Map of Vienna highlighting districts, international organizations, and selected embassies in red. Notable sites near Donau River. Introduction: Last week, Austria expelled three Russian diplomats, accusing them of spying. Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger declared that the Russian embassy staff were using an "antenna forest" on the roofs of diplomatic buildings in Vienna to gather information, an intelligence gathering technique known as SIGINT (Signals intelligence). Th

Photo Credit: AI The ability to anticipate an adversary’s next move has become an increasingly critical pillar of national security in a geopolitical environment marked by cyberattacks, military tensions, and strategic rivalry. As competition between states grows, governments are placing greater emphasis on the capacity to gather, process, and act upon strategic information faster than their adversaries. This is a domain where Japan has lagged behind many of its allies, but a

Photo Credit: AI Earlier this month, a group of astronauts travelled around the moon for the first time in fifty years. Artemis II is considered a successful scientific mission and has increased the interest in space exploration once again. Americans and Canadians travelled to the dark side of the moon to learn more about the celestial body that orbits around the Earth. But there are thousands of satellites that orbit the Earth every single day that we think little about. The

The private and public sectors are increasingly intertwined when it comes to national security. Corporations need to guard themselves against external threats as governments are integrating private technology into their supply chain. This is not a new phenomenon but it is becoming increasingly complex after global market liberalisation and the reduction of trade barriers leading to economic integration. If the last six years have taught us anything, it is that geopolitical st