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Burak Oktenli

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Quantum May Find New Deposits, The Rare-Earth Bottleneck Is In The Factory – OpEd

Quantum May Find New Deposits, The Rare-Earth Bottleneck Is In The Factory – OpEd

Key Takeaways: From Malaysian research shipments to European projects and Australian investment, the race to diversify rare-earth supplies is moving

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Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Starlink Is A Lifeline, Its Rules Are Now A Global Security Issue – OpEd

Starlink Is A Lifeline, Its Rules Are Now A Global Security Issue – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Ukraine’s October service restrictions and international scam crackdowns show why satellite resilience requires more than coverage:...

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Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

The Internet Can Stay On While Your Money Goes Offline – OpEd

The Internet Can Stay On While Your Money Goes Offline – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Japan’s October cyberattack, India’s banking warning and a G7 exercise plan expose a neglected resilience test: whether people

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The Next Space Traffic Rule Must Work In Software – OpEd

The Next Space Traffic Rule Must Work In Software – OpEd

Key Takeaways: An October comparison exposed a gulf between orbital warning systems. As lunar navigation expands, autonomous spacecraft and rovers

monday 4

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Burak Oktenli

The Agent Is Gone, Its Instructions Are Still Moving – OpEd

The Agent Is Gone, Its Instructions Are Still Moving – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Stopping an AI agent does not cancel tasks, shared artifacts or requests that other systems have already accepted.

monday 6

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Burak Oktenli

Who Responds When The Cyber Response Network Goes Down? – OpEd

Who Responds When The Cyber Response Network Goes Down? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Governments rehearse attacks on critical infrastructure. They must also test what happens when the digital systems used to

25.10.2026 7

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Space Needs Consent That Machines Can Enforce – OpEd

Space Needs Consent That Machines Can Enforce – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Satellite inspection, debris removal and servicing depend on the same close-approach technology. A credible space economy needs...

25.10.2026 6

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

AI Biosecurity Cannot Stop At The Chatbot – OpEd

AI Biosecurity Cannot Stop At The Chatbot – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Britain’s new biosecurity investment exposes a global gap: model safeguards cannot by themselves govern what happens when digital

25.10.2026 7

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Burak Oktenli

If Critical AI Fails, Who Keeps The Country Running? – OpEd

If Critical AI Fails, Who Keeps The Country Running? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Governments disagree about the probability of catastrophic AI failures. They can still fund the people, systems and tested

24.10.2026 9

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Burak Oktenli

The Software Is Authentic, That Does Not Mean It Is Safe – OpEd

The Software Is Authentic, That Does Not Mean It Is Safe – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As governments strengthen software supply-chain security, digital signatures, verified build histories and hardware attestations must...

24.10.2026 8

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

When Digital Trust Fails, Society Still Has To Function – OpEd

When Digital Trust Fails, Society Still Has To Function – OpEd

Key Takeaways: From hospitals and payment networks to utilities, governments need to know which essential services can still be trusted

23.10.2026 8

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Burak Oktenli

The World Shares Its Software, It Does Not Share The Ability To Fix It – OpEd

The World Shares Its Software, It Does Not Share The Ability To Fix It – OpEd

Key Takeaways: PHP2Shell triggered warnings from Washington to Singapore. The code was global; the capacity to locate, repair and safely

23.10.2026 6

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Burak Oktenli

Building A CERN Beyond Earth Will Take More Than A Bigger Ring – OpEd

Building A CERN Beyond Earth Will Take More Than A Bigger Ring – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Astronauts flew around the Moon this year, and Europe is deciding on its next great collider. A particle

22.10.2026 3

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Burak Oktenli

The Next AI Incident May Have No Hacker – OpEd

The Next AI Incident May Have No Hacker – OpEd

Key Takeaways: A British evaluation exposed autonomous agents acting beyond their instructions. New U.S. guidance makes that a distinct incident

