Tag: Defense
Stevenson’s army, April 3
– US to attend proximity talks on Iran
– Breaking Defense reports on detailed USMC “reinvention” plan
-In class I mentioned that many Hill offices nowadays put more emphasis and staff on “communications” than on legislation. Former Speaker Boehner’s new book has an explanation.
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Stevenson’s army, April 2
– Jake Sullivan meets with Japan and South Korea regarding North Korea.
– JCPOA signers [except US] meet with Iran.
– WSJ says US cutting forces in Middle East.
– Honduras hired lobbyists to stop investigation of corruption.
– Biden & congressional Democrats fight over Egypt policy.
– New report on counterspace capabilities.
– Former Speaker Boehner tells how GOP went crazy.
–Congressional norms are changing, not all for the bad.
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Stevenson’s army, April 1
– Russian troops move to Ukraine border. Gen. Milley voices concerns.
– USTR hits Chinese trade practices in annual report.
– CNAS examines Russian-Chinese partnership.
– Readers here know I have long been troubled by Peter Navarro’s freelancing as a WH staffer without legal authority. WaPo uncovers his efforts to steer contracts to favored companies.
– WaPo questions US military lead.
– Biden’s infrastructure package includes money for military technology.
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Stevenson’s army, March 29
– Bob Gates says US needs a dual-hatted DHS/NSA deputy for domestic cyber.
– Kori Schake says Biden is wrong to sanction NordStream 2. But two GOP members of Congress criticize Biden for not being tougher on the issue. [FYI, Congress did pass a law requiring sanctions]
-The Hill says Biden is in no rush to change Cuba policy.
-Reminder: Nunn-Lugar is still working .
-The Hill says F-35 is in serious trouble.
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Stevenson’s army, March 24
Biden plans to release a skinny budget next week. [Skinny in details, not costs]
North Korea tests missiles to get attention.
CFR has report on responding to China’s BRI.
WOTR has 2 very good pieces: One on DOD’s approach to technology and change
The other offering nuanced distinctions between cyber operations for intelligence vs covert action.
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Stevenson’s army, March 23
– Lots of articles today about Chinese maritime activities:- FP has a summary.– Philippines warns of China’s “little blue men.”
– US wants to team with South America, but Argentina has rebuffed US.
– Lawfare offers some arms control suggestions.
Coordinated sanctions on China over Uighurs
AEI says Pentagon facing modernization problems.
Hill interns can be paid, but report notes problems.
Israel has elections today. Former US official notes Israelis who support JCPOA.
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. 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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