National Security

Indonesia and India Join Movement to Ban Social Media for Children

Indonesian Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said in a video statement on Friday that her government will “delay access” to social media for children under 16, following in the footsteps of Australia’s unprecedented ban on accounts for young people. On the same day, India’s southern tech-heavy state of Karnataka announced a similar ban. 

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China Adjusts GDP Projections Down After Iran War

China’s big “Two Sessions” annual meeting of its rubber-stamp legislature produced a report on Friday that revised GDP growth projections down to a “range” of 4.5 to 5 percent, a significant downgrade from the 4.9 to 5 percent projection for 2025.

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Qiang speak afte

U.S. Hits Iran with Improved Copies of Its Own Suicide Drones

The U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran this weekend featured the operational debut of LUCAS, the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, a “suicide drone” modeled on Iran’s notorious Shahed series of drone bombs. LUCAS is a remarkable example of American ingenuity: a vastly improved copy of Iran’s only serious technological innovation since the Islamic Revolution, taken from product rollout to battlefield deployment in just eight months.

Iranian-made Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drone flies over the sky of Kermanshah, Iran

Reports Claim U.S. Arming Kurds to Fight Iran

Several media outlets in the U.S. and Israel have reported that the U.S. has asked the Iranian Kurds to join the fight against the regime in Tehran, potentially neutralizing security forces in western Iran and paving the way for another popular uprising.

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a military drill i