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#IntelBrief: The escalation of trade tensions under Trump’s leadership underscores a broader shift toward economic nationalism in the U.S. that risks alienating key allies and provoking adversaries in ways that could have lasting global repercussions.

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#IntelBrief: Trade tensions with the U.S. extend beyond just its North American allies to the European Union and China, with the latter initiating retaliatory tariffs on American goods, as well as launching an antitrust investigation into Google.

#IntelBrief: After a slew of retaliatory tariffs were announced, President Trump suspended the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, following negotiations in which both countries agreed to enhance border security measures.

#IntelBrief: In a dramatic escalation of trade tensions, the United States imposed steep tariffs on its North American neighbors, sparking a trade war with Canada and Mexico over the weekend.

Today’s #IntelBrief: From Toronto to Beijing: The Expanding Frontlines of Trump’s Trade War 📱Subscribe:

TSC Senior Research Fellow @SimNasr with @CTCWP: ‘Journey to Damascus: An Interview with Wassim Nasr, Journalist, France24’

TSC Senior Research Fellow @ColinPClarke with @NYTimes: “Terrorists want maximum publicity, maximum coverage. They want people to feel like they’re ubiquitous. That it can happen to you anytime, anywhere, and to instill fear in people”

#IntelBrief: DeepSeek’s cloud-hosted models could serve as a powerful intelligence collection tool for the CCP, while also facilitating the dissemination of its narratives through stringent censorship.

#IntelBrief: By making its models largely open-source, DeepSeek democratizes access to advanced AI, challenging the dominant proprietary AI industry, while remaining strategically silent on its training data and some aspects of the training process.

#IntelBrief: Skepticism about the computing power utilized, DeepSeek’s access to chips, and its training costs and techniques is warranted.

#IntelBrief: Through a series of advanced training techniques and architectural choices, PRC-based DeepSeek has reportedly developed its high-performing reasoning AI model with limited financial and computing resources.

Today’s #IntelBrief: The Geopolitics of DeepSeek: Narratives, Perception, and the AI Race 📱Subscribe:

#IntelBrief: The debate over how to approach Iran heated up this week, when it was revealed that a new U.S. intelligence estimate assesses that Iran could be experimenting with a faster and cruder approach to developing a nuclear weapon.

#IntelBrief: Many believe that Netanyahu is lobbying Trump to delay the second phase of the Gaza deal, as he finds himself under pressure from a coalition of far-right ministers in the Israeli government and national security apparatus

#IntelBrief: During Trump’s first term, a number of his initiatives helped buoy Netanyahu’s popularity within Israel, including at politically precarious moments.