Intl' affairs, human rights, global security, digital authoritarianism and emerging technologies expert/consultant. CIGI, Chaire Raoul Dandurand, and founder of upcoming Montreal Institute for Global Security.https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3moxi7fh55s2vExpert suggests creating united front tracker https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/06/22/2003859522?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email23 Jun 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxi7fh55s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mom64zrhcc2tThe Pentagon says it used Grok in strikes on Iran Its AI chief said it helped fire over 2,000 munitions. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/17/elon-musk-s-ai-grok-was-used-in-strikes-in-iran-the-pentagon-revealed_6754575_4.html19 Jun 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom64zrhcc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mo3qf7sg322rChinese regulators are dramatically intensifying tech enforcement https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3356909/not-crackdown-china-regulators-signal-more-neutral-enforcement-shift-2021?utm_source=feedly_feed&mc_cid=448b79282a&mc_eid=3c5273ecc212 Jun 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3qf7sg322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mo3qbatke22rGerman cybersecurity journalist Marc Hofer uncovered an unsecured prototype Chinese policing dashboard titled Dynamic Control Platform for Overseas Personnel. https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/the-mysterious-database-that-provides-clues-to-china-s-foreign-surveillance-20260529-p601xf.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email12 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3qbatke22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mo3q63q7422r‘It is pretty hard to make the argument this is driven by foreign influence when you are dealing with people in sometimes very small communities showing up at town hall meetings angry about things directly affecting them.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/05/29/shark-tank-kevin-oleary-claims-china-stirred-data-center-protests/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email12 Jun 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3q63q7422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mo3pn6mpfk2lMilitary strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts?CMP=GTUK_email12 Jun 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3pn6mpfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mnxeilykj22aTiny Drones in Ukraine Are Destroying Tanks An inside look at Ukraine’s burgeoning drone revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnGd5_HUok&t=26s10 Jun 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxeilykj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mnwu2msooc2lEverything is this title tells you everything about Musk and Robinson. Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk’s father in Moscow https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/tommy-robinson-meets-elon-musk-father-moscow10 Jun 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwu2msooc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mndqdds4os2b"Xinjiang atrocities: New reporting by the Financial Times maps the extensive network of prisons and detention facilities in Xinjiang, revealing the continued mass incarceration of Uyghurs." https://www.ft.com/content/119d8c3a-e10f-4bf7-a198-90507293054b?syn-25a6b1a6=102 Jun 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndqdds4os2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mmcnsw6vnc23AI is no longer just a tool of military innovation; it is becoming a defining factor in geopolitical power, with major implications for international security, civilian protection and democratic oversight. Here is my new article for CIGI https://www.cigionline.org/articles/ai-at-war-what-the-ongoing-conflicts-reveal-about-power-technology-and-ethics/20 May 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcnsw6vnc23https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mmaqay7g522uThe only thing Trump is good at is corruption. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/trump-traded-over-50-million-in-magnificent-7-stocks-last-quarter-loading-up-on-apple-and-google-and-selling-tesla-100000562.html20 May 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmaqay7g522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mlu5u6uhf22sAs much as the Strait of Hormuz has impacted the global economy, “these hiccups are nothing compared to the effects of a serious disruption to the flow of chips from Taiwan.” https://substack.com/redirect/2ecc0b66-1d08-421d-b851-32adcdca44ab?j=eyJ1Ijoia3N2aSJ9.nUoPwWwV1zJpGy21PeQDvLQQgPs_5flVDorlGJL0t3I15 May 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu5u6uhf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mlmm7zcn6c2g “It’s a simple proposition: Whatever our views of the Middle East conflict, we should be able to unite in condemning rape.