Nate Allen

The age of networked, technologically disrupted warfare requires new strategies, innovations and regulations ‼️"The Digital in War: From Innovation to Participation" series from @CarnegieEndow & Swedish Defense University analyses these evolutions 🧵⏬ carnegieendowment.org/programs/democ…

@NateDFAllen As digital threats rise with the rapid expansion of internet communication technologies (ICT), security forces work to defend against malicious attacks - adf-magazine.com/2025/08/war-wa…

🆕| If digital technology is transforming armed conflict, why aren’t these advances leading to decisive victories? Read @NateDFAllen's latest in the series “The Digital in War: From Innovation to Participation,” co-edited by @SteveJFeldstein & @warmatters carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

Glad to see @NateDFAllen piece about tech, adaptation & 21st century conflict published by @CarnegieEndow today! Part of a series I'm co-editing with @warmatters on The Digital in War: From Innovation to Participation ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

ICYMI: My latest on how #drone warfare is shaping armed conflict in #Africa. Military drones have been acquired by at least 31 countries, 9 of which also produce drones. Armed non-state actors are using armed drones in 9 additional countries. africacenter.org/spotlight/dron…

Africa Center researcher Nate Allen @NateDFAllen analysis: Military #Drone Proliferation Marks Destabilizing Shift in Africa’s Armed Conflicts - africacenter.org/spotlight/dron…

Drones not just impacting LSCO - also irregular warfare, FID, COIN, rebellion, UW, proxy war.... ALL FORMS OF CONFLICT. Report by @NateDFAllen at @AfricaACSS buff.ly/iHLjeCR

@NateDFAllen Read why cybercriminals see Africa as a testing ground, as ransomware, hacking, and identify theft plague the continent’s governments and businesses - adf-magazine.com/2024/10/cyberc…

@NateDFAllen Read how drones present advantages for African security forces, but raise concerns about misuse, civilian harm and accountability - adf-magazine.com/2024/10/small-…

My latest for @AfricaACSS: Demystifying External Actor Influence in Africa’s Technology Sector. Across Africa’s tech stack, U.S.-based enterprises account for 9 and China-based enterprises account for 6 of the largest providers. 1/2 africacenter.org/spotlight/exte…

Here's a some data on who owns what across five "layers" of Africa's tech stack. Key takeaways: 1) Influential external actors cannot be reduced to the U.S. + China. 2) There exists diversity competition in most layers. 3) Most influential actors are African ones. 2/2

Insofar as African countries figure into debates about cyber geopolitics, it is nearly always through the lens of exploitation and inferiority - writes @NateDFAllen in "How African states challenge cyber superpowers" bindinghook.com/articles-hooke…

My latest on how #African states secure their interests in cyberspace despite wealth and power gaps. Based on my recent JSS article with Matt La Lime: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Cybergeopolitics is not just for superpowers. African states like Libya and Ethiopia are leveraging digital technology to assert their interests in cyberspace, often challenging global cyber giants like China and Russia. @NateDFAllen on @bindinghook: bindinghook.com/articles-hooke…

African nations are not passive actors in the digital sphere. Through innovative partner diversification strategies, countries like Ethiopia are balancing between global powers to secure their own cyber futures. Read more from @NateDFAllen on @bindinghook. bindinghook.com/articles-hooke…

As was expected the AU has approved the transition from ATMIS to a new mission AUSSOM, pending final approval from the UNSC. AUSSOM will have a troop strength of just under 12,000 and is expected to last up to a max of 05 years. The approved CONOPS does not specify the troop-contributing countries for the new mission. @ATMIS_Somalia #Somalia

A UN Security Council resolution adopted this week makes available UN peacekeeping resources in the DRC – under strict conditions – to the tri-nation Southern African Development Community mission in the country’s troubled eastern region. defenceweb.co.za/african-news/u…

BREAKING: The new AU-led mission to operate in Somalia from Jan 2025 will be known as the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM); Strategic Concept of Operations has been adopted; Egypt and Djibouti offered to “contribute to the elements of the AUSSOM.” AUSSOM replaces ATMIS which replaced AMISOM in 2022.