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Brexit will alter European security cooperation

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EU/UK

At the same time, the EU will lose the United Kingdom’s vital role in coordinating intelligence and leading investigations. In addition, Brexit undermines the prospects for EU-UK…

Russia will deny cyberattacks despite more US evidence

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RUSSIA

The US indictment accuses the St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, its backers and staff of interfering in the election by running false social media accounts. This…

Preventing US election interference may be too late

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UNITED STATES

With the 2020 US presidential election looming, there is more attention to the threat of foreign interference. In the 2016 presidential election, Russia carried out a broad…

West Africa anti-piracy push faces cooperation hurdles

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WEST AFRICA

This comes amid continued piracy and attacks against vessels, the apparent ineffectiveness of current operational mechanisms and frustration and mutual mistrust between local…

Cyber conflict will probably become more destructive

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INTERNATIONAL

Although Orangeworm is not believed to be state-backed, governments are prioritising the development of offensive cyberweapons but deploying them in different ways. These range…

Iran may prioritise cyber espionage, not attack

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IRAN

Before the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, many observers expected Tehran to increase its use of asymmetric capabilities, especially cyber tools, in retaliation…

Russian spy agency has impunity for foreign mishaps

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RUSSIA

Prague recently blamed Russia's GRU military intelligence agency for two explosions at a Czech arms dump in 2014. The ensuing dispute has included reciprocal expulsions of embassy…

Mexico-US drug cooperation struggles will endure

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MEXICO/US

The arrest, prompted by a US extradition request, is a short-term success story for US-Mexico security cooperation but, paradoxically, represents an enduring flaw in long-held…

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

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INT

One group is based in Russia, the other in Iran. The advisory highlights how little some of the primary tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals and state intelligence…

Chinese cyberattacks will become smarter

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CHINA

China's cyber capabilities.