Stevenson’s army, Febuary 5

– Presidents Xi and Putin issued a strong joint statement, highly critical of the US. WaPo analyzes it.

– Jonathan Swan of Axios analyzes the new coalitions in the GOP.

– FP says Modi is having foreign policy troubles.

-WaPO sees debate over legal justification for ISIS leader killing.

– IISS assesses cyber strategies.

-AU Prof analyzes US public opinion on Ukraine.

– FP notes Russian  history of false flag operations.

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