– WSJ says the HHS official in charge of preparedness planning for pandemics expected a war or bioterror, not a pandemic, and thus misplanned.
– NDAA conference will face competing plans for Navy — ships or subs.
– Japan has a robust office planning for economic statecraft. [I wish we had one.] BTW, the full article, from IISS’s Strategic Comments publication, can be viewed via SAIS library.
– In Pakistan, the Army is even stronger over the civilian government now.
– In a first, House Democrats have released their Caucus rules. GOP did so years ago. Both available here.
– NYT has good summary of Esper-Milley hearing.
– A law prof has found proof of legislative logrolling that undermines claims of Originalist lawyers that Congress endorsed a Unitary Executive in 1789.
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