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NEW: The 2026 World Cup will be the largest sporting event ever held—and a magnet for terrorists of all stripes.

🧵@CSIS_Threats assesses the threats facing the tournament and the countermeasures being implemented against them: https://t.co/zBtCZkGPOJ

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STARTING SOON | @CSIS_Tech launches the report from the Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation, which examines which policy and structural options allow the U.S. to build a cyber workforce needed to meet evolving national security demands.

Watch: https://t.co/GPZ7kAdUq7

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The rise in anti-Jewish violence is not just a challenge for the Jewish community but a warning about terrorism in the West: Radically different movements increasingly share enemies, grievances, and a willingness to use violence.

Read @dbyman's analysis: https://t.co/Xi7jHzFOzA

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Monday | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses key trends shaping fragility and crisis response, including displacement, governance pressures, humanitarian access, donor coordination, and long-term resilience strategies.

Register: https://t.co/lR7wkVi3PK

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Africa’s open terrain could be a proving ground for next-generation warfare, helping the U.S. test drones, electronic warfare, and joint all-domain operations while signaling deterrence to China.

Learn more from @csisfutures expert @BenjamJensen: https://t.co/s1kPbmEMz8

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“The Catholic Church has accomplished exactly what U.S. politicians have failed to do: ground the national dialogue on artificial intelligence in broader questions about what it means to be human,” writes @csisfutures expert @BenjamJensen.

Read more: https://t.co/uzI6RTWlRJ

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On a new episode of Cache Me if You Can, @CSIS_Tech explores the evolving cyber threat landscape facing the U.S. and what it would actually look like to stand up a dedicated U.S. Cyber Force.

Listen here: https://t.co/40Nyg1s42U

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The most likely danger to the 2026 World Cup comes from a domestic lone actor or small group striking soft targets around the matches, write CSIS experts.

Learn more about terrorist threats to the World Cup from @CSIS_Threats: https://t.co/zBtCZkGPOJ

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In a new episode of the Impossible State, @CSISKoreaChair hosts Dr. Edward Howell and Mr. Sydney Seiler for a discussion on if Beijing is motivated by concerns about deepening Russia–North Korea ties.

Watch here: https://t.co/VGVniaqFJT

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"Unless the U.S. & allies develop a more coordinated approach to monitoring, financing, & protecting strategic mineral deposits, they risk losing control of the next generation of resource development before production even begins," warns @GraceBaskaran.
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NEW: The CSIS Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation examines how the United States can build, organize, and sustain a dedicated cyber service.

Read their findings here: https://t.co/QekAmOY5SL

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During the first 24 hours of the war in Iran, the United States used Maven Smart System (MSS) to help strike more than 1,000 targets, a tenfold increase over what was possible in the pre-MSS era.

Learn more about AI-enabled warfare from @csis_ai: https://t.co/UyCdgfKojN

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On a new episode of Russian Roulette, the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program welcomes Sir Lawrence Freedman to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine, how he sees the conflict evolving, and what to expect in the critical months ahead.

Tune in: https://t.co/h30ndW5nCf

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"The problem today isn’t money; it’s time," write @CSISDefense experts on depleted U.S. missile inventories. "It takes time to expand production capacity and to build these complex systems."

Learn more about rebuilding the arsenal: https://t.co/FNLGW2FyIo

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Tomorrow | The CSIS Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation examines how the United States can better build, organize, and sustain the cyber workforce needed to meet evolving national security demands.

Register: https://t.co/GPZ7kAdUq7

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A flurry of diplomatic activity and a reported visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea have heightened speculation that something is afoot. CSIS experts discuss what these signals indicate and how North Korea-China relations are shifting.

Watch: https://t.co/pOCsFQOJ1X

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"The rise in anti-Jewish terrorism is not simply a challenge for the Jewish community, but a broader warning about the fragmentation of the extremist landscape in the West," warns @CSIS_Threats expert @dbyman.

Read more: https://t.co/Xi7jHzFOzA

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Thursday | @CSIS_Tech discusses the growing tensions surrounding data center expansion and what role U.S. data center capacity will play in the global race for AI leadership.

Register: https://t.co/lP4FIJ1BZB

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"The international character of the tournament compounds the security problem," writes @CSIS_Threats on the 2026 World Cup. "Many competing states face active violence or insurgencies at home, and those conflicts can travel with teams."

Learn more: https://t.co/zBtCZkGPOJ

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June 8 | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses key trends shaping fragility and crisis response, including displacement, governance pressures, humanitarian access, donor coordination, and long-term resilience strategies.

Register: https://t.co/lR7wkVi3PK

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Satellite imagery reveals that China's fourth aircraft carrier is likely to be larger and more advanced than its predecessors, with evidence suggesting it may be China’s first nuclear-powered carrier.

Learn more from @HiddenReachCSIS: https://t.co/rCEGCBmN8Y