Tag: Defense
Stevenson’s army, August 22
– NYT reports what Russian media have been saying.
– Miami Herald says Russia is holding exercises in Venezuela.
– In Foreign Affairs, John Mearsheimer warns about escalation in Ukraine.
– In Atlantic, a journalist says we know little about Chinese leaders.
-At Lawfare, a professor wonders whether Gen. Milley has endorsed a “duty to disobey”
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Stevenson’s army, August 15
Late, but here it is:
– Are we training foreign forces in the right way? A Brandeis prof critiques.
– Is capabilities based planning for our military outdated? A retired Army colonel says it is.
– How did Ukraine attack the Crimea air base? WaPo does a deep dive and isn’t sure.
-Why did Senate Approps reject a plan for munitions replenishment? Because it’s a contingency fund and Congress doesn’t like them.
– How close are we to civil war? Cong. Kinzinger sends some scary tweets.
And yesterday’s too:
– Pew has a new survey showing how much Americans dislike the opposition party.
– NYT reports growing right-wing rhetoric urging violence.
– Administration declassified an intelligence report saying al Qaeda has not regrouped in Afghanistan.
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Stevenson’s army, August 10
– NYT has some details of new Iran nuclear deal.-
– NYT tells how Russia seized control of internet in captured areas of Ukraine.
– Politico sees technology concerns in some weapons Ukraine wants.
– CSIS war game suggests Taiwan could withstand Chinese attack, at heavy cost.
– WaPo says Ukraine special forces launched Crimea attack.
– Fred Kaplan analyzes Milley disclosures about Trump.
– Politico explains key role of presidential staff secretary.
– Here’s second part of WOTR piece on army doctrine.
– Analysts see surge in violent messages after FBI search warrant.
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Stevenson’s army, August 9
– Gen. Petraeus says US failed in Afghanistan because of a lack of strategic patience, inadequate resources to the Afghans, and misunderstanding of local conditions. He blames Congress for forcing US to supply American helicopters etc rather than Soviet equipment. He thinks we should have forced Pakistan to crack down on Taliban sanctuaries.
– SecState Blinken announced a US Africa strategy. There’s even a formal document.
– Very interesting study of intelligence oversight notes increased convergence/overlap of US military and CIA military activities, blindsiding a siloed Congress.
– Defense News notes holds blocking confirmation of a dozen DOD nominees.
– Sen. Kaine wants a war powers fight on NDAA.
– US says Russia has suffered over 70,000 casualties in Ukraine.
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Stevenson’s army, August 8
– Gen. Milley almost resigned in anger at Trump, according to chapter in forthcoming book by Susan Glasser and Peter Baker.
– I’ve been in favor of industrial policy for technology development since helping to enact a program in the 1980s creating Sematech, a private-public consortium for semiconductor manufacturing. Economist Noah Baker mentions that background in analyzing the new CHIPS Act.
– WSJ says there is a draft text of a revived Iran nuclear deal.
– NYT explains dispute over Amnesty International report saying Ukraine endangers civilians.
– Politico says White House opposes new bipartisan bill on Taiwan.
– Chris Buckley [son of Wm F.] reviews new Dana Milbank book blaming Newt Gingrich for changing GOP into nasty culture warriors.
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Stevenson’s army, August 6
– WOTR has a piece on military innovation, mainly about the army, but with excellent links to a wide range of writing on the subject.-
– Prof. Brands has a new book on “the coming conflict with China,” and WSJ has an excerpt.
– US strengthened defense ties with Philippines.
– NYT has background on Xi’s thinking about security.
– Politico sees multiple factors explaining Stevens/Levin contest, not just Israel.
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