Day: January 2, 2024
Stevenson’s army, January 2
– Politico lists the many significant elections coming up in 2024
– Politico’s China watcher details how Xi is maneuvering around those elections
-New poll shows US sees foreign policy as bigger election issue than usual
– Politico says Biden’s trade policy hasn’t worked
-FT says conscription issue is causing rift in Ukrainian politics
– WSJ has wrenching story on destruction in Gaza
I was ill yesterday, so missed posting this New Year edition:
– Israel announces some troop withdrawals from Gaza.
– NYT has long piece with some details of Biden’s 14 calls with Netanyahu and of US advice at various times.
– For 2d time, administration bypassed Congress on weapons to Israel.
– NYT notes many retired officers now work for venture capitalists
– China committee chairman explains plans for 2024
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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