Tag: 2022 Election

Stevenson’s army, October 16

– CNN says US intelligence doesn’t foresee Chinese invasion of Taiwan anytime soon.

– EU officials say Iran isn’t ready for talks on nukes.

Politico’s new owner plans to put it behind paywall.

– FP continues its reporting on China’s evasion of sanctions.

– Already, massive fundraising for midterm elections, NYT reports.

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Stevenson’s army, October 13

Trump rules the GOP.

– Biden is losing Democrats:2

Jonathan Last watched a focus group of “nine Democratic voters in Pennsylvania who ran the gamut—from Bernie-stans to a lady who had voted for Trump in 2016.”

“Every single one of them thought Biden was doing a bad job. But that’s not the bad news.”

“Every single one of them thought things were crappy in America right now. Still not the bad news.”

“Not one of them liked Biden personally. They all viewed him as a normal, lying politician.”

“Now we’re there. Here’s the really bad news: None of them believed that Republicans were to blame for the administration’s failures.”

China’s ahead on cybersecurity.

Hypersonic weapons cost too much, DOD says.

Since I’ve often found fault with Sen. Cotton [R-AK], I want to share this news of his good work.

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Stevenson’s army, October 9

– Two noted lawyers, one D and one R, urge Congress to reclaim its powers.

– At FP, 2 writers debate Taiwan commitment.

– Eliot Cohen worries about American democracy.

-Ezra Klein finds a political analyst who expects Democrats to lose power for a decade.

– CBO has given Congress 3 options for cutting defense spending.

– CFR now has a global trade tracker.

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Stevenson’s army, September 18

– NYT has story about Israel’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

– NYT has more on secret diplomacy leading to AUKUS.

– And fascinating NYT story on how Russia manipulates its elections.

– FP says US wants regular bases in Australia.

-WaPo says Milley actions tend to politicize US military.

– Early examples of redistricting games.

– Good advice for writing policy memos and op-eds from Todd Rogers of Harvard:

1. Make it shorter.

2. Simplify the language.

3. Use formatting to direct attention.

4. Make key information obvious to skimmers.

5. Make the response as easy as possible.

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Stevenson’s army, August 27

US still expects a truck bomb near the Kabul airport.

– WSJ has good background reports on ISIS-K  and on Haqqani network.

Treasury allows humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

FAOs take note: naval war college prof says US can’t succeed in building foreign armies.

-Defense One notes omission from Russian strategy document.

– Poll shows US support for defending Taiwan.

– WaPo has interactive site to follow redistricting.

– WOTR says we need to change combatant command arrangements.

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Stevenson’s army, February 1

Dan Drezner has a good analysis of how Biden’s presidency is different from Trump’s — notably the refusal to comment or act on a wide range of newsworthy topics.
WSJ notes that the Treasury-run CFIUS is broadening its investigations of Chinese investments in US startups. [Be advised: CFIUS is an important part of US foreign economic policy.]
 WSJ also reports that the CIA is changing its recruitment efforts to attract millennials.
So far so good for SecState Blinken. [But honeymoons always end.]
NYT says GOP can recapture House in 2022 just by normal gerrymandering.
NYT has long long tick-tock on Trump’s efforts to overturn election.
Axios says Trump’s trade war failed miserably.

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