Vice President of @CSISDefense at @CSIS. Views are my own, especially those reflective of my own twisty humor.

Joined March 2021
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WATCH: @EmilyHardingDC discusses Iran’s targeting of data centers belonging to U.S. companies and how information is essential to modern warfare. Learn more from the latest episode of State of Play by @CSISGeopolitics: youtube.com/watch?v=uHN1j_2K…
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Intensive negotiations are ongoing this week on another Ukraine peace plan. While the Trump administration’s unorthodox, hard-hitting approach to negotiations have forced parties to the table before, it’s too early to know if this approach will work, notes CSIS's @EmilyHardingDC. Read more: csis.org/analysis/what-strat…
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“The United States has been losing a war it did not know it was fighting, and it has been losing for the last 20 years.” If this opening line of Vandenberg Advisory Board member @EmilyHardingDC's new report for @CSIS is more of a jolt than your Monday morning coffee, tune into our latest Flash Focus episode. In a conversation with @CorbanTeague, Harding discusses how can America turn the tide, leverage its strengths, and close its cyber gaps. YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=1HGG_g6I… Captivate: player.captivate.fm/episode/… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0sH… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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The UK identified two LinkedIn profiles ("Amanda Qiu" and "Shirly Shen") used by China's Ministry of State Security as "civilian recruitment headhunters", targeting individuals working in British politics to solicit "insider insights". bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpnz…
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ICYMI: CSIS's @EmilyHardingDC hosted a discussion on health breakthroughs in space, the future of human spaceflight, and guest Dr. Peggy Whitson's record-setting journey in low orbit. Listen here: csis.org/podcasts/smart-wome…
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Replying to @KembaWalden
@KembaWalden, @EHarding_DC and @JQInews's Gretchen Campbell warned that the race toward "quantum supremacy" is moving faster than expected. At our #POLITICOCybersecurity event experts urged swift action to keep up with the pace of innovation from adversaries like China.
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"Intelligence has always been a team sport, but the team needs to become bigger, more fluid, and more agile," argues @EHarding_DC. Learn more about the evolution of battlefield intelligence:csis.org/analysis/chapter-7-…
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"The wars of the future will be fought in conditions of near transparency," writes @EHarding_DC. "But just because facts are available does not mean interpreting them will be straightforward." Read more about the value of intelligence in future warfare: csis.org/analysis/chapter-7-…
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Here's what we're reading today: Lithuania’s DefMin opened the 1st of 9 schools, where children and adults are taught to fly and assemble drones. This comes after 2 Russian drones crashed in Lithuania this summer and last week over a dozen Russian drones flew deep into Poland.
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“Washington must recognize the significant gap between cyber activity conducted by Russia, China, and Iran and the United States’ defense,” warns @CSISDefense’s @EHarding_DC. Learn more about how the United States can succeed in the cyber domain: csis.org/programs/intelligen…
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With the proliferation of AI processing tools and post-quantum decryption, future intelligence services must devise extreme workarounds—or accept the difficulty of hiding and learn to fight in the light, argues @EHarding_DC. Read more: csis.org/analysis/chapter-7-…
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"Ultimately, the next generation of warfare will not be defined solely by who possesses the most advanced technology, but by who can integrate, adapt, and counter it the fastest," writes @EHarding_DC. More on technological evolution on the battlefield: csis.org/analysis/chapter-9-…
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LIVE NOW: @SenJoniErnst joins the @CSISDefense Center for the Industrial Base to discuss the future of the Small Business Innovation Research program and her new bill, the INNOVATE Act. Watch here: csis.org/events/reforming-an…
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“There is a clear strategic gap for the U.S.: Its adversaries are near-peers in offensive cyber tools but have far more willingness to use these tools for political ends & have a much stronger domestic defense.” Read more from @CSISDefense’s @EHarding_DC: csis.org/programs/intelligen…
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NEW: The U.S. is losing a cyber war it didn’t know it was fighting. Washington needs a new cyber playbook that fully integrates cyber tools into its national security strategy. 🧵Read the playbook on winning the cyber war by @CSISDefense's @EHarding_DC: csis.org/analysis/playbook-w…
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HAPPENING NOW: CSIS experts @EHarding_DC and Aosheng Pusztaszeri break down the Chinese "super embassy" in London and argue that, if approved, the new compound would pose significant national security risks to the United Kingdom and its allies. Watch here: csis.org/events/chinas-new-l…
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NEW: @CSISDefense experts @SethGJones, @EHarding_DC, and @BenjamJensen join @handrewschwartz on The Truth of the Matter podcast to discuss Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, leadership and other targets. Listen: csis.org/podcasts/truth-matt…
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