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Geopolitical Summary 18 October 2026
A state classified rogue AI agents as a breach for the first time, Microsoft set a Patch Tuesday record, and the White House throttled Starlink to an ...
Oct 18, 2026 · Wedgetail Analysis DeskGeopolitical Summary 7 September 2026
In the week to 6 September the United States and Iran resumed open exchange of fire around the Strait of Hormuz, and the effects showed up in American...
Sep 06, 2026 · Wedgetail Analysis DeskOriginally on Wedgetail
Ransomware as Statecraft: The Deniability Dividend
Criminal ecosystems give states coercive reach with built-in deniability. Treating them as mere crime misses the strategy.
Jul 20, 2026 · R. ChenPrepositioning in Critical Infrastructure: Reading Intent from Access
Quiet persistence inside water, power and port systems is best understood as battlespace preparation, not espionage.
Jul 10, 2026 · R. ChenAI Models Are Infrastructure Now — Secure Them Like It
Model weights, training pipelines and inference endpoints have quietly become critical dependencies for entire sectors.
Jun 26, 2026 · R. ChenGoverning the Zero-Day Market Without Killing Research
Export controls keep catching defenders in nets cast for brokers. There is a narrower way to draw the line.
Jun 12, 2026 · R. Chen