Feeding the Enemy: How Washington’s Obsession With Iran Subverted Its Own War on Sunni Terror  - For a quarter century the United States has told the world, and itself, a simple story about its role in the Middle East. On September 11, 2001, it was attacked…

 Economic Statecraft, the Korean Peninsula, and Extended Deterrence

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 Kairos Power announces new collaboration to advance nuclear manufacturing, construction and workforce development in East Tennessee  - Kairos Power announced the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast, an initiative focused on maturing new manufacturing and construction methods and developing vocational training for skilled workers in East Tennessee to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.

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 India seeks role in France’s sixth-generation fighter program  - India hopes to gain key fighter-jet knowledge in a prospective partnership with France on a sixth-generation aircraft.

 Earthquake Magnitude 3.9  - 1 km WSW of Hope, Alaska 2026-08-22 07:42:41 (UTC) Pager Alert Level: Gray (Null) MMI: III (Weak Shaking) 31.3 km

 The Cushion Ran Out: Bessent’s Oil “Mystery” Isn’t One  - Scott Bessent says he doesn’t understand why oil is going up. On Thursday, hours after announcing that Washington would keep its naval blockade and hit Iran with the toughest sanctions…

 Army cyber defenses need ‘dedicated funding’ for AI, top official says  - NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing “spoiler” the world over, alleging, for example, that “Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies.”

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 Marine Corps may charter more commercial vessels amid experimentation efforts  - The charter agreement, the Corps' second since 2021, allows the service to experiment without having to invest heavily in in-house shipbuilding.

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 The biological risks of the European Union’s migration policies  - Recent events in the Spanish city of Ceuta, where tens of thousands of migrants from African countries flocked in late July 2026, have starkly highlighted the problem of the biological…

 AI and Global Food Security: A Focus on Food Systems  - As food systems face increasingly severe and complex shocks, AI-enabled innovations are proliferating across food production, logistics, markets, and humanitarian response. CSIS experts unpack the challenges and opportunities of AI for global food systems.

 Rosoboronexport Launches Global Marketing Campaign for a New Long-Range Loitering Munition