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Matt Pearl examines how open standards, interoperability and vendor diversity can preserve strategic optionality and strengthen LEO satellite markets now. Commentary by Matt Pearl — September 16, 2026 What a Driver’s License Breach Shows About Foreign Data-AI Threats A hacker advertised 153 million stolen driver's license images for sale. Far more than one breach, the incident exposes how foreign adversaries can amass and combine datasets and AI capabilities to build dossiers on Americans. Commentary by Justin Sherman — September 16, 2026 AI Security Threats Aren’t a Hoax—But They Also Aren’t as Existential as They Might Seem From a national security perspective, the abuses of AI outlined in Anthropic’s report aren’t especially new or surprising—in fact, they are consistent with how threat actors already behave, using AI to enhance the speed, scale, efficacy, and reach of their operations. Critical Questions by Nikita Shah — September 16, 2026 The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression CSIS' ongoing study found inmates in political prison camps are mobilized for manufacturing tied to Chinese orders. These abuses are not incidental; they sustain a partnership that reinforces North Korea's regime and its system of state control. Congressional Testimony by Victor Cha — September 16, 2026 States Weekly: September 16, 2026 This edition of States Weekly covers September 16, 2026. Newsletter by Aryan D’Rozario — September 16, 2026 Last Week Meatballs, This Week Spaghetti In this week’s column, Bill Reinsch discusses tariff investigations into dumping and subsidization practices by pasta manufacturers. Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — September 15, 2026 Expect A More Dangerous Asia If Maritime Issues Don’t Make the Trump-Xi Agenda With Beijing accelerating efforts to bend and break the rules in the waters of Asia, now is the time for Washington to show resolve and deter another global maritime crisis. Commentary by Harrison Prétat — September 15, 2026 Powering America: The Grid, Affordability, and Energy Dominance The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosted Nick Elliot, Senior Director of Power at the White House National Energy Dominance Council, for a conversation on the future of the U.S. electricity system. Transcript — September 15, 2026 AUKUS Turns Five: Real Progress, Hard Challenges Ahead Five years on, the AUKUS partnership has built the scaffolding for deterrence. Now it has to prove the scaffolding can bear weight. Commentary by Jonathan Ahlstrom and Charles Edel — September 14, 2026