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THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: IRAN’S AI-DRIVEN INFLUENCE AND CYBER OPERATIONS ARE EXPANDING THE BATTLESPACE INTO US PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS

Cora Jordan, Bhavya Jain, Antonio De Rosa, Maxime de Crop, Giovanni Lamberti, Amelia Bell, Mackenzie LaCombe, Alexandra Valdez, Sasha Sánchez, Blaise Liess II, Insa Reblin, Ludovica Leccese CENTCOM Team Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Jennifer Radlinsky, Senior Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 9, 2026 Anonymous User [1] BLUF Iran is escalating its warfare strategy against the US from traditional military signaling and proxy activity toward a technologically integrated c

IN HAITI, CHADIAN TROOPS JOINED A UN ANTI-GANG MISSION, AND IN BRAZIL, A UN RAPPORTEUR PRAISED MIGRATION POLICY BUT URGED COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW

April 2-8, 2026 | Issue 14 - SOUTHCOM Team Michela Sereno, Julia Ruiz Redel, Dominic Perfetti, Christian Jackson, Sharon Preci, Matthew George, Noah Clarke Ben Joshua Gentemann, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Haiti Gang Influence Map: Overview of Port-au-Prince Neighborhoods [1] Date : April 1, 2026 Location : Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Parties involved : Haiti; Haitian government; Haitian National Police; authorities; emergency services; healthcare and emergency

FLASH ALERT: WARNING TO US UNIVERSITIES AND ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS AFTER IRGC COMMUNICATED A LIST OF POTENTIAL RETALIATION TARGETS

Sasha Sánchez, Cora Jordan, Amelia Bell, Alexandra Valdez, Ilias Tzanetoulakos, Kendall McElwee, Lizel Klaasen, AFRICOM, CENTCOM Teams Alexia Andrica, Devendra Mahto, Elena Alice Rossetti, Editors; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 7, 2026 US-linked Universities in the Middle East [ 1] The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is issuing a FLASH ALERT to the university personnel and students of the campuses in Qatar’s Education City (Northwestern University, Georgetown University, C

IN INDIA, DURING AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN, BJP AND TMC SUPPORTERS CLASHED, AND IN AUSTRALIA, POLICE OFFICERS FATALLY SHOT A RUNAWAY SOVEREIGN CITIZENS’ MEMBER

March 26 - April 1, 2026 | Issue 13 - PACOM Team Lucy Gibson, Agathe Labadi, Balraj Rana, Brendan Malcarne, Nimaya Premachandra Devendra Mahto, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Political Rally in India [1] Date : March 26, 2026 Location : South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal State, India Parties involved : Election Commission of India (ECI); Hindu nationalist political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); BJP supporters; Bengali nationalist political party Tri

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: EUROPEAN FRAGMENTATION OVER AIRSPACE AND BASE ACCESS LIKELY TO IMPACT US MILITARY LOGISTIC CAPABILITIES

Chiara Michieli, Nicola Bonsegna, Jaydn Burgin, Fleur Van Gorp, Leon Kille EUROPE Team Alexia Andrica, Editor; Jennifer Radlinsky, Senior Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 5, 2026 US Military Transport Aircraft Overflying Continental Europe [1] BLUF Austria [2] and Switzerland [3] have restricted the overflight and base access of US military aircraft involved in the war in the Middle East, as did NATO members Italy, Spain, and France. [4] Restrictions on US access c

PSA NICARAGUA PART 2: THE ORTEGA-MURILLO GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUED REPRESSION OF POLITICAL DISSENT; HOST COUNTRIES SHOULD PROVIDE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT EXILED NICARAGUANS

Khushi Salian, Lorenzo Calavaro, Rebecca Davis, Hermione Goux, Gehad Ahmed, WATCH/GSOC Team Lizel Klaasen, Alessandro Portolano, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor April 2, 2026 Nicaragua [1] Introduction Following the report focused on restricted press freedom and repression of journalism in Nicaragua, this report examines the broader mechanisms the government employs to suppress political dissent domestically and abroad. Under the leadership of Daniel Ortega and Ro

THE EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN THE YAPACANA NATIONAL PARK (CERRO), VENEZUELA

Cristiana Harless, Kendall McElwee, Lavinia Ansalone, Martina Guerrero, OSINT-RDT Team Alessandro Portolano, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor March 30, 2026 Cerro Yapacana, Amazonas State, Venezuela [1] Key judgments The continuation of illegal gold mining will likely lead to prolonged environmental destruction, as well as human rights abuses against local and Indigenous populations. Criminals control illegal gold mining in Venezuela’s Amazonas state, undermining the gove

PSA NICARAGUA PART 1: HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR INTERVENTION AMID HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AGAINST JOURNALISTS; JOINT INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION REQUIRED TO BUILD DIGITAL RESILIENCE

Khushi Salian, Lorenzo Calavaro, Rebecca Davis, Hermione Goux, Gehad Ahmed, Jared Carvente, Andrew Britland, Camilla Montemarano, WATCH/GSOC Team Alessandro Portolano, Lizel Klaasen Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor March 29, 2026 Nicaraguan Journalists [1] Introduction In March 2026, over 20 humanitarian organizations called on UN member states to press the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, to answer for human rights violations ag

MEXICAN NAVAL AUTHORITIES CARRIED OUT A DEADLY RAID AGAINST LOS MAYOS, AND THE US DEPLOYED ICE AGENTS TO AIRPORTS TO HELP DURING STAFFING SHORTAGES

March 19-25, 2026 | Issue 12 - NORTHCOM Team Michela Sereno, Julia Ruiz Redel, Dominic Perfetti, Christian Jackson, Sharon Preci, Matthew George, Noah Clarke Ben Joshua Gentemann, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Military Unit Conducting a Raid [1] Date : March 19, 2026 Location : Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico Parties involved : Mexico; Mexican government; government bodies; Mexican military; Naval authorities; authorities; law enforcement; armed militant orga

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