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Iranian attacks on Amazon Web Services infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain highlight a gap in American national security doctrine, according to an opinion piece by Kate Monroe.
The author argues that the United States must expand its definition of critical infrastructure to include privately owned digital assets located overseas, as traditional geographic borders no longer fully protect national interests.
Monroe notes that in March, Iranian strikes damaged AWS data centers and related infrastructure in the UAE and Bahrain.
Reuters reported that this damage contributed to service disruptions and an extended recovery process.
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