The U.S. and several of its allies said that Russia’s military intelligence targeted technology and logistics companies, particularly those involved in the delivery of wartime aid to Ukraine.

The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were among the co-authoring agencies that warned about hacks by Russia’s GRU “unit 26165,” also known as Fancy Bear.

The Russian hackers also sought access to IP cameras for visibility into sensitive locations, with the overwhelming majority, 81%, of targeted IP cameras appearing to be in Ukraine. The full list of the hackers’ suspected targets is broad, including airports and other transportation hubs, air traffic management, the defense industry, the IT services industry and more.

The sudden rise of China’s DeepSeek AI model set off alarm bells in national security and tech circles earlier this year. But some experts say that Beijing is actually much further ahead in the AI race than the U.S. realizes.

Michael Kuiken, a commissioner on the congressionally chartered U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, warned this week that China’s most advanced AI developments have been shielded from view.

“I think they’re doing better than we think they are, and I assume that their best is behind the curtain,” Mr. Kuiken said at a Center for a New American Security event this week. “We should assume that at all times.”

The U.S.-China Commission recommended last year that Congress establish a Manhattan Project-like program to achieve artificial general intelligence, which are anticipated systems that perform at least as well as humans across all cognitive domains.

There’s a lot left to unpack from President Trump’s pledge this week that the Golden Dome missile shield will be up and running in three years. Which companies will get lucrative contracts? Can the federal government move fast enough to meet such an ambitious timeline?

But one of the most noteworthy comments came from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said he envisions a system in which ground-based airborne, seaborne and orbital Golden Dome capabilities will be able to “speak to each other.” That would seem to suggest that artificial intelligence and autonomous systems will help drive the groundbreaking network of satellites, sensors, interceptors and other assets that will make up the Golden Dome.

The idea of an AI-powered Golden Dome network was explored in depth during Threat Status’ recent “Golden Dome for America” event in Pentagon City, including a panel discussion that delved into the technology that will drive the project.

Asia Editor Andrew Salmon examines the complex technical questions that form an intriguing subplot of the recent India-Pakistan clash. Thanks to the apparent successes of its equipment sold to Pakistan, China and its defense industry have earned a bonanza of bragging rights. And key U.S. lawmakers are taking notice.

During the recent Threat Status Golden Dome event, Sen. Tim Sheehy, Montana Republican and an ex-Navy SEAL, said: “Pakistan appears to have won every engagement so far with Chinese technology against the largely Western technology used by India.”

“That’s not good for us,” he said.

Purported Pakistani kills by Chinese-made fighters and air-to-air missiles, of as many as three Rafales, made by French arms manufacturer Dassault, have surprised many, Mr. Salmon reports. Pakistan deployed, among other assets, Chinese-made J-10C “Furious Dragon” fighters armed with long-range PL-15 air-to-air missiles.

Experts told Mr. Salmon that it’s clear the conflict represents “a win for the Chinese defense industry.”

What do conservatives need to know about AI? For starters, they can’t treat it as just another technological advancement, like the development of smartphones or the rise of social media.

Donald Kendal, director of the Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, explains why in a new op-ed for The Washington Times.

“AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure of modern life, and its influence is growing faster than anything we have seen before,” he writes. “If conservatives continue treating AI as a niche concern or dismiss it as a left coast distraction, they are forfeiting the ability to shape the ethical, legal and political boundaries of a world already being built around us.”

And the five things conservatives must keep in mind, he contends, are: AI is a force multiplier; AI is already incredibly smart; AI will be disruptive to society; opting out of AI is not an option; and AI can be manipulated.

• May 22 — U.S.-China Rivalry in the Middle East Conference, Hudson Institute

• May 28-30 — Imagine AI Live ‘25, Imagine AI Live

• May 30-June 1 — IISS Shangri-La Dialogue (Singapore), International Institute for Strategic Studies

• June 2-4 — AI+ Expo, Special Competitive Studies Project

• June 3 — CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America’s Edge: Forging the Future, Center for a New American Security

• June 25 — The New IC, Intelligence and National Security Alliance