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Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered
Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered
OPINION — For most of modern history, asymmetric conflict conjured a familiar image: guerrillas in the hills, insurgents planting roadside bombs, or terrorists striking with crude weapons. The weak have traditionally offset the strong with mobility, surprise, and a willingness to take punishment.
www.thecipherbrief.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered
The next asymmetric war isn’t guerrillas and IEDs - it’s engineered through AI, biotech, and code.
@davevenable.com on synthetic asymmetry in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
@davevenable.com on synthetic asymmetry in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
Forget Guerrillas and IEDs - The Next Asymmetric War Will Be Engineered
OPINION — For most of modern history, asymmetric conflict conjured a familiar image: guerrillas in the hills, insurgents planting roadside bombs, or terrorists striking with crude weapons. The weak ha...
www.thecipherbrief.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The next asymmetric war isn’t guerrillas and IEDs - it’s engineered through AI, biotech, and code.
@davevenable.com on synthetic asymmetry in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
@davevenable.com on synthetic asymmetry in @thecipherbrief.bsky.social
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
Europe is moving ahead with a “Drone Wall.”
Not concrete, but a layered defense of sensors, jammers, and interceptors across NATO’s eastern flank.
Its goal: make hostile drones costly, risky, and ineffective.
#DroneDefense #NATO #HybridWarfare
Not concrete, but a layered defense of sensors, jammers, and interceptors across NATO’s eastern flank.
Its goal: make hostile drones costly, risky, and ineffective.
#DroneDefense #NATO #HybridWarfare
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Europe is moving ahead with a “Drone Wall.”
Not concrete, but a layered defense of sensors, jammers, and interceptors across NATO’s eastern flank.
Its goal: make hostile drones costly, risky, and ineffective.
#DroneDefense #NATO #HybridWarfare
Not concrete, but a layered defense of sensors, jammers, and interceptors across NATO’s eastern flank.
Its goal: make hostile drones costly, risky, and ineffective.
#DroneDefense #NATO #HybridWarfare
ISRS is thrilled to congratulate Admiral McRaven, commander of Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, for receiving the America's Future Series' Magelles Award last night! Well deserved. We were incredibly honored to be a part of it.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ISRS is thrilled to congratulate Admiral McRaven, commander of Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, for receiving the America's Future Series' Magelles Award last night! Well deserved. We were incredibly honored to be a part of it.
NATO’s Eastern Sentry at a Glance
A quick breakdown of how the alliance responded to Russia’s drone incursion in Poland: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/natos-re...
A quick breakdown of how the alliance responded to Russia’s drone incursion in Poland: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/natos-re...
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NATO’s Eastern Sentry at a Glance
A quick breakdown of how the alliance responded to Russia’s drone incursion in Poland: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/natos-re...
A quick breakdown of how the alliance responded to Russia’s drone incursion in Poland: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/natos-re...
Russia’s drone incursions over Poland aren’t just kinetic, they’re cognitive.
The goal? Confuse, normalize, divide.
ISRS breaks it down:
* Grey-zone airspace pressure
* GNSS jamming + narrative fog
* Article 4 meets ambiguity warfare
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/poland-r...
The goal? Confuse, normalize, divide.
ISRS breaks it down:
* Grey-zone airspace pressure
* GNSS jamming + narrative fog
* Article 4 meets ambiguity warfare
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/poland-r...
September 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Russia’s drone incursions over Poland aren’t just kinetic, they’re cognitive.
The goal? Confuse, normalize, divide.
ISRS breaks it down:
* Grey-zone airspace pressure
* GNSS jamming + narrative fog
* Article 4 meets ambiguity warfare
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/poland-r...
The goal? Confuse, normalize, divide.
ISRS breaks it down:
* Grey-zone airspace pressure
* GNSS jamming + narrative fog
* Article 4 meets ambiguity warfare
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/poland-r...
🇻🇪 The Caribbean heats up: Venezuela's militia massing, U.S. destroyers off the coast, and drone bans cloaking visibility.
It’s not just kinetic, it’s cognitive.
New ISRS Flashpoint Briefing:
Synthetic asymmetry
WFP pullback
Lawfare moves
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/venezuel...
It’s not just kinetic, it’s cognitive.
New ISRS Flashpoint Briefing:
Synthetic asymmetry
WFP pullback
Lawfare moves
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/venezuel...
August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🇻🇪 The Caribbean heats up: Venezuela's militia massing, U.S. destroyers off the coast, and drone bans cloaking visibility.
It’s not just kinetic, it’s cognitive.