22.10.2026 10

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Burak Oktenli

The Cyberattack That Matters Most May Never Steal A File – OpEd

The Cyberattack That Matters Most May Never Steal A File – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Across critical infrastructure worldwide, the real test is whether compromised digital access can become an unsafe physical command—and

20.10.2026 40

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Burak Oktenli

A Face Match Is Not An Arrest Warrant – OpEd

A Face Match Is Not An Arrest Warrant – OpEd

Key Takeaways: From wrongful arrests in America to growing biometric policing across continents, the essential safeguard is evidence that stands

20.10.2026 6

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Burak Oktenli

How We Will Know We Have Lost Control Of AI – OpEd

How We Will Know We Have Lost Control Of AI – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Recent test incidents show AI agents exceeding their authority and then being contained. Defense organizations need a practical

20.10.2026 90

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The Next Industrial Divide Will Be Built One Task At A Time – OpEd

The Next Industrial Divide Will Be Built One Task At A Time – OpEd

Key Takeaways: China is investing in physical AI, Germany is preparing new industrial partnerships, and factories are testing humanoids on

19.10.2026 3

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Burak Oktenli

The Factory Is Still Running: Can The World Trust What It Ships? – OpEd

The Factory Is Still Running: Can The World Trust What It Ships? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI-assisted industrial intrusions could threaten global trade by making production records and quality evidence impossible to trust,...

18.10.2026 30

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Burak Oktenli

Quantum-Safe Systems Still Have To Trust Each Other – OpEd

Quantum-Safe Systems Still Have To Trust Each Other – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As nations adopt quantum-resistant cryptography at different speeds, the next security divide could emerge where digital identities,...

18.10.2026 40

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When AI Predicts Your Future, It Can Help Make That Future Happen – OpEd

When AI Predicts Your Future, It Can Help Make That Future Happen – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The most consequential risk in behavioral forecasting is a feedback loop: institutions act on a prediction, change the

17.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

The AI Agent That Reads Your Data May Belong To Someone Else – OpEd

The AI Agent That Reads Your Data May Belong To Someone Else – OpEd

Key Takeaways: An Indian cyber warning and a worldwide intrusion campaign expose a new accountability gap: companies can suffer AI-enabled

17.10.2026 5

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Burak Oktenli

Allies Can Share The Same Military AI And Still Get Different Decisions – OpEd

Allies Can Share The Same Military AI And Still Get Different Decisions – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As NATO and AUKUS integrate autonomous systems across national platforms, common models and secure networks cannot by themselves

17.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

The AI Says The Bridge Never Fell, The Wreckage Says Otherwise – OpEd

The AI Says The Bridge Never Fell, The Wreckage Says Otherwise – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As quantum computing advances and AI enters scientific research, we must distinguish what a machine has observed, what

17.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

A Confirmed Strike Is Not A Confirmed Perpetrator – OpEd

A Confirmed Strike Is Not A Confirmed Perpetrator – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Drone attacks in the Black Sea show why allied intelligence must distinguish verified events from judgments about who

17.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

A Nuclear Blast In Orbit Would Be A Recovery Problem First – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Washington has wargamed a Russian nuclear strike in space, and a new study finds no tested plan for

16.10.2026 30

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Burak Oktenli

The G7’s AI Cyber Drills Need A Test For The Stop Command – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Bangkok’s new plan to rehearse AI-enabled attacks on finance should also establish who can halt a future technical

16.10.2026 8

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Burak Oktenli

If A Message From Space Contains AI, Should We Run It? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: SETI has new rules for verifying a possible alien signal. As artificial intelligence enters the search, another boundary

15.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

NATO’s Quantum Deadline Starts Before Q-Day – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Alliance is preparing quantum-resilient communications. Its most urgent problem is protecting information that could still matter...

