Tag: 2020 Election
Stevenson’s army, July 8
– American Prospect notes how many former Biden staffers have come together in a “strategic consulting” shop, WestExec. Look at this Who’s who.
-The firm says they don’t do lobbying, which could be technically correct if they don’t personally contact officials. You may recall that Obama barred lobbyists from his administration, with a few case-by-case exceptions. Trump allowed lobbyists and appointed a great many, but imposed post-government limits, which Politico says are widely circumvented.
-Who’s winning [losing?] in the pandemic, look at these comparisons.
–What else could possibly go wrong? Politico suggests: Trump drops out, fires Pence; Biden gets sick…
-Duterte has a new law that looks as bad as China’s.
– National Interest says Zelensky is failing
– China calls for US to cut nukes.
– NYT has book review of 1948 book — but it’s Hans Morgenthau’s classic, Politics Among Nations. You may recall I often quote his line that “the tools of a diplomat are logic, bribes, and threats.”
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Stevenson’s army, June 26 afternoon edition
– You don’t have to wait for tomorrow’s WSJ. Already on line are two important stories:
-Administration plans multiple efforts to thwart Huawei.
– China warns US not to cross its red lines.
– A study says giving police leftover military equipment turns them into killers.
– Yes, Biden’s ahead by 14% and leads in the toss up states. But I remember when our Dukakis -Bentsen ticket was up by 17% in August — and lost by 8%. As John Glenn used to say, “There are only two ways to run for office — unopposed, or scared.”
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Stevenson’s army, June 1
– FT says Israel and Iran have begun cyber war.
– USMC Commandant takes flak from Jim Webb.
– CFR has ideas for post-pandemic foreign policy.
– Many nuggets from long WaPo article on Trump’s rocky May.
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Stevenson’s army, May 24
– NYT, which has had powerful and innovative front pages in recent weeks — like the red unemployment charts — today fills its front page with brief identifications of several hundred coronavirus victims. Broadsheets have impacts you can never have online.
– On this Memorial Day weekend, NYT lead editorial says the US Army “celebrates white supremacy” with it many bases named after Confederate officials. There was an even better article on the same theme in WOTR recently.
-The pandemic is likely to slow if not scuttle European defense plans.
-Worst-case worries: election planners wonder if Trump will accept a loss.
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Stevenson’s army, May 13
– Congress is at it again — naming proposed laws to fit clever acronyms [or are they retronyms?] Speaker Pelosi unveiled the House Democrats’ $3 Trillion wish list linked to pandemic relief. Section 1 of the bill reads:
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health and Economic
Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act’’ or the
‘‘HEROES Act’’. For extra credit, who remembers the words behind USA PATRIOT Act without resorting to Google?
David Ignatius discusses SAIS-grad Chris Brose’s new book arguing the US is not ahead of China militarily.
NYT analyst warns of flaws in state election polls.
NYT looks at attack in Afghanistan last October where it was falsely reported there were no US casualties for diplomatic reasons.
Ezra Klein has strong critique of the administration’s failures in responding to the coronavirus.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. 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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Stevenson’s army, May 7
-WSJ has a detailed report on how most government agencies are adopting policies to challenge or punish China
A review of the China policies of the Trump administration’s 23 cabinet and cabinet-level officials reveals that nearly all of them have adopted adversarial policies toward China or curtailed cooperation with the country..
– New example: DOD warns of predatory foreign investment in US tech firms.
– As expected Trump vetoed the war powers bill trying to bock a war with Iran. Here’s the veto message. The Senate is likely to fail to override today.
-FP says a Pence aide has been sent to DOD to purge the Department of disloyal officials.
– AP says CDC has been told its phased plan for reopening various activities will be shelved.
– Lawfare reports the partisan divide over remote voting by Congress.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. 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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