Tag: Foreign Policy
Stevenson’s army, November 23
– Cook Political Report says House in 118th Congress will be 222 R to 213 D. Every vote counts and every Congressional District counts.
– Big fight looms over spending.
– I agree with Paul Pillar’s analysis of negotiations over Ukraine.
– German analyst recaps earlier negotiations.
– George Packer dumps on American foreign policy realists and restrainers
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Stevenson’s army, November 18
– In the FT, Gillian Tett reports how Western techies have been helping Ukraine’s war.
– In FP, Adam Tooze says G20 is working well.
– US advised judge that MBS can’t be sued.
– CNAS analysts review US defense budget.
– WaPo predicts GOP criticism of US foreign policy.
– Atlantic predicts GOP investigations of Biden family.
– Former US official disagrees with Elliot Ackerman on Afghanistan failures.
– Yahoo has Zelensky 10-point “peace plan.”
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Stevenson’s Army, October 27
– Xi elevated wolf warriors for foreign policy
-Last week I sent Politico’s analysis of US failing diplomacy. In rebuttal, Dan Drezner offers a different picture.
– I really liked Derek Leebaert’s book on postwar foreign policy, but strongly disagree with his new Politico piece arguing against non-career foreign policy officials. Still, I want you to read it.
– Kevin Drum has a list of Democratic bragging points. Pollster Stan Greenberg says they don’t work this year.
– International Crisis Group calls for tighter congressional oversight of use of force.
– Barton Gellman previews GOP Congress.
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Stevenson’s army, June 19
– CNA’s Russia expert assesses the Ukraine war today.
– FP says China is gaining in Thailand.
– Rand study finds support for US Foreign Service.
– Atlantic article warns against militarizing our police.Fo
– The always thought-provoking Ezra Klein has surprising details about artificial intelligence.
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Stevenson’s army, June 6
On this 78th anniversary of the allied invasion of France, YouTube has a short cut from a newsreel report later shown in US theaters and the audio of CBS radio’s reporting that day, supplemented with newsreel footage.
The Biden foreign policy team is mostly people he has known a long time. [BTW, the most collegial and leak-free team was Bush 41’s] They show consensus and cooperation but little policy innovation. If you don’t like what they agree on, you call it group think, as Peter Beinart does.
WaPo reports China is building a naval base in Cambodia.
Economist reports CCP now bans grumbling about the party.
WSJ reports the diplomatic missions the CIA director has been sent on.
Politico has background on this week’s Latin American summit
Morning Consult compares what China has been doing in the region..
AP questions how long Ukraine can fight.
And a tweet shows the battlefield.
New WSJ poll shows Americans are pretty sour about things.
BusinessInsider notes Hill staff can double dip, working for Congress and campaigns.
NYT’s Charles Blow has good career advice, applicable far beyond his journalism. I’d say the same to people working on the Hill.
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Stevenson’s army, April 11 and 12
April 12:
– Atlantic has a long piece arguing that much of the distrust of government and each other in America is the product of social media.
– WaPo says Putin’s behavior is linked to his hubris and isolation.
– CNN reports Russia’s first default on foreign debt.
– Reuters says Taiwan has issued its first civil defense survival handbook.
– Defense News reports State push to gain more control over security assistance. It references SFRC testimony by Jessica Lewis and Mara Karlin.
– FP says Afghan resistance plans a spring offensive.
April 11 Charlie posted these long reads:
– Trump’s Russia advisers talk to NYT
– WSJ says too many US-trained troops are launching coups in Africa.
– WaPo says Chinese propaganda helps Russia.
– FT says Chinese businesses are buying strategic islands.
– Politico finds Twitter thread exposing poor pay at foreign policy think tanks.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I 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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