Chinese Investments in European Energy Infrastructure Threaten Long-Term Strategic Stability
As Beijing locks in strategic stakes across Europe’s power grids, fuel infrastructure, and electric vehicle supply chains, its investments are raising alarm in security circles about long-term control, coercive leverage, and policy influence across the continent.
Analytic Innovation in National Security Drives Operational Impact
Analytic innovation isn’t born in isolation—it’s shaped through collaboration, refined by tradecraft, and tested in the real world. From field events and research partnerships to AI-powered fusion tools and explainable intelligence, discover how 3GIMBALS is helping redefine what’s possible in national security analysis.
Underwater Natural Resources: The Next Strategic Frontier for U.S. Leadership
As global demand for critical minerals surges, the race to tap underwater natural resources is redefining 21st-century power politics. From the Clarion-Clipperton Zone to the Arctic seabed, the ocean floor holds immense deposits of cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements essential to American manufacturing, energy independence, and defense. But while China moves aggressively to dominate this space, the United States faces legal, diplomatic, and strategic dilemmas. This blog explores how seabed mining is becoming a high-stakes arena of great power competition—and why U.S. leadership beneath the waves will shape the future of economic security and geopolitical influence.
Business Viability Risks Are Often Overlooked During National Security Vetting
In defense procurement, the greatest risk might not be espionage—it might be collapse. This post explores how financial instability, poor governance, and exposure to foreign takeovers create hidden vulnerabilities in our national security supply chain. By borrowing due diligence practices from venture capital and M&A, we can strengthen vetting and protect our missions from within.
Chinese Telecommunications Infrastructure in Europe: Security Risks, Geopolitical Challenges, and Policy Strategies
As Chinese telecom giants weave themselves into Europe’s 5G networks, undersea cables, and smart infrastructure, they bring not only speed and savings—but strategic risk. This in-depth analysis examines how Beijing’s digital footprint is shaping alliance cohesion, exposing critical vulnerabilities, and challenging Europe’s technological sovereignty. For U.S. defense and intelligence leaders, the stakes are clear: securing the backbone of transatlantic communications is no longer optional.
Strategic Natural Resources and U.S. National Security in a Resource-Hungry World
Strategic natural resources are essential to U.S. national security, yet global competition, supply chain vulnerabilities, and adversarial control over critical materials pose serious risks. With nations like China dominating rare earths and lithium markets, and resource-rich regions shaping geopolitical power, the U.S. must act to secure access and prevent supply chain coercion. This in-depth analysis explores where these resources exist, how nations compete for them, and what strategies the U.S. is deploying to safeguard its strategic materials.
Chinese Telecom Infrastructure in the U.S.: National Security Risks and Supply Chain Threats
Chinese telecom infrastructure in the U.S. has raised serious concerns among policymakers due to its potential national security risks. With Chinese telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE legally obligated to assist Beijing’s intelligence operations, vulnerabilities in supply chains and the risk of foreign control over critical infrastructure remain pressing issues. This in-depth analysis examines where Chinese telecom networks still exist in the U.S., how they could be exploited, and what actions the U.S. government is taking to mitigate these risks.
Preventing Unauthorized Access to DoD Installations: Emerging Threats & Solutions
Preventing unauthorized access to DoD installations is no longer just about stopping trespassers—it’s now a critical national security imperative as adversaries like China and Iran increasingly test U.S. defenses. Incidents involving drone incursions, suspicious intrusions disguised as tourism, and coordinated espionage attempts highlight growing vulnerabilities that traditional force protection methods are ill-equipped to handle. In this blog, we delve into the urgent threat landscape, share recent alarming case studies from 2024 and 2025, explore policy responses such as the GATE CRASHERS Act, and advocate for modernized, integrated security approaches that combine artificial intelligence, open-source intelligence, and advanced analytics to decisively counter threats and secure DoD installations against unauthorized access.
Open-Source Vetting for National Security: AI-Driven OSINT and Insider Threat Detection
In an era of escalating insider threats and state-sponsored tech espionage, U.S. national security agencies are turning to open-source intelligence (OSINT) and unclassified data to vet individuals and companies for hidden risks. Open-source vetting for national security leverages AI, machine learning, graph databases, and data fusion to connect the dots across public information, enhancing risk assessments and spotting insider threats before they wreak havoc. From cutting-edge AI tools that flag anomalies in a contractor’s background to graph-powered analytics exposing covert networks, these innovations are reshaping how the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) safeguard America’s secrets. This in-depth analysis explores how open-source vetting works in practice—and why recent insider espionage cases in 2024 and 2025 underscore its urgency.
OSINT and AI in U.S. Law Enforcement: Evolving Tools from Border Security to Federal Courts
Explore how the focus on border security, drug trafficking, and illegal migration is driving an evolution in the use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and AI by U.S. law enforcement and federal courts. Recent 2024–2025 cases and policies illustrate OSINT and AI’s growing role in investigations and prosecutions, from the border to the courtroom.