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Stevenson’s army, December 18

Netanyahu brags that he has blocked a Palestinian state.

– Semafor says US is considering attacks on Houthis.

– WSJ says US & Israel knew of Hamas funding but didn’t act.

– David Ignatius reports on the West Bank.

– Critics see problems in DOD drone program

-New NDAA includes provision requiring congressional action to pull out of NATO. [I sympathize with the intent but am unsure of its legality.]

– Lawyers urge SIOP for economic conflict with China

– Atlantic notes history of changing Supreme Court jurisdiction over cases

– On the 250 anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Smithsonian has history.

Semafor editor suggests these newsletters for following China: Flagship Senior Editor Prashant Rao recommended Sinocism, The Wire ChinaChinaTalk, and WSJ China for all your in-depth China-watching needs.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).

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