– Public approval of Congress has soared to a level [30%] not seen since 2009. The bipartisan effort on the pandemic seems to be the explanation. In recent years the approval level has wavered between 9-15%.
-Administration trade policy is complicating public health measures.
– FP explains why Trump administration blocked increase in IMF Special Drawing Rights.
– NYT says CIA may cut its presence in Afghanistan to help save Taliban peace deal.
– Atlantic has a chapter on China policy from forthcoming book by H.R. McMaster.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).
Even without Trump's chaos, the expansion would be unlikely to last much longer. We are…
China will want to assert sovereignty over Taiwan. Israel will annex the West Bank and…
Power should flow from the choices of individuals, organized how they prefer. Forcing people into…
This is a cabinet of horrors. Its distinguishing characteristics are unquestioning loyalty to Donald Trump,…
Trump is getting through the process quickly and cleanly. There are lots of rumors, but…
I, therefore conclude with a line from the Monk TV series. I may be wrong,…