Month: November 2023
Stevenson’s army, November 22
I thought this an interesting discussion of post-war “reconstruction” issues in Gaza, from Larry Garber and David Harden. It was originally posted on Americans for Peace Now.
– The Israeli government and Hamas have agreed to a limited truce and hostage exchange, and US officials appear to have given extensive background briefings. The Hill has a literal ticktock of the negotiations. NYT stresses political pressure on Biden.Politico reports the “secret cell” of planners. David Ignatius weighs in.
– Politico reports US provided data to try to prevent attacks on humanitarian sites.
– FT has poll showing US support for Israel much stronger than in other countries.
– Breaking Defense sees benefits in shift of Israel from EUCOM to CENTCOM.
– NYT tells of international efforts to limit autonomous drones.
– Poll shows declining US support for aid to Ukraine
On this 60th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, WaPo remembers how people got the news.
And Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Stevenson’s army, November 21
RollCall has the tentative Senate 2024 calendar — here
Senate voted to halt Azerbaijan aid.
Economist has story on Hamas financing.
CFR has links to background materials on international law and Gaza:
- What Is International Law?
- How Do Humanitarian Corridors, Cease-Fires, and Pauses Address Violence in Conflict?
- Summary of Resources on the Israel-Hamas War
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Stevenson’s army, November 20
– WSJ says militants are hiding in African parks
– WaPo sees civil-military clash over responding to threats to US forces
– WaPo quotes former Trump officials now very critical of him
– Some Democrats want to condition aid to Israel
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Stevenson’s army, November 17
-WaPo shows how Israel’s Iron Wall failed.
– Defense News notes how the CR hurts defense.
– GOP Senators again pressed Tuberville
-Reuters sees new source of political violence
– Cybersecurity prof questions relevance of AI for the military
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Stevenson’s army, November 16
– The Senate has formally insisted on a conference with the House on the NDAA instead of following the recent practice of reaching agreement informally. I’m not sure why the GOP wanted this, but one consequence is that a formal conference sets up a complex array of parliamentary moves in each house on amendments in disagreement and questions of scope — more than you need to know for class, but maybe fun to watch. One of the first steps may be instructing conferees. Another consequence is that final action is likely to be delayed because of the maneuvering and parliamentary requirements.
-SAIS Prof Chivvis has authored a thorough and valuable paper on The Role of Congress in US-Chinese relations.
-Politico’s China Watcher has a good summary of the Biden-Xi summit.
-CFR has good background on Biden’s IPEF, which fell short at the APEC meeting.
– WSJ says intercepts persuaded US intelligence of Hamas use of hospitals.
– WaPo says hostage deal looks promising.
-WaPo summarizes US opinion on Israel and Ukraine.
– Pew says 32% of Americans under 30 get their news from TikTok.
– NYT summarizes recent articles on Trump policy plans.
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Stevenson’s army, November 15
Just in time for the Xi-Biden summit, the congressionally created US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its annual report.
– Politico explains how the IPEF plan got scuttled.
– All such summits are carefully choreographed. CNN tells about this one.
– Senate Rules Committee reported a measure to get around Tuberville holds, but lack current GOP support.
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– Normally the majority leader controls the Senate agenda. GOP tried and failed to take over.
– Todd Harrison on how Congress should handle the Space Force.
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