ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - February 9, 2025

ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - February 9, 2025

ZeroFox physical security experts collect, curate, and analyze information derived from open and proprietary sources for comprehensive context of the circumstances surrounding global events. Here is today’s daily roundup of major developments.

Brief Highlights

• Worst Mass Shooting in Swedish History
• Trump Pauses Ukraine Weapons Shipments, Suggests Aid Could Be Conditionalized on Rare Earth Metals
• ZeroFox Intelligence February 2025 Geopolitical Brief

Worst Mass Shooting in Swedish History

A gunman shot dead 10 people at an adult education center in the western city of Örebro. Investigators said there was no ideological motive for the attack, but there were initial reports the attack may have been motivated by anti-immigrant ideology since the school offered classes for immigrants.

Trump Pauses Ukraine Weapons Shipments, Suggests Aid Could Be Conditionalized on Rare Earth Metals

During an exchange with reporters on February 3, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the United States will seek access to Ukrainian rare earth metals in exchange for continued U.S. aid. President Trump did not offer further details about the possibility of such an arrangement. Meanwhile, the United States reportedly briefly paused weapons shipments to Ukraine, before resuming over the weekend, as the Trump administration debated its policy towards Ukraine. Trump's remarks and brief pause on assistance align with previous statements suggesting he would limit or conditionalize U.S. aid to Ukraine.

ZeroFox Intelligence February 2025 Geopolitical Brief

A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah looks likely to hold for the foreseeable future, but the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has a roughly even chance of collapsing. Ukraine is likely to have trouble obtaining economic and military support in the coming months as the United States pushes for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a number of key European allies hold elections. Meanwhile, recent developments in artificial intelligence by Chinese company DeepSeek likely increase the possibility of harsher-than-anticipated tariffs on China, while at the same time limiting the possibility of tariffs on other regions