– US intelligence believes Hamas used al-Shifa hospital for command and hostages
– NYT reports pushback to State limits on Chinese Americans
– NYT explains concerns over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
– CNN says US will keep base in Qatar for ten more years
– Chips War author says enforcement is lax
-FP has good list of conflicts to watch in 2024
– History lesson: compare now to 103 years ago [I also liked the Hochschild book]
– Use debaters for national security jobs [I like this idea, too]
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