Tag: Drones
Stevenson’s army, May 5
– DNI warns Taliban threatens women’s rights in Afghanistan. The unclassified report is here.
– Peter Beinart warns end of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan raises risk of war.
– SAIS profs Barno and Bensahel propose an independent cyber force. [I disagree. It would tit US in direction of massive cyber attacks and reduce emphasis on defense and resilience. It would also be a bureaucratic nightmare conflicting with all other government cyber activities.]
– David Ignatius warns of Russian plans to control internet.
– Report says US now has ultra-quiet, “innocuous” drone.
– Survey shows changing US views of what constitutes security.
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Stevenson’s army, May 2
– NYT sued for release of Trump’s less restrictive guidance on drone attacks and finally succeeded. The actual document is here.
– NYT reports on secret talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
– AP reports North Korea warnings to US.
– Smithsonian historian argues that banning liquor sales on election day, requring permits
for rallies, and even secret ballot boxes were elite efforts to limit votes by the poor.
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Stevenson’s army, April 21
– WaPo explains the State/HHS fight over refugees and Biden’s overruling Blinken on admissions.
– NYT says Biden has to choose between solar panels and punishing China for human rights violations.
– Centcom commander says fighting terrorists will be harder after Afghan withdrawal.
– US loses air superiority to drones.
– Russia is fighting ISIS in Syria.
– Chad president’s death raises many issues.
– Iran shaken by Israeli attacks.
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Stevenson’s army, April 6
– Senate parliamentarian says rules allow 2 more bills through reconciliation.
– WSJ says China’s new digital currency allows evasion of sanctions.
– Philippines warns China over SCS dispute.
– Biden’s dilemma: jobs or intellectual property rights.
– NYT has good explainer on Iran talks.
– NBC reports mystery swarm of drones in 2019.
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Stevenson’s army, March 4
The US government makes few Big Statements on foreign policy. Most common is the National Security Strategy Report, which previous administrations have issued just once in 4 years, usually in the second year. The language is anodyne; it’s hard to find anything to disagree with. But once issued, the documents become gospel, regularly quoted in interagency meetings as “proof” of what the President wants.
The Biden Administration is off to a fast start. Yesterday the WH issued “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance.” Defense News has a good summary.
SecState Blinken also made a major policy speech. WaPo notes the highlights.
NYT reports secret order on drone strikes, said to be temporary pending review, reversing Trump policy delegating authority to operational levels. [Readers here may know that I have long favored the Hughes-Ryan model of presidential decision and congressional notification of drone strikes and offensive cyber operations.]
In other news, Germany is conducting FONOP in South China Sea.
FP says Biden is giving Turkey a “silent treatment.”
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Stevenson’s army, February 23
– Spencer Ackerman says administration is reviewing drone and counter-terror operations.
– Pew says 1/4 of Democrats and GOP get their news only from partisan news bubbles.
– In week 6, you will play roles seeking policies to offset economic & technological aspects of the rise of China. Axios says the Biden people are doing the same already.
-Brookings author says Trump in effect amended the Constitution in 5 significant ways.
– Newly analyzed archives show that starting around 1907, the Army assigned black Buffalo Soldiers to West Point to teach cadets horsemanship.
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