Tag: Biden Administration

Stevenson’s army, July 14

But there’s no big news about France. Celebrate anyway.

NYT reports and speculates about disappearance of REvil from Dark Web.

But WaPo says lack of indicators it was offensive cyber op that did it.

HASC approved defense appropriations bill.  But report criticizes Space Force.

Many Senate holds block defense nominees.

GOP Senators resist AUMF repeal.

Japan mentions Taiwan, climate change in new defense white paper.

I think Adam Gopnik is onto something in what he calls Biden’s “invisible ideology.”

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Stevenson’s army, June 10

NYT says Pentagon plans air strikes from abroad to save Kabul if necessary.
DOD vaguely announces plans to counter China.  Briefer has more details, including changes to PME.
Dan Drezner searches for a Biden doctrine.

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Stevenson’s army, May 25

-WaPo has story of how Joe Biden spends his day.
– SecState Blinken is in the Middle East.
-Iran talks back on.
– Look at the many defense and foreign policy hearings this week.
FT.com has good roundup of European defense activities.

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Stevenson’s army, May 18

Sally Quinn says there’s not much left of the DC social scene.
Dan Drezner explains the lack of leaks from the Biden WH
Politico says DOD may keep Trump boost in DOD psyops.
Administration approves new arms for Israel, probably too late for Congress to block.

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Stevenson’s army, May 9

Happy Mother’s Day!
How the WH controls its messaging.
How autocrats get good PR in DC.
– Why to do more track 2 diplomacy.
– How Taiwan’s influence in DC has grown.
– FP has backgrounder on SFRC Chairman Menendez

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Stevenson’s Army, May 1

-WaPo says “U.S. officials” have new North Korea policy.  Looks like a trial balloon. And WSJ even got Jen Psaki on the record.
– WSJ also explains Biden’s careful media strategy.
And WSJ says Biden foreign policy takes backseat to domestic issues.
AP reports secret US deal with Taliban.
WaPo says Taliban has imposed checkpoints to control traffic over much of Afghanistan.
Really tough call: WaPo details administration divisions over vaccines: intellectual property rights vs public health; future biotech leadership vs current manufacturing; trade vs protection. Lots of second and third order issues and consequences.

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