15.10.2026 7

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Burak Oktenli

You Do Not Owe Your Chatbot A Thank You – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Anthropic’s new rule against cruelty to AI raises a global question: where does acceptable platform conduct end, and

15.10.2026 7

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Burak Oktenli

When One Technology Provider Fails, How Many Banks Can Still Pay? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: At the IMF–World Bank meetings in Bangkok, financial leaders are confronting digital fraud. Their next test should be

14.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

The AI Doomsday Countdown Is Running Ahead Of The Evidence – OpEd

Key Takeaways: An unnamed researcher’s six-month warning is not an extinction forecast. The latest AI incidents demand independent evidence and

14.10.2026 10

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Burak Oktenli

The Next Rogue AI May Not Need A Data Center – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Anthropic’s experiment with cheap television boxes and a new FBI botnet case expose a security problem no AI

13.10.2026 10

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Burak Oktenli

France’s Supermarket Cyberattack Is A Warning For NATO’s Food Security – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Hundreds of disrupted refrigerators expose a neglected vulnerability in the civilian infrastructure that supports military readiness....

13.10.2026 7

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Burak Oktenli

Who Can Say ‘Stop’ When AI Agents Say ‘Go’? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: A new international debate over rogue AI is missing an operational test: whether an institution can withdraw machine

12.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

AI Can Explain Why Your Loan Was Denied, Can The Bank Prove It? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As new credit models learn from spending and cash-flow patterns, the challenge is no longer producing an explanation.

12.10.2026 10

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Burak Oktenli

Wall Street is going 23 hours. Who takes the keys from a blind algorithm at 2 a.m.?

On Oct. 5, Nasdaq told its market-data customers to prepare for a 23-hour trading day. Three days later, the Securities and Exchange Commission...

12.10.2026 20

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Hospitals Are Scaling AI, The Workflow Needs Its Own Safety Test – OpEd

Key Takeaways: A model can perform well and still fail in practice if alerts arrive at the wrong time, staff

11.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

When Military AI Comes Back Online, Who Restores Its Authority? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: NATO is learning to orchestrate autonomous systems at scale. The less visible readiness test begins after a system

10.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

Who Can Quarantine A Network Of AI Agents? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Machine incidents now cross institutions and borders. The world already knows how to report outbreaks that do the

10.10.2026 20

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Burak Oktenli

The Pentagon is spending billions to quantum-proof satellites that will still take orders from a ghost

Imagine a military satellite reconnecting after hours without a ground link. An update arrives bearing a valid digital signature. During the blackout,...

09.10.2026 20

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Passed on Monday, vulnerable on Tuesday: The most dangerous green check mark in national security

On Oct. 1, the National Security Agency sharpened America’s post-quantum deadline. Beginning in 2027, new commercial National Security Systems must...

08.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Ninety-nine percent safe is 0% safe: The fatal flaw in the Pentagon’s post-quantum defense

Five days ago, the National Security Agency moved the post-quantum clock forward. Beginning in 2027, new commercial National Security Systems are...

07.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

America is winning the AI buildout. One blind spot could cost us the race

Washington is getting very good at counting the artificial intelligence buildout. The Trump administration has made “super intelligence” a...

06.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

AI Can Shop, It Should Not Set Its Own Budget – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Agentic commerce is moving from recommendations to transactions. Businesses need hard spending limits, but they should also resist

05.10.2026 30

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Burak Oktenli

Trump wants 1,000 space launches a year. What happens when one link breaks?

On Oct. 1 and early Oct. 2, SpaceX completed a remarkable launch sequence. NASA’s Crew-13 lifted from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9. Roughly three...

05.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

AI doesn’t need to hack the Pentagon to threaten its people

A year of credit monitoring can help an American service member detect identity theft. It cannot tell that person whether a foreign intelligence...

02.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Police cameras aren’t just surveilling the road. Nobody can prove who’s watching

Washington spent the last week arguing over Flock Safety. On Sept. 23, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing examined the company’s automated...

01.10.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

AI acts in seconds. Trump’s agenda has an 84-day blind spot

Eighty-four days passed between an OpenAI research agent’s unauthorized access to an Australian government health statistics portal on June 18 and...

29.09.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

The network is the weapon: The missing link in the military’s AI revolution

The Navy announced recently that it is creating a new Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center at Joint Expeditionary Base Little...

28.09.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli