Tag: Hamas
Stevenson’s army, January 3
– US intelligence believes Hamas used al-Shifa hospital for command and hostages
– NYT reports pushback to State limits on Chinese Americans
– NYT explains concerns over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
– CNN says US will keep base in Qatar for ten more years
– Chips War author says enforcement is lax
-FP has good list of conflicts to watch in 2024
– History lesson: compare now to 103 years ago [I also liked the Hochschild book]
– Use debaters for national security jobs [I like this idea, too]
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– New Yorker says the Mongols had a great civilization
Stevenson’s army, December 30
NYT has a lengthy report on military problems in the early hours of the 10/7 attacks. Among its findings:
– 2 of the 6 battalions based opposite Gaza were moved to the West Bank on 10/5.
– There was no plan to deal with the kind and level of the Hamas attacks.
– The base which should have been the command post for the response was overrun by Hamas.
– IDF personnel sometimes had to use WhatsApp to give bombing targets.
– Because of the holiday, many units were at only 50% manning.
– Hamas caused major delays on the roads leading toward Gaza with sniper and vehicle operations.
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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).
Stevenson’s army, December 27
– Following WSJ yesterday on US intelligence on China, NYT has story of growing Chinese intelligence capacities
– NYT has long take on Trump’s trade agenda
– WSJ has its own story on Trump trade
– NYT notes skepticism about Israel’s goals for Hamas
– India has sent ships to counter drone attacks
– Lawyers urge revisions of Insurrection Act
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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).
Stevenson’s army, December 22
– WSJ thinks it has the story on the Prigozhin assassination
– WaPo analysis questions Hamas use of Gaza hospital
-Gallup sees changes in Israeli opinion
– FP says US is partly to blame for Sudan problems
– NYT says US plans more Russia sanctions and that US & EU may seize Russian assets
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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).
Stevenson’s army, December 20
– The Senate left town for the year, but cleared military nominations first.
– Here’s the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Trump from the primary ballot
– CNBC says crypto PACs have a lot of money
– Dan Drezner sees incentives for political games over foreign policy
– Politico discusses Trump attacks on civil service
– WSJ says Hamas is planning postwar governance
– Paul Musgrave defends academic freedom by citing the margarine battle in Iowa
– New York magazine tells of Kissinger’s post-government business and partying
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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).
Stevenson’s army, December 18
– Netanyahu brags that he has blocked a Palestinian state.
– Semafor says US is considering attacks on Houthis.
– WSJ says US & Israel knew of Hamas funding but didn’t act.
– David Ignatius reports on the West Bank.
– Critics see problems in DOD drone program
-New NDAA includes provision requiring congressional action to pull out of NATO. [I sympathize with the intent but am unsure of its legality.]
– Lawyers urge SIOP for economic conflict with China
– Atlantic notes history of changing Supreme Court jurisdiction over cases
– On the 250 anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Smithsonian has history.
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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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).