Welcome to today's daily article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum,

narrating today's article by Dr. Jim Denison. Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed yesterday

that he has decided to withdraw some troops from the border with Ukraine

and is prepared to re-enter security negotiations with NATO and the U.S.

This is the first sign of de-escalation since Russia began its mobilization near Ukraine last year,

but Mr. Putin has also made it clear that the threat is not over.

A Russian spokesman said troops had begun loading up their gear to return to their bases,

but he gave few specifics. As CNN notes, this could mean a rotation with fresh troops coming or a gradual drawdown after military exercises.

If a crisis that appeared to be escalating just yesterday is in fact making progress toward renewed negotiations,

this is obviously a good sign. President Biden addressed the crisis yesterday

afternoon stating, we should give diplomacy every chance to succeed, and I believe there are real

ways to address our respective security concerns. He emphasized that the U.S. and its allies are not a threat to Russia. However,

the reverse is not the case. Dr. Amy Zygart is the author of spies, lies, and algorithms,

the history and future of American intelligence. A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford,

she discussed her recent book with Jake Harrington of the Center for Strategic and International

Studies. In their conversation, Dr. Ziegert noted that technologies such as cell phones,

the internet, artificial intelligence,

and commercial satellites are profoundly changing intelligence.

This comes at a time when the U.S. is profoundly at risk from cyber warfare.

She explained this paradoxical fact, and I quote,

In cyberspace, the most powerful countries, including the United States, are simultaneously the most vulnerable countries because we are so digitally connected.

And that's especially true of democracies because our freedom of speech

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