Jason Blessing, Ph.D.

Research Fellow @Potomac_Inst, formerly @AEI. Cyber, NATO, and other security issues. Views my own, rt not endorsement.

[Potomac Institute @potomac_inst]

Tomorrow 11 AM ET — free webinar.

Economic Statecraft & Lessons from Cyber Warfare

@JasonABlessing discusses what that means for the FY2027 NDAA.

REGISTER: https://t.co/9svgQghIZ8
@WarOnTheRocks @PotomacInst
#EconomicStatecraft #Cybersecurity

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

Join me tomorrow at 11 AM as I discuss my latest @WarOnTheRocks article with @potomac_inst — what the history of US cyber security teaches us about a playbook for economic statecraft. Register here: https://t.co/1eq21Bxpku

#EconomicStatecraft #Cybersecurity #NationalSecurity

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

@potomac_inst

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

My piece @defense_news makes the latest case for preserving the "dual hat" where one commander runs both @US_CYBERCOM and the @NSAGov.

TLDR: joint leadership leverages operational integration and enhances the organizations' independent and joint effectiveness.

[Defense News @defense_news]

Opinion: In this op-ed, a research analyst argues Trump's push to split America's "dual-hatted" cyber operations leadership would be a significant misstep. https://t.co/cOqmloILj3

[Defense News @defense_news]

Opinion: In this op-ed, a research analyst argues Trump's push to split America's "dual-hatted" cyber operations leadership would be a significant misstep. https://t.co/cOqmloILj3

[Shaun Waterman @WatermanReports]

ICYMI: @JasonABlessing Has interesting thoughts on the trade-offs @SpaceForceDoD will face adopting #SecurebyDesign principles. "Prioritizing #cybersecurity may result in higher initial costs & longer sked times" clashing w the drive to get commercial solutions cheaper & faster.

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

My latest on the cyber challenges facing Space Force @C4ISRNET @potomac_inst

[C4ISRNET @C4ISRNET]

Opinion: Cyberattacks have become the most cost-effective means for adversaries to disrupt satellites, ground stations, and user devices. https://t.co/HBdhvOb6N9

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

"Even greater cooperation between [Russia and Iran] is a threat to US interests, and the longer Russia’s foray into Ukraine lasts, the more leverage Iran will have over it."

@JasonABlessing on Russian and Iranian cyber cooperation in @thedispatch ⬇️https://t.co/tCCaWLXPeJ

[The Dispatch @thedispatch]

Even greater cooperation between Russia and Iran is a threat to U.S. interests, and the longer Russia’s foray into Ukraine lasts, the more leverage Iran will have over it.

@JasonABlessing today:
https://t.co/WljheYLOpv

[Washington Examiner @dcexaminer]

"Effectively addressing the national security and human rights challenges posed by commercial spyware will require sustained American leadership.

But salvaging Washington’s reputation from its own spyware missteps will be no easy task."
-@JasonABlessing
https://t.co/g5yKCILlbT

[Washington Examiner @dcexaminer]

"Effectively addressing the national security and human rights challenges posed by commercial spyware will require sustained American leadership.

But salvaging Washington’s reputation from its own spyware missteps will be no easy task."
-@JasonABlessing
https://t.co/URx1llVqT6

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

Addressing the national security and human rights challenges posed by commercial spyware will require sustained American leadership. But salvaging Washington’s reputation from its own spyware missteps will be no easy task.

@JasonABlessing in @dcexaminer ⬇️https://t.co/zxmaxT9ysv

[American Enterprise Institute @AEI]

Following President Biden's executive order prohibiting government use of commercial spyware, @JasonABlessing argues "the best way to thwart efforts by foes to access critical information is to bring our partners in line" in @thedispatch👇

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

"The administration looks to wield American economic might against a market where private firms and international allies actively distribute and misuse invasive surveillance technologies."

@JasonABlessing on Biden's approach to spywear in @thedispatch ⬇️ https://t.co/BViDThg4Mb

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

Only once democracies establish punitive measures against cyber-trafficking with hostile powers can they start to curb a spyware market that helps surveil and murder journalists and democratic activists across the globe.

@JasonABlessing in @dcexaminer ⬇️https://t.co/saSfAW4XCR

[Washington Examiner @dcexaminer]

"How do the best and the brightest from the US National Security Agency and Israel’s intelligence community go to work for America’s & Israel’s enemies, proliferate cyber espionage, & facilitate spying on dissidents the world over?" @JasonABlessing writes.
https://t.co/VqdCkS7ysw

[AEI Foreign Policy @AEIfdp]

"The Islamic Republic’s hostile actions against Israel and its Arab allies demonstrate the need for American leadership."

@JasonABlessing on growing Iranian cyber attacks in @thedispatch ⬇️ https://t.co/hIj46oQC1q

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

@borzou @ILDannyMoore More importantly, thanks for engaging with the piece!

[Jason Blessing, Ph.D. @JasonABlessing]

@borzou @ILDannyMoore And 2) cyber requires geostrategic context for importance. My purpose was to show cyber as one dimension of the broader dynamics of US pullback from MENA, not to portray cyber competition as an isolated phenomenon. Stuxnet is a factor, but not the main driver of Iranian behavior