Tag: Foreign Policy
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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Stevenson’s army, April 16
Longtime WaPo reporter Walter Pincus tells how technology is driving intelligence.
FDD has new site following Biden foreign policy.
NYT explains thinking behind Russia sanctions. Russia retaliates.
NYT notes new Russia sanctions will affect Russian banks.
Lawfare parses sanctions in terms of cyber policy. Politico says US won’t send ships into Black Sea. Administration approves new arms sale to UAE.
NYT says US military is looking at neighboring sites after Afghan withdrawal. Trust in US military drops slightly, Bloomberg reports.
Biden keeps Trump’s low refugee cap.
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Stevenson’s army, April 10
– In week 12 of the Conduct [of Foreign Policy] course, we’ll have an exercise where you try to coordinate administration responses to breaking news items. Some officials may push for a political spin. That happens in government, as WaPo discovered from emails between officials at HHS bragging about getting changes in CDC announcements more favorable to Trump positions.
– OMB has the new skinny budget. It shows a small increase for defense, and a 12% increase for international affairs spending. A perennial fight over policies and budgets comes between service chiefs and combatant commanders, as Real Clear Politics reports.
– NYT considers Moscow’s motivations in military moves toward Ukraine.
– Profesor and former APSA Fellow Brian Alexander hosted an interesting program on changing norms in Congress. Take a look.
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Stevenson’s army, March 25
CNN says he has been preparing for today’s [1315] news conference the way most presidents have done — reading briefing materials and practicing some answers.
He also has been using Sen. Coons as a “shadow secretary of state.“
And he has been woefully delayed in making national security nominations.
China has been sanctioning US allies.
Vox has background on the debt ceiling, which looms over US on August 1.
NSA warned of Soviet activities in Cuba months before 1962 missile crisis.
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Stevenson’s army, March 17
– DNI report says Russia and Iran — but not China — interfered in 2020 elections against Biden. Report here
– Ukraine, as US urging, blocked Chinese acquisition of defense firm.
– DARPA is also countering foreign investments in US startups.
– CNAS has new program on geoeconomic tools.
– Some congressional Democrats push 20% increase in international affairs funding.
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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Stevenson’s army, March 15
Numbers game: DOD has 1000 more troops in Afghanistan than reported.
Blinken and Austin sign op-ed on partnerships.
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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