Day: February 16, 2023
Stevenson’s army, February 16
– WSJ says Russia’s forces are depleted.
– Politico reports a private comment by Blinken calling Crimea a Russian red line.
– FT reports Latin American countries resist US calls for help for Ukraine.
– Steve Walt lists what Putin got right.
– Defense Priorities has a good collection of comments on Ukraine.
-FP has summary of the rise of China hawks.
-No surprise here: Politico says Chinese balloon is argument for increased defense spending.
– CBO report on the debt ceiling.
-I agree with this op-ed falling for defense budget to be split into capital and operational expenses.
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