Development or Dependence? Rethinking China’s Economic Playbook in the Americas smallwarsjournal.com/2025/11/12/chi…

U.S. Launches New Strike Force to Combat $10 Billion Southeast Asian Scam Industry; OFAC Targets Burma-Based Cyber Scam Network chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-targ…

When cartels start to diversify npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-…

Energy Department Announces $355 Million to Expand Domestic Production of Critical Minerals and Materials energy.gov/articles/energ…

The Proliferation of Cash Company Kiosks in Lebanon: How an Offline “Digital” Ecosystem Fuels the Cash Economy - Middle East Transparent middleeasttransparent.com/the-proliferat…

Security News This Week: A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets wired.com/story/major-le…

US Approves $100m Communications Sale to Iraq iraq-businessnews.com/2025/11/16/us-…

Youth groups led thousands through Mexico City, protesting against government inaction and security lapses after a rise in violence and high-profile killings, including the recent assassination of Uruapan's mayor

Clashes erupt as thousands protest against government in Mexico bbc.com/news/articles/…

Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds wired.com/story/bitcoin-…

From Dubai to Toronto, inside the crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier icij.org/investigations…

B.C. Lawyer Suspended After Handling $9 Million in ‘Suspicious’ Real-Estate Deals for Alleged Drug Traffickers thebureau.news/p/bc-lawyer-su…

This is horrible - using American taxpayers’ money to help Hezbollah: Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs (MoSA) Hanine Sayyed issued a unilateral decision allowing Hezbollah fighters injured in the Israeli “pager explosion” operation to receive official disability cards and

A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree bbc.com/news/articles/…

For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from 🇨🇳 state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United States is the biggest recipient of all — by far. And the security and technology implications have yet to be

The 2025 U.S.-China Commission report is out. I'm still parsing the 700+ pages — but this is one of the clearest articulations we've seen of how China is reshaping markets and the global security environment. A few things that stuck out to me (🧵 1/10): uscc.gov/annual-report/…

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers wired.com/story/a-simple…

Breaking Down Brazil’s New Crypto Framework: What You Need to Know by 2026 chainalysis.com/blog/brazil-cr…

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: 2025 Annual Report to Congress uscc.gov/annual-report/…

Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael Announces Six Critical Technology Areas for the War Department war.gov/News/Releases/…