New ISRS Flashpoint Briefing:
Synthetic asymmetry
WFP pullback
Lawfare moves
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/venezuel...
It’s not just kinetic, it’s cognitive.
New ISRS Flashpoint Briefing:
Synthetic asymmetry
WFP pullback
Lawfare moves
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/venezuel...
ISRS’s Mykola Volkivskyi will speak at the UN World Information Transfer on Global Geopolitics After the Alaska Summit. Open to the public via Zoom
27 August, 12:00 EST
zoom.us
Meeting ID: 881 7964 5785
Passcode: 240207
27 August, 12:00 EST
zoom.us
Meeting ID: 881 7964 5785
Passcode: 240207
August 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ISRS’s Mykola Volkivskyi will speak at the UN World Information Transfer on Global Geopolitics After the Alaska Summit. Open to the public via Zoom
27 August, 12:00 EST
zoom.us
Meeting ID: 881 7964 5785
Passcode: 240207
27 August, 12:00 EST
zoom.us
Meeting ID: 881 7964 5785
Passcode: 240207
🇺🇦 Strength. Freedom. Resilience.
Today we celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day and honor the people who embody the unshakable spirit of liberty.
ISRS stands with Ukraine, today and every day, as it defends sovereignty and builds a brighter, democratic future.
Today we celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day and honor the people who embody the unshakable spirit of liberty.
ISRS stands with Ukraine, today and every day, as it defends sovereignty and builds a brighter, democratic future.
August 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🇺🇦 Strength. Freedom. Resilience.
Today we celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day and honor the people who embody the unshakable spirit of liberty.
ISRS stands with Ukraine, today and every day, as it defends sovereignty and builds a brighter, democratic future.
Today we celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day and honor the people who embody the unshakable spirit of liberty.
ISRS stands with Ukraine, today and every day, as it defends sovereignty and builds a brighter, democratic future.
The next great power contest isn’t over land or oil, it’s over AI.
ISRS unpacks Trump’s AI Action Plan, Europe’s regulatory push, & global risks ahead.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/the-next...
ISRS unpacks Trump’s AI Action Plan, Europe’s regulatory push, & global risks ahead.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/the-next...
August 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The next great power contest isn’t over land or oil, it’s over AI.
ISRS unpacks Trump’s AI Action Plan, Europe’s regulatory push, & global risks ahead.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/the-next...
ISRS unpacks Trump’s AI Action Plan, Europe’s regulatory push, & global risks ahead.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/the-next...
Don’t miss it: ISRS’s Mykola Volkivskyi goes live on TRT World in 20 minutes to discuss the Trump–Zelenskyy talks.
www.youtube.com/live/_G7iMuW...
www.youtube.com/live/_G7iMuW...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Don’t miss it: ISRS’s Mykola Volkivskyi goes live on TRT World in 20 minutes to discuss the Trump–Zelenskyy talks.
www.youtube.com/live/_G7iMuW...
www.youtube.com/live/_G7iMuW...
AI is moving into military & diplomatic decision making. Studies show LLMs can escalate crises, even simulate nuclear first strikes. The risks are real. The time for safeguards is now.
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/escalati...
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/escalati...
August 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
AI is moving into military & diplomatic decision making. Studies show LLMs can escalate crises, even simulate nuclear first strikes. The risks are real. The time for safeguards is now.
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/escalati...
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/escalati...
Trump & Putin meet in Alaska without Ukraine at the table.
ISRS maps 4 alternative futures, from a freeze-in-place armistice to renewed escalation, with fresh indicators to watch.
Full FPB: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/trump-pu...
#Ukraine #Geopolitics #ISRS #Diplomacy
ISRS maps 4 alternative futures, from a freeze-in-place armistice to renewed escalation, with fresh indicators to watch.
Full FPB: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/trump-pu...
#Ukraine #Geopolitics #ISRS #Diplomacy
August 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trump & Putin meet in Alaska without Ukraine at the table.
ISRS maps 4 alternative futures, from a freeze-in-place armistice to renewed escalation, with fresh indicators to watch.
Full FPB: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/trump-pu...
#Ukraine #Geopolitics #ISRS #Diplomacy
ISRS maps 4 alternative futures, from a freeze-in-place armistice to renewed escalation, with fresh indicators to watch.
Full FPB: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/trump-pu...
#Ukraine #Geopolitics #ISRS #Diplomacy
Russia’s cognitive warfare playbook is live in Moldova: Telegram bots, fake scandals, and dark money ahead of September’s election.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/moscows-...
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/moscows-...
August 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Russia’s cognitive warfare playbook is live in Moldova: Telegram bots, fake scandals, and dark money ahead of September’s election.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/moscows-...
