layton |NSI Fellow
By Roslyn Layton, NSI FellowNational security is frequently described as a “whole of government” approach in which all branches and agencies cooperate for the good of the people. If any one government agency does its own thing outside or contrary to the process, it creates chaos and threatens the integrity of the system. Sadly, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is unwittingly doing just that.
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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.
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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.
