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• [New] Major changes are expected in the space environment due to the imminent launch of NewSpace (sometimes Space 2.0) systems, particularly large low Earth orbit constellations that will change the space operations environment.
• [New] Russia is more likely to rely on military force to protect its claims, which could contribute to instability that threatens China's economic interests in the Arctic.
• [New] There is a real danger that the British judge's ruling in the Julian Assange extradition case will encourage other governments to charge and seek to extradite journalists in the UK and elsewhere for exposing their military operations and human rights abuses.
• [New] Russia on Monday denied that its military movements posed a threat to Ukraine and dismissed fears of a buildup even as it warned that it would respond to new Ukrainian sanctions against Russian companies.
• [New] The Kremlin has said that Russian military movements near its shared border with Ukraine posed no threat to Ukraine or anyone else and that Moscow moved troops around its country as it saw fit.
• [New] If China decides to stand with Myanmar's military instead of with the people whose democratically elected government was overthrown, then they risk paying an enduring price in Myanmar and around the world.
• [New] Failure to fully engage with the possibilities of AI would put U.S. national security at risk, potentially allowing adversaries to gain an edge in emerging military capabilities.
• [New] Both China and Russia are investing heavily in AI, in part because they hope to challenge the conventional military superiority of the United States.
• [New] There is a very real risk that expectations are being set too high and that an unwillingness to tolerate failures will mean the United States squanders AI's potential and falls behind its rivals.
• [New] The National Spectrum Consortium recently released a statement of work shedding light on the new capabilities the DOD hopes to achieve like real-time virtual medical support, enabling remote forces to connect medical devices and ensuring the security of new 5G networks carrying medical data.
• [New] Turkey has increasingly been threatening its neighbors in Greece and causing controversy with the US and NATO by acquiring Russian weapon systems.
• [New] A similar pattern of most attacks originating from China has been corroborated by Seoul's science and technology ministry, validating accusations that Beijing is financing and harboring North Korean threat actors.
• [New] The defense spending of Indonesia is expected to rise nearly 20% in 2020 from the previous year according to a plan for the modernization of its armed forces.
• [New] Any military conflict between Iran and the United States could bring China face to face with the United States.
• [New] Whether companies will reduce their existing real estate footprints as they move to more remote work models or use flexible office space to meet fluctuating space needs is a trend that will dictate most of the hybrid workplaces in 2021.
• [New] The four-pound rotorcraft cost NASA around US$ 85 million to develop and is considered a proof of concept that could revolutionize space exploration.

Last updated: 10 April 2021