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The Agentic Mesh Architecture: Building the Next Layer of Intelligent Infrastructure

Agentic AI is evolving from experimental tools into self-directed, networked ecosystems that promise to reshape how enterprises operate, innovate, and compete. Recent impressive, exhaustive articles on the role of the agentic mesh architecture in this Agentic AI-driven future of the enterprise are the foundation of this analysis.
Is Decentralized Personal Data Ownership the Future of Privacy in a Constantly Connected, AI-driven World?

As we prepare to address “Privacy in the Age of AI and Constant Connection” at OODAcon 2025, the debate over decentralized personal data ownership is emerging as a potential path to restoring control and resilience in a world of ubiquitous surveillance.
The Future of Thinking in an AI-Augmented World

The Askwith Forum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) recently engaged in a discussion of the future of education and “thinking” – with origins in work done by the U.S. IC on why certain superforecasters consistently outperformed experts in predicting geopolitical events.
Countering Adversaries and How to Count It

The new National Cyber Director, Sean Cairncross wants to counter cyber adversaries, to “shift the burden of risk in cyberspace from Americans to them.” Imposing more costs on adversaries is clearly the right answer, but success cannot just be measured by the number of adversary operations the U.S. government has frustrated, such as DarkSidev, Trickbot, REvil, or the Internet Research…
OODA Weekly Dispatch: Agentic AI Security, OODAcon Update, and Geopolitical Overview
Privacy in the Age of AI: Lessons from 60 Companies on Risk Management

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) has released a new report capturing how companies are approaching risk assessments for artificial intelligence.
Cognitive Warfare in Cyberspace: A Brief Look at China, Russia, and the United States

Cognitive Warfare in Cyberspace: A Brief Look at China, Russia, and the United States Cognitive warfare has emerged as one of the most significant dimensions of modern conflict. Unlike traditional military operations aimed at seizing territory or kinetic assets, cognitive warfare seeks to influence, disrupt, or dominate how populations think and perceive reality. It is…
Moonshot Connectivity: Cellular Networks as the Next Strategic Asset
Strategic Signals: IBM, NASA, and the Global Push for Predictive Digital Twins

IBM and NASA are developing a digital twin of the Sun to improve prediction of solar storms—advances that could safeguard satellites, power grids, and digital infrastructure against the next major geomagnetic disruption.
Why AI Will Bankrupt DIY Enterprises (and Make $100B Winners Out of AIaaS)

AI as a Service (AIaaS) isn’t just “the next SaaS”; it’s the only viable way enterprises are going to bring AI into their environments at scale.
OODA Network Member Nancy Morgan Reads-in the Network on AI4 2025: Rethinking Work, Culture, and AI-Native Futures

This summer, the Ai4 2025 conference in Las Vegas revealed that organizations are being forced to fundamentally rethink the nature of work, organizational readiness, and the balance of human–machine collaboration as AI shifts from bolt-on to AI-native design.
OODA Weekly Dispatch: Update on OODAcon, Reindustrialization and MxD
Syndromic Surveillance 2.0: Innovation at the Frontiers of Global Health Security

RAND’s research for the U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, entitled Syndromic Surveillance 2.0, highlights how emerging technologies – from social media analytics to wastewater sampling – can give militaries and governments earlier warning of infectious disease threats.
MxD: Advancing America’s Digital Manufacturing & National Security

MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) is at the forefront of the digital transformation revolutionizing American manufacturing. I have most strongly supported the MxD mission and objectives ever since Mike Tanji brought the organization to my attention. In my view, MxD is one of the most virtuous things happening in the manufacturing sector. As a cybersecurity and…
Charting the Evolution of AI Red-Teaming Through a Cybersecurity Lens

As generative AI becomes embedded in national security, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, red-teaming is rapidly becoming a frontline strategy for evaluating model risk and resilience. A new Software Engineering Institute (SEI) study urges business leaders to learn from decades of experience in cybersecurity red-teaming to overcome current weaknesses in threat modeling, tooling, and impact assessment.