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/3mxs7q5b3ds2wCountries such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have spent years building the resilience that Canada is only now recognizing it needs now. In my new CIGI is article I look at how Canada can work work with these allies. https://www.cigionline.org/articles/what-east-asia-can-teach-canada-about-an-uncertain-world/13 Oct 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs7q5b3ds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mxs7k54ihk2wMoscow is “aggressor No. 1”, according the head of MI5. Iran and Russia are escalating their hybrid warfare campaigns. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/russia-remains-aggressor-number-one-uks-mi5-spy-agency-chief-warns-in-threat-update13 Oct 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxs7k54ihk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mxne7d27ac23"Throughout my stay, I struggled to reconcile the reality of a country that has never been richer and seemingly full of promise with a parallel reality of brittle insecurity, in which every bush and tree hides a potential enemy." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/world/asia/china-essay-higgins-surveillance.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share12 Oct 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxne7d27ac23https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mxfhimkbcc2bDeeply disappointing https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/disinformation-conference-europe-us-pressure-0111113408 Oct 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfhimkbcc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mxfhgvyba22bIl faudrait aussi arrêter d’utiliser X. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2291802/carney-musk-avenir-canada-decision-canadiens?partageApp=appInfoiOS08 Oct 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfhgvyba22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mwvwvfddks27“Il faut pouvoir expliquer aux jeunes garçons qu’ils sont, eux aussi, victimes des dérives du patriarcat. Qu’attendons-nous pour appuyer celles et ceux qui travaillent à retisser nos liens sociaux ?” https://lp.ca/klXLbD?sharing=true02 Oct 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvwvfddks27https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mwu5z6hll22r“From angry culture war posturing to his willingness to challenge the media and an obsession with image over substance, Hegseth’s qualities are fundamentally Trumpian, suited to a television personality and not a public servant.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/09/30/pete-hegseth-trump-influential-official/02 Oct 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu5z6hll22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mwoqza33l22kToute l’Europe fait face a la guerre hybride de Poutine. Cyberattaques, propagande, ingérences électorales visant à déstabiliser le continent https://youtu.be/wLMpRuYe46c?si=9ZyWTj6-TUNFbV4h29 Sep 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoqza33l22khttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mwbvc32nfc26Yikes “Achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/24/us/trump-xi-summit-meeting-us-china?smid=nytcore-ios-share24 Sep 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbvc32nfc26https://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mw4yvuy5ik2cKiller AI Is Already Here. We’re Using It in Iran. "As AI companies enter the battlefield, “the scale of atrocities committed…is rising correspondingly.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/killer-ai-iran-autonomous-maven-poll-ai-safety/22 Sep 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4yvuy5ik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mw4ypymhqs2c« Attaque hybride » et chasseurs de l’Otan déployés : ce que l’on sait des alertes aériennes en Pologne, Lettonie et Lituanie https://www.leparisien.fr/international/attaque-hybride-et-chasseurs-de-lotan-deployes-ce-que-lon-sait-des-alertes-aeriennes-en-pologne-lettonie-et-lituanie-22-09-2026-ZNWZQAKALFCP7CN5A2DK57RURM.php22 Sep 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4ypymhqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marielamensch.bsky.social/post/3mvzqbzyct22uIran and China used AI agents to automate influence campaigns https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/technology/iran-china-autonomous-ai-influence-campaigns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share21 Sep 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:tv2whw24emhrtchsidabccrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzqbzyct22uhttps://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/3mlmm7zcn6c2g