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Description: In the latest development of activities within the novel Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, several employees have gained unrestricted access to sensitive and classified information. The obtained access mostly concerned employees from the US Department of Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Concerns within the US Senate and intelligence community have been raised as the DOGE employees hadn’t passed even the preliminary security and background checks for them to have such access to databases with sensitive information. DOGE was formed in order to cut costs within Trump’s government and make operations more cost effecti
Description: Mexico has sent over 10,000 National Guard soldiers on its border with the US, after President Trump pledged to postpone the tariff impositions on the country. In return, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to send the Mexican National Guard in order to prevent the proliferation of fentanyl and tackle cartel activities. During last week’s visit by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Latin America current migrant issues were discussed with El Salvador, Guatemala which have also promised to take in migrant prisoners on their territory. The Mexican National Guard would remain across the border pass between Juarez, Texas and El Paso as an operationally
Description: NATO Allied Command Transformation has announced the newest addition to the Baltic Sentry project in the form of unmanned maritime underwater surveillance systems. The underwater systems would be part of the Task Force X established as part of NATO’s Digital Ocean Vision program and would leverage AI – based systems for surveillance and detection of maritime threats. The initiative comes as a response to enhanced covert sabotage operations conducted by Russian ships within EU and NATO waters, such as the destruction of undersea cables and other critical infrastructure elements. The testing of the system was scheduled in mid – Feb 2025. Impact: N
Description: Following US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding the Gaza Strip, Saudi Arabia has stated they didn’t plan on establishing bilateral ties with Israel without the conception of Palestinian state. Trump’s statements about displacement of Gaza residents and rebuilding the enclave economically have fallen on deaf ears within the Arab world. Saudi Arabia was to establish bilateral ties with Israel following US mediation and join UAE and Bahrain in the signing of the Abraham Accords from 2020. Impact: Saudi Arabia is a key US ally in the Middle East and the implementation of a double standard policy by the Trump administration could further r
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted the security pact with Belarus before the Russian Duma. The agreement which has been signed in Dec 2024, embroiled deployment of Russian long – range ballistic missiles and tactical nuclear weapons on Belarussian territory. With the security agreement pending approval, Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko has also stated that Russian Oreshnik missiles could be deployed much earlier than the projected end of 2025. President Putin has stated that with security issues being key for both countries, the agreement would strengthen the regional alliance and serve as a deterrent from further security threats.
Description: Philippines Vice – President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after various concerns were raised against her. The political differences with the current Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. weren’t a secret, but she has been further accused of large – scale corruption that amounted to almost $10 million and ultimately not taking a stronger stance on China’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea. The impeachment was signed by over 215 legislators from the House of Representatives and mostly focused on Duterte’s threats to assassinate the current Philippine President as a counter measure in case her life was threatened. She
Description: Canadian cybersecurity company called Feroot Security, has linked DeepSeek to China Mobile, state – owned Chinese company closely related to the Chinese military. Feroot has stated that DeepSeek used fingerprinting methods to subtract sensitive data from devices which eventually ended up on servers within China and most probably the Chinese military. Although DeepSeek creators have published in the app’s privacy policy that data from customer eventually ends up in the People’s Republic of China, the latest findings prompted serious national security concerns especially within the US. With the TikTok affair still ongoing, DeepSeek seemed to have appeared as the a
Description: German security services have investigated the unsuspecting wave of vandalism in several regions within the country. More than 270 cars were severely damaged by vandals across Berlin, Brandenburg and Bavaria which mostly pertained to members of Germany’s Green Party. German investigators discovered that the attacks have been orchestrated by Russian intelligence services as part of their hybrid war against Europe aimed to disrupt EU countries and their support of Ukraine. Several perpetrators have been arrested where evidence was discovered that they have been recruited mostly through Viber for a sum that ranged from 100 euros up to a couple of thousand euros. Th
Description: The latest military exercise of the Iranian military featured Russian – made S 300 long – range ballistic missiles and the home made Bavar – 373. The exercise took place on Wednesday, 04 Feb, after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where the situation in Gaza was severely scrutinized by the vast public. President Trump also pledged to apply the ultimate level of economic pressure in order to prevent Iran from further developing their nuclear capacities. Iran had significantly bolstered their defense capabilities in the past couple of months, with the strategic partnership with Russia and the unveiling of the underground mi
Description: Google’s updated ethics policy has stated that the company won’t use AI – based technology to support the development of weapons and surveillance operations. The issues appeared in 2018 when Google published a list of AI principles after the company was discovered to have participated in the US Department of Defense’s project called Maven, which used Google’s AI technology to help the military identify drone strikes targets. Google further opted out of the contract with the US Department of Defense valued at $10 billion at the time while the newest developments in policy, saw President Donald Trump rescind the previous order by the Biden administration which req