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/moscows-...
Why can’t China afford a Russian loss? Because if Moscow loses, the U.S. can pivot fully to Asia, and Taiwan moves to center stage.
This isn’t neutrality. It’s strategy.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/why-chin...
This isn’t neutrality. It’s strategy.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/why-chin...
August 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Why can’t China afford a Russian loss? Because if Moscow loses, the U.S. can pivot fully to Asia, and Taiwan moves to center stage.
This isn’t neutrality. It’s strategy.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/why-chin...
This isn’t neutrality. It’s strategy.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/why-chin...
“It’s not just code, it’s credibility.” Secret Blizzard disguised its malware as Kaspersky, exploiting a banned brand to slip into high-value systems
Threat intel expert Jake Warren says "it’s about exploiting trust"
Read the full Flashpoint Briefing: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/secret-b...
Threat intel expert Jake Warren says "it’s about exploiting trust"
Read the full Flashpoint Briefing: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/secret-b...
August 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“It’s not just code, it’s credibility.” Secret Blizzard disguised its malware as Kaspersky, exploiting a banned brand to slip into high-value systems
Threat intel expert Jake Warren says "it’s about exploiting trust"
Read the full Flashpoint Briefing: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/secret-b...
Threat intel expert Jake Warren says "it’s about exploiting trust"
Read the full Flashpoint Briefing: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/secret-b...
The UK’s Online Safety Act was meant to protect users.
But it may be doing the opposite. @mrr3b00t.bsky.social weighs in, urging policymakers to form a challenge advisory board of practitioners in cyber, intel, and privacy to prevent unintended consequences.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/how-the-...
But it may be doing the opposite. @mrr3b00t.bsky.social weighs in, urging policymakers to form a challenge advisory board of practitioners in cyber, intel, and privacy to prevent unintended consequences.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/how-the-...
August 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The UK’s Online Safety Act was meant to protect users.
But it may be doing the opposite. @mrr3b00t.bsky.social weighs in, urging policymakers to form a challenge advisory board of practitioners in cyber, intel, and privacy to prevent unintended consequences.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/how-the-...
But it may be doing the opposite. @mrr3b00t.bsky.social weighs in, urging policymakers to form a challenge advisory board of practitioners in cyber, intel, and privacy to prevent unintended consequences.
www.isrs.ngo/fpb/how-the-...
China is exporting more than fiber to Central Asia. They’re embedding digital control -- surveillance, telecom lock-in, and hidden backdoors. ISRS calls it digital soft-colonialism.
Here’s what’s at stake → www.isrs.ngo/fpb/chinas-e...
Here’s what’s at stake → www.isrs.ngo/fpb/chinas-e...
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
China is exporting more than fiber to Central Asia. They’re embedding digital control -- surveillance, telecom lock-in, and hidden backdoors. ISRS calls it digital soft-colonialism.
Here’s what’s at stake → www.isrs.ngo/fpb/chinas-e...
Here’s what’s at stake → www.isrs.ngo/fpb/chinas-e...
From hacktivists to criminal proxies, the line between combatant and civilian is blurring fast: lieber.westpoint.edu/non-state-cy...
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part I - Lieber Institute West Point
Non-state actors linked to both Iran and Israel were actively targeting the opposing sides throughout the so-called 12-Day War.
lieber.westpoint.edu
July 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
From hacktivists to criminal proxies, the line between combatant and civilian is blurring fast: lieber.westpoint.edu/non-state-cy...
Spain just gave Huawei access to its wiretap systems.
This isn’t just a tech contract, it’s a trust crisis.
In @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, we explain why Europe needs serious intelligence guardrails.
Read here: www.thecipherbrief.com/huawei-spain...
#Huawei #CyberSecurity #Europe #IntelFailure
This isn’t just a tech contract, it’s a trust crisis.
In @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, we explain why Europe needs serious intelligence guardrails.
Read here: www.thecipherbrief.com/huawei-spain...
#Huawei #CyberSecurity #Europe #IntelFailure
July 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spain just gave Huawei access to its wiretap systems.
This isn’t just a tech contract, it’s a trust crisis.
In @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, we explain why Europe needs serious intelligence guardrails.
Read here: www.thecipherbrief.com/huawei-spain...
#Huawei #CyberSecurity #Europe #IntelFailure
This isn’t just a tech contract, it’s a trust crisis.
In @thecipherbrief.bsky.social, we explain why Europe needs serious intelligence guardrails.
Read here: www.thecipherbrief.com/huawei-spain...
