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Erik Prince, America’s most notorious mercenary, spies opportunity in chaos

The return of the Blackwater founder is a sign of the times

How Chinese underground banks became the world’s biggest money-launderers

They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting

GT investigates: From political opportunist to militarist advocate: An expose of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's radical path

Risky Business #815 -- Anthropic's AI APT report is a big deal

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Anthropic says a Chinese APT o...

GT investigates: How Japan's PM revives bellicism mindset, perpetuates 'victim narrative' pushed by right-wing forces since WWI

The loneliness of America’s model ally

Donald Trump has no desire to play global cop. That is tough on Denmark, a loyal sheriff’s deputy

Mapping the dark side of the world (part 1): The KH-5 ARGON geodetic satellite

As important as high-resolution satellite imagery in the early Space Age was development of wide-area imagery needed for accuratel...

DARPA's real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost

DARPA has supported studies on lunar development recently, including establishing lunar infrastructure. Michael Stennicke argues t...

China’s creepiest export surge

Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state

Risky Business #814 -- It's a bad time to be a scam compound operator

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: The KK Park scam compound in M...

Beijing insiders’ plan to play Donald Trump

They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China

Risky Business #813 -- FFmpeg has a point

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: We love some good vulnerabilit...

China places a Hong Kong-sized bet on Western decline

The territory aims to prove that a non-free society can be a global financial hub

The War Room newsletter: Did a Russian weapon spook Trump?

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, talks missile protection—in Yorkshire

What will it cost to make Vladimir Putin stop?

Europe must offer Ukraine a big enough financial package to deter the Kremlin

Risky Business #812 -- Alleged Trenchant exploit mole is ex-ASD

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: L3Harris Trenchant boss accuse...

Donald Trump’s trade power is vast, but self-defeating

The view from Canada, as Trumpian threats fly

China is backing Russia’s war to keep America distracted, says Kaja Kallas

China’s rulers want to show it is in their people’s interests to keep America focused on Europe, according to the EU’s foreign-pol...

Risky Business #811 -- F5 is the tip of the crap software iceberg

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: China has been rummaging in F5...

Brussels feels like a city preparing for war

Europe readies itself to survive in a world of hostile strongmen