How the West Shapes Russia’s LLMs Author: Jack Merrett When the non-profit American Sunlight Project (ASP) coined the term “LLMgrooming” in February 2025, they marked a new frontier in political warfare. ASPfound that a “pro-Russia…
Data Has Paralleled Oil in Becoming an Intensely…
BY GREGORY F. TREVERTON & PARI ESFANDIARI First Published in The Hill If oil was the black gold of the 20th century, data has taken over that mantle in the 21st. And just like oil…
New Tools for Collaboration
The Experience of the U.S. Intelligence Community By Gregory Treverton First published at CSIS in Jan 2016 The Intelligence Community does not lag far behind the private sector in using collaborative tools; indeed, it has…
THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE
Gregory F. Treverton - First Published in SMA - Sep 2017 A funny thing happened between my preparing to leave the chair of the National Intelligence Council (NIC) at the end of last year and…
Addressing Hybrid Threats
Gregory F. Treverton Hybrid threats have become the 21st security challenge for Western countries. They reflect significant change in the nature of international security. Change tends to increase feelings of insecurity and, historically, frictions in…
Hybrid Tools and Challenges for Intelligence – Gregory…
The intelligence challenge starts with recognizing the range of hybrid threats and what is new about them: the targets are societies, not armies; several tools are used both simultaneously and strategically for maximum effect; and…
Global Green in the Age of Trump
The U.S. President’s decision to walk away from the Paris agreement is the subject of this in-depth inquiry by Pari Esfandiari and Lassi Noponen. First Published at Dante Magazine It had been long expected. Donald Trump had promised…
Democracy in Crisis? – Analysing Donald Trump’s Victory
By Pari Esfandiari - First Published in Dante Magazine. An examination of the electoral seismic shifts – and discussion on what’s next for democracy. Opinions expressed are the author’s own. By now you have met…
GLOBAL TRENDS – PARADOX OF PROGRESS (NIC)
Thinking about the future is vital but hard. Crises keep intruding, making it all but impossible to look beyond daily headlines to what lies over the horizon. In those circumstances, thinking “outside the box,” to…