Tag: CIA
Stevenson’s army, March 9
– NYT tells more about the CIA base in Niger.
– Afghan broadcaster says government angry about proposed peace deal, has text here.
– Dan Drezner grades Biden’s NSS, is critical of foreign economic policy statements.
– New Yorker reports views of CJCS General Milley.
– TNSR reports poll of military, finds support for exceptionalism.
– Bit of history: Atlantic tells how House did away with its filibuster.
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Stevenson’s army, December 10
– Defense One says Trump people at DOD are looking to cut support to CIA.
– WSJ says Japan is building missiles capable of hitting North Korea.
– NYT notes how CJCS ADM Mullen named several black officers to top positions, including Gen. Austin.
– Politico tells of personality clash in 1950s that Kerry appointment might repeat.
– GOP House members are trying to recruit Senators to challenge electoral votes for Biden. CRS paper [see p 6] tells how Congress counts the votes.
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Stevenson’s army, August 7
So I’m back from a few days by a river, relaxing and canoeing. What did I miss?
– The Saudis may be developing nuclear capability.
– CIA isn’t helping GOP investigation of the Bidens. But the real issue it seems to me is to preserve exclusive responsiveness to the intelligence committees.
– Congress may block Trump drone sale policy.
– Provocative US official’s visit to Taiwan.
– We are trying to get Syrian oil.
– Esper may move US troops from Germany to Romania, Baltics, Poland.
– New book by CNN reporter says Pentagon withheld military options from Trump.
– Fred Kaplan has a good piece on Hiroshima,
AEI’s Norm Ornstein laments changes in the GOP over the decades.
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Stevenson’s army, June 24 and 23
[Forgive the delay. I’ve started reading John Bolton’s memoir. I buy all the memoirs of senior officials and even have personally autographed volumes by Eisenhower’s Robert Cutler, JFK’s McGeorge Bundy, and Brent Scowcroft.]
Pay to play: WSJ says Chinese nationals have paid a lot to get close to Trump and his people.
Politico lists several foreign leaders seeking Trump favors while he’s still president.
WSJ says Germany is caught between US and China.
I can’t believe this Tata guy.
WH has a new official Arctic policy. Read it before it melts.
I missed posting yesterday’s Stevenson’s army, so htere it is:
– NYT explains how Administration is divided over Israeli annexation.
– CIA is recruiting, including on Hulu.
– Foreign Affairs tells of US efforts to interfere in foreign elections
– New Yorker has profile of Fiona Hill.
– Lawfare writer notes similarities between debates on counterinsurgency and community policing.
– FP sees China reaching across Pacific into Kiribati election. [remember, pronounced kiribas]
– Congress wants to realign missile defense agency chain of command
I don’t know what to say about this. It’s a dumb and futile ideas to try to involve China in US-Russian nuclear talks [the headline would be: Trump tries to force China to greatly increase its nuclear arsenal against US”], yet I see the photo op as clever messaging for a bad policy.
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Stevenson’s army, April 19
– Public approval of Congress has soared to a level [30%] not seen since 2009. The bipartisan effort on the pandemic seems to be the explanation. In recent years the approval level has wavered between 9-15%.
-Administration trade policy is complicating public health measures.
– FP explains why Trump administration blocked increase in IMF Special Drawing Rights.
– NYT says CIA may cut its presence in Afghanistan to help save Taliban peace deal.
– Atlantic has a chapter on China policy from forthcoming book by H.R. McMaster.
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Stevenson’s army October 28
– Key intelligence leading to the Baghdadi raid came from Iraqi intelligence, according to Reuters. But NYT credits the Kurds and notes that the president’s order to withdraw troops from northern Syria, despite knowledge of the narrowing hunt for Baghdadi, forced a last minute scramble that could have jeopardized the operation.
– Congressional notification was not required because the operation was a “traditional Military Activity” rather than a covert action, title 10 rather than 50. Lawfare explains why. The bin Laden raid was CIA controlled, with the SEAL force legally transferred to CIA under title 50, and the gang of 8 was notified as required by law [Hughes-Ryan as updated in 1990].
– There’s further confirmation of how Graham and Keane used the oil argument to get Trump to keep some forces in Syria. But legally, we can’t keep the oil.
-A tell-all book by Mattis’ speechwriter, whom he has denounced, is out this week. Ln the grounds that a review may tell you all you need to know, here’s a review.
– Those of you who remember my long history with the B-1 bomber may appreciate this: they have found a way to use them.
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. If you want to get it directly, 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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