The “Needle is BACK” Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Brookings Institution Middle East expert Natan Sachs to talk over the week's big (non-U.S. election) national security news, including:</p><ul><li>“Bibi Got Back.” Last week, an unprecedented fifth national election in the last four years&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-11-03/ty-article/israel-election-final-results-netanyahu-jewish-far-right-win-power-fiasco-for-left/00000184-3e80-daf1-abc4-7f9a53f40000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">returned controversial former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power</a>, at the head of a coalition including several far-right nationalist parties.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-israeli-election-results-natan-sachs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What does his return to office mean</a>&nbsp;for the future of Israel and the region? And its relations with the United States?</li><li>“COP Out.” The United Nations’ 27th annual Convention of Parties (also known as “COP27”) is playing host to world leaders in&nbsp;Sharm-al-Sheikh, Egypt, this week, where some are hoping to find new consensus on how to combat climate change.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/07/climate/cop27-climate-summit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Are countries taking these challenges seriously</a>? What are these efforts likely to look like moving forward?</li><li>“Everybody Toots.” Elon Musk’s purchase and dramatic reorientation of Twitter is&nbsp;begging&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/technology/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drive users to other social media platforms</a>, including the decentralized Mastodon network. What will Musk’s changes mean for the future of disinformation and content moderation, both within Twitter and outside of it?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan endorsed hunting the world's most dangerous game: man (with paintballs). Quinta passed along a&nbsp;