Tag: Intelligence
Stevenson’s army, March 10
A liberal think tank wants to shift $7 billion in foreign military aid from State to Defense.The full report is here.
US & China are cooperating on climate change, WSJ reports.But US public is more hostile toward China. First Quad summit is on Friday.
Foreign Affairs piece says intelligence community needs to adapt to open source world.
New reports question US nuclear modernization programs.
Author says H.R. McMaster admits countering Trump policies while NSA.
Democrats hope to use reconciliation bill this summer to avoid Senate filibusters on infrastructure, climate, and immigration.
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Stevenson’s army, February 1
Dan Drezner has a good analysis of how Biden’s presidency is different from Trump’s — notably the refusal to comment or act on a wide range of newsworthy topics.
WSJ notes that the Treasury-run CFIUS is broadening its investigations of Chinese investments in US startups. [Be advised: CFIUS is an important part of US foreign economic policy.]
WSJ also reports that the CIA is changing its recruitment efforts to attract millennials.
So far so good for SecState Blinken. [But honeymoons always end.]
NYT says GOP can recapture House in 2022 just by normal gerrymandering.
NYT has long long tick-tock on Trump’s efforts to overturn election.
Axios says Trump’s trade war failed miserably.
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Stevenson’s army, January 30
– NYT reports administration debate over troop withdrawals.– Pentagon reporter says Taliban claim victory.
– NSA Sullivan discusses Iran policy. Remember, Sullivan was a key player in this Carnegie report. I think it has many signposts to where he’s headed.
– FT has revealing interview with founder of Bellingcat, the NGO intelligence service.
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, January 14, late edition
Instead of waiting until tomorrow morning, I wanted to share these additional items today.
Pew has two new reports on how people get their news and the increased use of social media.
Heritage analyst has some good points about how to think about defense spending.
DOD has a new report on where the defense money goes.
TPM says DHS intelligence failed before Jan. 6.
Just Security notes parallels to Benghazi attack. [And remember, Congress held almost as many hearings into Benghazi as into the 9/11 attacks.]
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Stevenson’s army, December 28
Looking back, New Yorker has huge story reviewing The Plague Year.
Former CIA official says we’re in a permanent cyber conflict; US has been doing it, too; US needs better defenses.
Brookings has key pub: Vital Statistics on Congress.
Looking forward: House votes today on NDAA veto override. If it passes, on to the Senate.
All sides gear up for redistricting fights.
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Stevenson’s army, December 23
Today the president must veto the NDAA or it will become law without his signature. WIll he carry through on his threat? [He is supposed to fly to Florida at 4pm.]
Trump surprised his own staff by disparaging the omnibus bill and hinting at a veto, though his complaints were more about the foreign aid in the appropriations measures combined with covid relief. If he vetoes that, government will have to shut down next week.
Among his pardons, Trump included the 4 Blackwater contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians.
The Senate can’t organize itself and begin nomination hearings until the Georgia results are clear.
AP has numbers for the Trump legacy.
David Ignatius also believes that the Russia hack was espionage, not an act of war. Fred Kaplan has more background.
NYT says US Navy has a secret mission against Venezuela but off the coast of Africa.
Sweden considers joining NATO.
Trump wants to politicize 88% of OMB personnel.
FP details how China used stolen data to catch US spies.
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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