Tag: houthis
Stevenson’s army, January 15
– Axios reports US criticism of Israel’s war policies
– New Yorker’s David Remnick criticizes Netanyahu
– Eliot Cohen criticizes US response to Houthi attacks
– WaPo hits Trump statements about war
– Dan Drexner criticizes Zelikow views on US statecraft
– NYT says US thinks Iran wants to avoid wider war
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Stevenson’s army, January 14
– NYT says the Israeli et al. war is widening
– NYT also says much of Houthi offensive capability remains
– WSJ sees hopes for Ukraine support “slim”
– NYT says Russia has gained “upper hand” in East
– WaPo has tick-tock on Austin illness. Clearly his immediate staff was grossly negligent.
– Politico says there is a deal for another laddered CR
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Stevenson’s army, January 13
– Taiwan voted for a president viewed as less friendly to Beijing.
– Additional strikes against Houthis, and more details.
– Fred Kaplan is supportive; Bloomberg’s Marc Champion sees a win for Iran
– Biden defends his authority, sent notice to Congress.
– I agree, both since Congress has endorsed anti-piracy operations since 1790 and since international law supports freedom of the seas. [Enshrined in UNCLOS, though US hasn’t yet ratified.]
– Reminder: CRS often has good background materials, such as this.
-WaPo says US diplomats helped avert a coup in Guatemala.
– Defense One article criticizes another military nomination hold.
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Stevenson’s army, January 12
– The US and others have launched attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen.
– WSJ has best details.
– Politico has background on planning.
– Before the strikes, BBC explained the downsides.
– The US explained with a presidential statement, a statement in the name of the still-hospitalized SecDef, and transcript of a briefing.
– Some on the Hill questioned the legal authority for the attacks.
Poor Tony Blinken. He gets a Time cover and story that reports how he keeps trying to settle the Gaza war.
But NYT reports how much he has been rebuffed by Israel.
David Ignatius sees a path to progress
And Graeme Wood says some pressure on Israel has worked.
In anticipation of the Taiwanese elections, the US Senate passed a resolution.
Pentagon IG reports problems tracking Ukraine aid.
NYT sees fight between political think tanks supporting Trump.
Like many of you, I have grudging admiration for Winston Churchill — admiration because of his leadership in WWII, grudging because of many other actions, such as Gallipoli, “aerial policing,” India and the Empire. But you gotta love him for his adventure as a soldier and war correspondent in the Boer war, as recounted in last week’s Economist.
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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.
Semafor editor suggests these newsletters for following China: Flagship Senior Editor Prashant Rao recommended Sinocism, The Wire China, ChinaTalk, and WSJ China for all your in-depth China-watching needs.
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Stevenson’s army, November 23
– Fred Kaplan sees a big shift in US-Israel relations
-NYT sees Biden role in hostage deal
– NYT notes divisions in Israeli cabinet
– WSJ says no smoking gun in tunnel videos
– CNN reports attempted Houthi attacks on US ships
– Right wing win in Dutch elections
– The story behind “Day After” film
– FP has great graphic on US-Chinese competition for world trade
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