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Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, August 20, 2026

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Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Open-Source Intel Makes U.S. Troops an Easier Target for Iran

Ari Ben Am is an adjunct fellow at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation. His research focuses on emerging threats, influence and information operations, cyber operations, and hybrid warfare ...
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Inside Iran’s New Wartime Leadership

Months of assassinations have hollowed out Iran’s old leadership and elevated a new generation of IRGC power brokers, as ...
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Technology Has Not Replaced Geography and Human Judgment

Geopolitech earns an impressive 3 out of 4 trench coats ...
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Dr. Michael Vickers: America Isn’t Ready for the Wars Ahead | Iran, China, Russia & Ukraine

Former CIA Iran Expert: US-Iran War in an "Operational Pause"- But Next Move Could Trigger Wider War ...
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Former NSA Chief Gen. Paul Nakasone: AI Is Changing the Cyber Battlefield

Former NSA Chief Gen. Paul Nakasone: AI Is Changing the Cyber Battlefield ...
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The Biggest AI Models Are Not the Biggest Threats

Alvin Wang Graylin is a Digital Fellow at Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute Center for China Analysis, Professor of AI and Technology Policy at ...
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Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld (Ret.)

Admiral Winnefeld served for 37 years in the United States Navy. He retired in 2015 after serving four years as the ninth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a flag officer, he commanded ...