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opinion/israel-palestinians-sexual-violence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share12 May 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmm7zcn6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mlmm55ufjk2g« Putin knows he can’t live up to the mythology he created, and everyone else can see that too. » https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/russian-discontent-ukraine-war/687131/12 May 2026 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmm55ufjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mllrpdloak2t AI’s next phase plays into TSMC’s hands https://www.wsj.com/tech/ais-next-phase-plays-into-tsmcs-hands-3d1f2b60?mod=tech_lead_story&mc_cid=edb0149b93&mc_eid=3c5273ecc211 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllrpdloak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mlefwg2tus2fNot frightening at all... ICE Plans to Develop Own Smart Glasses to ‘Supplement’ Its Facial Recognition App https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-develop-own-smart-glasses-to-supplement-its-facial-recognition-app/?mc_cid=52b6e1ef4e&mc_eid=3c5273ecc208 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlefwg2tus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mldn44r6ik2mWhy the EU sees Chinese solar tech as a major security risk. Europe‘s reliance on Chinese green tech creates compounding economic and national security vulnerabilities https://www.dw.com/en/why-the-eu-sees-chinese-solar-tech-as-a-major-security-risk/a-7706686508 May 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldn44r6ik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3ml7vczzxdk24Of course China has hit out at the government of Eswatini for hosting a visit from Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-president-returns-from-estawini-19b846e963b07df0c2dde959e99250b006 May 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7vczzxdk24https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3ml7egebji22gChina dominates transformative technologies market in Africa. Huawei has built around 70% of the continent’s 4G networks https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/05/06/2026/kenyas-stalled-data-center?utm_medium=technology&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered6&utm_source=newsletterlink06 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7egebji22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3ml7e6wqabc27A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat https://www.wired.com/story/super-pac-backed-by-openai-and-palantir-is-paying-tiktok-influencers-to-fear-monger-about-china/?utm_source=semafor06 May 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7e6wqabc27https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3ml42fxl2y22iSome European countries have been developing a new drone doctrine built on Ukraine’s battlefield experience and Taiwan’s high-tech components https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/chinas-sanctions-hit-europes-emerging-drone-doctrine/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email05 May 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml42fxl2y22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mks2mbynuk22Worrying news if true. #RightsCon, world’s largest human rights gathering, cancelled due to alleged Chinese pressure. It was so sudden and last minute that the allegations could indeed be true. https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/worlds-largest-human-rights-gathering-cancelled-due-alleged-chinese-pressure01 May 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2mbynuk22https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mkntpeke322uBeijing is learning a lot from Iran’s Hormuz Strait closure and how it could apply Tehran’s methods to a future conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan. https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/watching-iran-china-hopes-to-learn-new-tricks-for-the-taiwan-strait/29 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkntpeke322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mkn4m3wh7k2jLa Russie suspectée d’avoir mené une campagne d’hameçonnage sur Signal contre la classe politique allemande https://www.lapresse.ca/international/europe/2026-04-24/allemagne/une-importante-cyberattaque-touche-la-classe-politique.php?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email29 Apr 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn4m3wh7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mkafngnwec2tÀ Hong Kong, un journaliste français expulsé et menacé par les services chinois https://www.intelligenceonline.fr/asie-pacifique/2026/04/24/a-hong-kong-un-journaliste-francais-expulse-et-menace-par-les-services-chinois,110708842-eve?cxt=PUB&utm_campaign=IOF_SOM_PROS_260424_060121&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Actito&actId=~aipiubfAIu1I4c0SK-rYVpYcnmfmEWDwsbdgIsh9Y7bTzJUZ39aW1z-6N2rcPH3ao5NvCckNuR_dYuYff0FQKV1CXA_4nEq3-gXZ1Ti4QsK6T3gqEhhajNA==&actCampaignType=CAMPAIGN_MAIL&actSource=504241&did=110624233&eid=024 Apr 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkafngnwec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mjyx4oxsmk2gWar memes are turning conflict into content https://www.wired.com/story/war-memes-turn-conflict-into-content/?mc_cid=fd75bc0c30&mc_eid=3c5273ecc221 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyx4oxsmk2g