From Lagos to Nairobi: Startup Pathways in the AI Economy
A new CSIS report by Emily Benson Unger and Alexander McLean warns that the future of AI will be shaped as much in Lagos and Nairobi as in Silicon Valley. CSIS argues that the next ...
A new CSIS report by Emily Benson Unger and Alexander McLean warns that the future of AI will be shaped as much in Lagos and Nairobi as in Silicon Valley. CSIS argues that the next ...
Deep tech- rooted in scientific breakthroughs from quantum to biotech - is emerging as a global driver of sustainable growth, but uneven ecosystems and funding gaps risk widening divides between advanced and emerging economies.
OODA Network discussions have pointed to South Korea’s energized hacker culture on display at global competitions and cybersecurity gatherings, where Seoul’s commitment to training, tinkering, and proactive defense is rapidly shaping the next generation of ...
A growing array of high-profile wargames, simulations, and policy exercises reveal sobering lessons about a future fight over Taiwan, highlighting the urgent need for U.S. and allied investment in munitions, resilient posture, drone warfare, and ...
Long holiday weekends in the U.S. are often met with a surge in adversarial cyber activity—a trend OODA Loop has tracked extensively in its Shields Up series. The recent Russian hijacking of a Norwegian dam ...
Security researchers have discovered PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware leveraging prompt injection and large language model (LLM) systems to automate and scale attacks. This development builds on an ongoing OODA Network discussion of AI as ...
The discovery of PromptLock provides a clear case study of how prompt injection can be exploited as a cyber weapon. By manipulating large language model (LLM) inputs, adversaries hijack AI systems to carry out tasks ...
The global space economy is projected to nearly triple to $1.8 trillion by 2035. This growth is not just technological — it is financial, as capital strategies evolve and private investors accelerate innovation.
Cybercrime and crypto-enabled financial crime have become deeply interwoven with global geopolitical dynamics, regulatory responses, and the professionalization of illicit actors. From North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated heists to the European Union’s regulatory push via the ...
What emerged from the The August 2025 OODA Network discussion this was not just a survey of technical innovation, but a deeper reflection on how societies, governments, and enterprises will re-organize to thrive in an ...