Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection reported that, between March 23 and March 29, 65 cyberattacks occurred on Ukrainian critical infrastructure. While most of these attacks by Russia proved ineffective, it illustrates cyberattacks as a growing feature of modern warfare.

SOURCE: "The Hidden War in Ukraine" by CSIS's Emily Harding.

Recent nation-state cyber operations targeting U.S. federal government information systems are motivating ambitious efforts across the executive and legislative branches to modernize federal cybersecurity through a "never trust, always verify" approach, also known as zero trust architecture (ZTA). To cover the costs of ZTA, the FY 2023 budget provides an additional $486 million to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

SOURCE: "“Never Trust, Always Verify”: Federal Migration to ZTA and Endpoint Security" by CSIS's Emily Harding, James Andrew Lewis, Suzanne Spaulding, Rose Butchart, Jake Harrington, Devi Nair, and Harshana Ghoorhoo.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 8 to 13 million additional people will face undernourishment in 2022 to 2023 if Ukraine’s grain exports are unable to freely move throughout the country and overseas and if Russia continues attacks on Ukraine’s agricultural production.

SOURCE: "Spotlight on Damage to Ukraine’s Agricultural Infrastructure since Russia’s Invasion" by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Jennifer Jun, and Emma Dodd.

Despite Cambodia being the target of over two dozen active U.S. sanctions, Washington’s sanctions policy has, by and large, failed to achieve concrete goals. The government of Cambodia has enacted a de facto ban on free assembly, increased online surveillance to monitor speech on the web, and Cambodia’s “Freedom in the World” ranking from Freedom House has dropped from 31 in 2017 to 24 in 2022.

SOURCE: "Pariah or Partner? Clarifying the U.S. Approach to Cambodia" by CSIS's Gregory B. Poling, Charles Dunst, and Simon Tran Hudes.