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(USA) Defense Department must determine the threat from quantum computers (Andrew Eversden, Defense News)

The U.S. Department of Defense must determine the national security threat posed by quantum computing, as part of the new annual defense policy law. The...

(USA) Hyten outlines future steps to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

In rebuilding the Pentagon’s electronic warfare prowess — and executing a recently released strategy to do so — the department’s No. 2 officer bestowed...

(Israel) Rafael combines technologies to give combat robots a ‘brain’ to map threats indoors (Seth J. Frantzman, Defense News)

A robotic four-legged dog and a small drone infiltrated and mapped a building in an Israeli coastal community recently as part of Rafael Advanced...

US Strategic Command chief defends ICBM replacement program (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

The U.S. Defense Department must be allowed to press forward with replacing its Cold War-era Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, the head of U.S. Strategic Command...

Cautious Optimism in Ramallah Regarding Biden (Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen and Col. (res.) David Hacham, BESA Center)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has a long wish list for the Biden administration, but its initial approach will be restrained and realistic....

BESA’s Top Ten of 2020 (Besa Center)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: During 2020, the BESA Center consolidated its position as the globally most widely read Israeli think tank in its field, with page...

Whither the Iran Nuclear Deal? (Raphael Ofek, BESA Center)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The incoming Biden administration is keen to return to the nuclear deal with Iran, provided it contains “some amendments.” This is in contrast...

Kim says N Korea to take military capabilities to ‘higher level’ (Al Jazeera)

Kim Jong Un has promised to expand North Korea’s military capabilities, state media reported on Thursday, even as the country faces international sanctions and...

Indonesians unknowingly fund hardline group behind Bali bombings (Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera)

Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the al-Qaeda-affiliated group that masterminded the Bali bombings in 2002, has found a new source of income – a network of...

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