Tag: 2024 Election
Stevenson’s army, January 17
– WSJ sees divisions in Israeli cabinet
– Iran fired missiles into Iraq and Pakistan.
– Senate overwhelmingly defeated Sanders amendment on Gaza
– North Korea sees South as enemy
– Biden meets congressional leaders about Ukraine
– USA Today has 911 call on Austin, key personal details redacted
– Atlantic Council has special report on Defense Innovation
– Graham Allison says US allies are already planning on a new Trump administration
And on this 61st anniversary of Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address warning of a “military-industrial complex,” newly discovered documents show it went through over 20 drafts. This article does not mention what I’ve read elsewhere, that an early version referred to a “military-industrial-congressional complex,” but that was changed for political reasons.
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Stevenson’s army, January 15
– Axios reports US criticism of Israel’s war policies
– New Yorker’s David Remnick criticizes Netanyahu
– Eliot Cohen criticizes US response to Houthi attacks
– WaPo hits Trump statements about war
– Dan Drexner criticizes Zelikow views on US statecraft
– NYT says US thinks Iran wants to avoid wider war
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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).
Stevenson’s army, January 5
– DOD is out of money for Ukraine
– CBO explains what has to happen under the budget law. Kevin Drum has a summary
– Eliot Cohen reports on a trip to Israel
– Fred Kaplan says Kennan et al had it easy. [I still believe Phil Zelikow is right that the US needs more better trained USG officials]
– What could possible go wrong to disrupt the 2024 elections? Politico has a scary list.
And another history lesson: Good Authority has campaign ads with foreign policy theme, going back to 1952
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).
-In FT, sanctions expert warns against seizing Russian assets.
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).
Stevenson’s army, December 29
– Sarah Binder explains what happened/didn’t happen in Congress this year
– Axios has word of latest Bibi-Biden phone call
– USA Today has DOD report on extremism in the military2
– Here’s Maine Secretary of State ruling barring Trump from ballot
– UK sends warship to Guyana, Venezuela responds
– WSJ revisits Marine transformation
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).
Stevenson’s army, December 27
– Following WSJ yesterday on US intelligence on China, NYT has story of growing Chinese intelligence capacities
– NYT has long take on Trump’s trade agenda
– WSJ has its own story on Trump trade
– NYT notes skepticism about Israel’s goals for Hamas
– India has sent ships to counter drone attacks
– Lawyers urge revisions of Insurrection Act
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).