#Huawei #CyberSecurity #Europe #IntelFailure
🧵 Russia’s drones aren’t just made in Russia.
They’re powered by China. Engines. Electronics. Even HW‑T8‑80F pick‑and‑place machines building the circuit boards that guide kamikaze strikes on Ukraine.
Let’s break down the hidden supply chain /1
They’re powered by China. Engines. Electronics. Even HW‑T8‑80F pick‑and‑place machines building the circuit boards that guide kamikaze strikes on Ukraine.
Let’s break down the hidden supply chain /1
July 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🧵 Russia’s drones aren’t just made in Russia.
They’re powered by China. Engines. Electronics. Even HW‑T8‑80F pick‑and‑place machines building the circuit boards that guide kamikaze strikes on Ukraine.
Let’s break down the hidden supply chain /1
They’re powered by China. Engines. Electronics. Even HW‑T8‑80F pick‑and‑place machines building the circuit boards that guide kamikaze strikes on Ukraine.
Let’s break down the hidden supply chain /1
North Korea’s freelance IT operatives are infiltrating global companies.
ISRS Advisory Council member @malwarejake.bsky.social warns:
“If these ops are revenue-driven, you’re highly unlikely to detect DPRK actors through technical means alone.”
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/north-ko...
ISRS Advisory Council member @malwarejake.bsky.social warns:
“If these ops are revenue-driven, you’re highly unlikely to detect DPRK actors through technical means alone.”
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/north-ko...
July 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
North Korea’s freelance IT operatives are infiltrating global companies.
ISRS Advisory Council member @malwarejake.bsky.social warns:
“If these ops are revenue-driven, you’re highly unlikely to detect DPRK actors through technical means alone.”
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/north-ko...
ISRS Advisory Council member @malwarejake.bsky.social warns:
“If these ops are revenue-driven, you’re highly unlikely to detect DPRK actors through technical means alone.”
Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/north-ko...
Flashpoint Briefing: China’s naval provocations are no longer confined to the South China Sea. From lasers in the Red Sea to standoffs in the Yellow Sea, Beijing is testing global boundaries: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/china-es...
#Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #ISRS
#Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #ISRS
July 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Flashpoint Briefing: China’s naval provocations are no longer confined to the South China Sea. From lasers in the Red Sea to standoffs in the Yellow Sea, Beijing is testing global boundaries: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/china-es...
#Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #ISRS
#Geopolitics #MaritimeSecurity #ISRS
🇺🇦 “This call reaffirms U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
ISRS Board Member Mykola Volkivskyi spoke to AlQahera News about the Zelensky–Trump call & Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Watch: youtu.be/shlCRwI6_3A?...
ISRS Board Member Mykola Volkivskyi spoke to AlQahera News about the Zelensky–Trump call & Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Watch: youtu.be/shlCRwI6_3A?...
المسيرات تشعل سماء كييف.. هجمات روسية عنيفة تهز أوكرانيا
YouTube video by AlQahera News - القاهرة الإخبارية
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🇺🇦 “This call reaffirms U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
ISRS Board Member Mykola Volkivskyi spoke to AlQahera News about the Zelensky–Trump call & Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Watch: youtu.be/shlCRwI6_3A?...
ISRS Board Member Mykola Volkivskyi spoke to AlQahera News about the Zelensky–Trump call & Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Watch: youtu.be/shlCRwI6_3A?...
🇫🇷 “France must lead on energy security—because no one else can.”
ISRS’s Brigham McCown outlines why France is critical to securing Europe’s future at Les Rencontres Économiques in Aix.
www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/debats-id...
#EnergySecurity #Geopolitics #LesRencontresEconomiques #EU
ISRS’s Brigham McCown outlines why France is critical to securing Europe’s future at Les Rencontres Économiques in Aix.
www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/debats-id...
#EnergySecurity #Geopolitics #LesRencontresEconomiques #EU
Securing Europe’s Future: France’s Pivotal Role in Energy Security
Introduction When it comes to energy, finding common ground across Europe and within the European Union’s institutions can sometimes be challenging. This difficulty can be explained as the need to sim...
www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr
July 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🇫🇷 “France must lead on energy security—because no one else can.”
ISRS’s Brigham McCown outlines why France is critical to securing Europe’s future at Les Rencontres Économiques in Aix.
www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/debats-id...
#EnergySecurity #Geopolitics #LesRencontresEconomiques #EU
ISRS’s Brigham McCown outlines why France is critical to securing Europe’s future at Les Rencontres Économiques in Aix.
www.lesrencontreseconomiques.fr/en/debats-id...
#EnergySecurity #Geopolitics #LesRencontresEconomiques #EU