Tulsi Gabbard: “Russia and to a lesser extent China aim to strengthen their…”

“For example, In August of 2025, cyber actors used an AI tool to conduct data extortion against international government, healthcare and public health, emergency service sectors and religious institutions. Shifting to the Arctic, the IC assesses that Russia and to a lesser extent China aim to strengthen their presence in the [Arctic] region through increased maritime trade, natural resource extraction, and military activity. Russia, which has the longest coastline in the Arctic, has long sought recognition of its quote unquote polar great power status and is deploying more military forces and building new permanent infrastructure.” (09:27–09:37)

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