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(Tunisia/Islamic State) IS Claims Killing of 4 Tunisia Soldiers, Beheading: Site (The Defense Post)

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the February 3 killing of four soldiers in a rugged region of central Tunisia, SITE Intelligence Group reported. https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/02/19/is-claims-killing-4-tunisia-soldiers/

(USA/Antitrust/Lockheed Martin/Aerojet Rocketdyne) Antitrust Regulators Extend Review of Lockheed’s Proposed Purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne (Defense One)

Marcus Weisgerber U.S. antitrust regulators have extended their inquiry of Lockheed Martin’s planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne requesting the companies provide additional information about the...

(USA) The U.S. Puts Its Greatest Vulnerability on Display (Defense One)

Kori Schake In one of his first public speeches, in early 1838, Abraham Lincoln warned that the biggest threat to the United States came from within. “If...

(USA/SolarWinds Hack) White House Prepping Multi-Part Executive Order on SolarWinds Hack (Defense One)

Mariam Baksh While it will take several months to fully understand the massive hacking campaign that compromised several federal agencies and private-sector companies, the Biden...

(USA/Pentagon/Space Lasers) Space Lasers Will Revolutionize Military Communications, If They Work (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker Satellites that use lasers to exchange data promise to make military communications faster and harder to intercept — if the Pentagon can figure...

(USA) How to Teach Troops about the Constitution (Defense One)

As a veteran, I was mortified by the large number of U.S. military veterans involved in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/02/how-teach-troops-about-constitution/172117/

(China/Military-Civil Fusion Strategy) China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy: What to Expect in the Next Five Years (Defense One)

By ALEX STONE and PETER W. SINGER As a new administration takes power in Washington, Beijing is preparing its next Five-Year Plan, which will set overall guidance for...

(India) India: Government Policies, Actions Target Minorities (HRW)

Authorities in India have adopted laws and policies that systematically discriminate against Muslims and stigmatize critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said today. Prejudices embedded...

(Egypt) Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics’ Families (HRW)

The Egyptian authorities’ targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear pattern of intimidation and...

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