Tag: Arms sales
Stevenson’s army, February 1
– Americans trust nurses the most, members of Congress the least.
– John Bolton doesn’t trust Donald Trump
– Ukraine can trust EU, given aid deal
– Shippers can’t trust freedom of the seas
– Retired 2 star says US learned wrong lessons from recent wars
– Paul Pillar says US is repeating mistakes about Iran
-Journalist interviews Houthis
– Reuters says US uses exercises to prepare for defense of Taiwan
-Politico has story about Sullivan China speech
– Axios lists likely Trump advisers on China
– HFAC considers changes in arms sales rules
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Stevenson’s army, September 23
– The indictment of Sen. Menendez [D=NJ] certainly makes him look sleazy.
– He is accused of taking bribes and then acting officially, including on matters of Egyptian arms sales.
As I read the indictment, however, several of his actions as SFRC chairman do not appear outrageous. Telling the Egyptians the number [but not the names] of American and Egyptian nationals working at the Cairo embassy doesn’t seem significant. Alerting Egyptians of his dropping a hold on an arms package isn’t inappropriate. Meeting with Egyptians and listening to their concerns is normal.
As required by Senate Democratic rules, he has stepped down from SFRC chairmanship. It’s unclear whether he will be succeeded by Sen. Cardin [D-MD] or Sen. Shaheen [D-NH]. CRS has more on the rules regarding indicted members.
In other news, NYT says US and Ukraine are arguing over military strategy.
But US and China are reopening lines of communication on economic matters.
And if you’ve just upgraded your Apple devices, check this out.
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Stevenson’s army, June 14
– Germany released its own national security strategy and Politico’s Global Insider has more details.
– Sen. Risch is blocking an arms sale to Hungary because it’s blocking Sweden’s NATO bid.
– WSJ says US is quietly talking to Iran.
– SAIS grad Robin Dickey wants norms for space competition.
– DOD wants to speed up foreign arms sales.
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Stevenson’s army, July 11
So I’m back home for a few days and have scanned the papers. What’s still significant?
-President Biden put his Mideast policy into a WaPo op-ed just before his Wednesday trip to the region.
– Reuters says US likely to resume arms sales to Saudis.
– Heads of MI5 and FBI put out joint statement on threats from Chinese Communist Party
– NYT says US will tighten export controls as part of plan to counter Chinese tech.
– Defense News says NATO will do country-pairings to strengthen eastern flank.
-Politico has good background article on CODELS.
– Hill staff survey finds hopeful signs.
– Report notes that Hill office budgets can be spent on non-election TV ads.
– Hill article summarizes research on sources of political outrage.
– And Dana Milbank says Gingrich and McConnell deserve significant blame for fueling distrust in government.
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Stevenson’s army, February 4
– WaPo has the best tick-tock on the raid that killed the ISIS leader.
– Fed Kaplan assesses how the war on terror is going.
– NYT reveals how Putin has sanctions-proofed Russia.
– US reveals more Russian planning for pretexts for Ukraine war.
-WSJ says even renewed Iran nuclear deal will leave it within 12 months of a bomb.
-State Dept approves new Mideast arms sales.
-Documents show Trump WH considered using NSA to gather election info.
– Wired says an independent US hacker took down North Korea’s internet.
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Stevenson’s army, January 26
– NYT reports on Russian propaganda over Ukraine.
– Reuters says Russian TV overlooks Russian activities.
– CJR describes the US media approach to the conflict.
Remember in strategy that the other side gets a vote? Military Times notes one tactic Russia could use that hurts.
Arms sales: Good for US? CATO Institute sees downsides.
House Democrats have come up with their competitiveness vis a vis China bill.
Compare it to the Senate alternative. Why can’t they get together? “Not invented here.”
Want a Hill job? RollCall reports that 13% are below “living wage.”
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