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russian media analysis: Issue 12, March 25, 2022

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

. While Russian commentators are broadly pessimistic about how much defense cooperation there now is between Ukraine and the West, they are more optimistic that Ukraine's EU bid will remain stalled ... critical of U.S. moral flexibility and assert that the "special military operation" in Ukraine has had a profound impact on long-term global security, as is evidenced by the changing oil environment

russian media analysis: Issue 7, January 7, 2022

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

Issue 7 Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities /Newsletters/Russian%20Media%20Analysis/Russian-Media-Analysis-Report-Issue-7_Page_01.png Issue 7, January 7, 2022 1. The crisis in US-Russia relations Russian media devoted extensive coverage to the crisis in relations between Russia and the West. Discussion of the Russian set of proposals for a new security agreement for Europe ... threats, it is increasingly worried about defense cooperation between China and Russia. 9. Fallout from Afghanistan continues The fallout from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan remains a source

Improving Protection of Humanitarian Organizations in Armed Conflict

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We leverage CNA’s work on civilian harm, including attacks on humanitarian organizations, to identify four broad steps militaries can take to minimize these tragic incidents and improve protection of these organizations.

to be the subject of tragic attacks, and too many times they are obstructed or harassed by security forces, causing them harm and limiting vital services from aiding the civilian population. In this report, we ... include a stronger commitment to bilateral cooperation and conditionality from countries that provide military assistance in order to seek improved conduct and operational outcomes. We conclude

AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 23

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CNA provides information and analysis of the field of civilian and military AI in Russia and how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Issue 23.

, divided into the following sections: Governance and Legal Developments Military and Security Developments Corporate and Market Developments Education and Training Developments ... and the development of norms, and focus on AI international cooperation. According to reports, “By the end of 2021, the center will develop an index of readiness of industries toward AI implementation

PRC Views on US-China Relations since Biden

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This memo is part of a larger effort by CNA’s China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were viewing US policy toward Beijing during the initial first few months of the new US administration.

’s China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were ... January 2021 through July 2021 on US-PRC relations, particularly in the areas of foreign affairs and national security. The views of the SMEs in this paper should not be construed as official PRC policy ... relationships to US allies and partners as a way to contain the PRC. Despite challenges and mistrust in the US-PRC relationship, PRC SMEs emphasize that the US should focus on cooperation and common

Chinese Information Shaping in Thailand

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embarked on a campaign to shape what audiences around the world read, hear, and watch about China. This focuses on China’s efforts to shape information in its neighbor, Thailand.

. Cooperation with China benefits Thailand. China is a responsible member of the international community. Several factors complicate China’s efforts to promote these narratives to Thai ... to improve digital security, data visualization, and web scraping are increasingly necessary to be an effective independent journalist in Thailand’s information environment. Ryan Loomis Heidi Holz

AI in Russia 17

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This report, the seventeenth in a series of biweekly updates, is part of an effort by CNA to provide timely, accurate, and relevant information and analysis of the field of civilian and military artificial intelligence (AI) in Russia and, in particular, how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. It relies on Russian-language open source material.

into the following sections: Governance and Legal Developments Military and Security Developments Corporate and Market Developments Education and Training Developments International ... . The president of Kazakhstan was also present at the conference to highlight the cooperation between the two countries in the AI sphere, as discussed in past issues of AI in Russia. The Russia Studies

AI Safety Navy Action Plan

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In light of the Navy’s stated commitment to using AI, and given the strategic importance of AI safety, we provide the Navy with a first step towards a comprehensive approach to safety. We use a risk management approach to frame our treatment of AI safety risks: identifying risks, analyzing them, and suggesting concrete actions for the Navy to begin addressing them. The first type of safety risk, being technical in nature, will require a collaborative effort with industry and academia to address. The second type of risk, associated with specific military missions, can be addressed in a combination of military experimentation, research, and concept development to find ways to promote effectiveness along with safety. For each types of risk, we use examples to show concrete ways of managing and reducing the risk of AI applications. We then discuss institutional changes that would help promote safety in the Navy’s AI efforts.

. In light of this, more and more countries are placing AI as key to their national security strategies. As the US pursues AI, its plans and efforts to leverage the technology for military applications ... environment with AI where cooperation with industry is vital and safety is a particular concern in that relationship. There is a need for appropriate trust in this new technology, which requires

Africa is China’s Testing Ground for Overseas Military Missions

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China’s military activities in Africa—including its first overseas military base—have become entrenched. China has ambitions for a deeper African presence.

in such forums to grow its outreach and deepen security cooperation and influence on the continent, such as offering professional military scholarships to African military leaders. This PRC military presence ... with statements confirming China’s resolve to grow closer ties militarily and its ambition to increase security cooperation. For example, in 2022, the PRC’s official Xinhua News Agency published ... within Africa’s security affairs, deploying the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to form a nascent operational presence in Africa and around its waters. Africa now represents the PRC’s largest persistent

Xi Jinping’s Vision of a Resilient China

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Elizabeth Wishnick examines President Xi Jinping’s rhetoric regarding China’s national challenges including COVID-19, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

in the face of domestic challenges and key security risks and was asserting that miracles would be needed (though hard work still could bring them to fruition). To be sure, he expressed confidence ... understanding of the interconnection between domestic and foreign policy risks. The centrality of “holistic” national security was one of the novel features of his address to the 20th CCP Congress on October 24, 2022. What does Xi mean by “holistic national security”? This is not a new concept — he developed it in 2014 and began highlighting it subsequent speeches — but he mentioned the term over