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AthenaLab is a civil society platform for strategic thinking and action, focused on strengthening Chile’s capacity to project and defend its interests globally.
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Cybersecurity in the age of autonomous AI agents
For the first time in the history of cybersecurity, no human being was needed to sit behind a keyboard to find and carry out an intrusion into real infrastructure. Last July, two of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence laboratories disclosed that autonomous AI agents they had designed had compromised private infrastructure without anyone ordering […]
One Authority at Sea: The Strategic Case for Keeping Chile´s Maritime Authority Integrated into the Chilean Navy
INTRODUCTION In a country whose economy, connectivity, and security depend structurally on the sea, determining who controls navigation, protects ports, oversees maritime activities, conducts search and rescue operations, and responds to threats originating at sea is a strategic decision. The central question, therefore, is not whether these functions have civilian, law-enforcement, or military components—they clearly […]
Pressure on the Andean Axis: Polarization, Fragile Governance, and Risks for Chile
1. Context The Andean axis is going through a period of heightened political tension. Colombia’s and Peru’s contested presidential elections, together with anti-government protests in Bolivia, point to a problem deeper than the sum of domestic incidents. In all three cases, internal political processes have become marked by a severe polarization that goes beyond the […]
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