Weekly Briefing
Three Things You Need To Know
Three critical updates shaping the global security landscape.

Three Things You Need To Know: February 2, 2026
Open-Source AI Models Exposed to Criminal Misuse, Researchers Warn: A new study discovered open-source large language models (LLMs), including variants of Meta’s Llama and Google DeepMind’s Gamma, are increasingly being

Three Things You Need To Know: January 26th, 2026
U.S. Protests Intensify After Second ICE-Linked Shooting in Minneapolis: Protests intensified across the United States after federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis during an

Three Things You Need To Know: January 19th, 2026
U.S.-Iran Tensions Ease: U.S.-Iran tensions showed tentative signs of de-escalation last week after President Donald Trump indicated Tehran appeared to be stepping back from mass executions following sweeping protests that

Three Things You Need To Know: January 12th, 2026
Nationwide Protests Erupt After ICE Shooting in Minneapolis: An ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, during a large-scale federal immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland

Three Things You Need To Know: January 5th, 2026
U.S. Seizes President Maduro, Leading to Potential Instability: U.S. forces conducted a special forces operation mission in Venezuela, resulting in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia

Three Things You Need To Know: December 29th, 2025
China-U.S. Trade Tensions Escalate as Beijing Promises Retaliation Over Semiconductor Tariffs: China has publicly pledged to retaliate against planned U.S. tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports, condemning the measures as “unreasonable

Three Things You Need To Know: December 22nd, 2025
Brown University Mass Shooting Highlights Persistent Violence Risks: A mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on December 13 left two students dead and nine others injured during

Three Things You Need To Know: December 15th, 2025
Bondi Beach Terror Attack Highlights the Increasing Threat of Anti-Semitism: A mass shooting occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney during Hanukkah celebrations, marking one of the deadliest terror attacks in

Three Things You Need To Know: December 8th, 2025
Ransomware-Supply Chain Attacks Surge, Threatening Business Stability: Ransomware and supply-chain attacks increased in November 2025, with new data demonstrating ransomware groups accounted for 58 percent of all software supply-chain compromises,