Tag: Iran
Stevenson’s army, December 29
– E.J. Dionne interviews retiring Cong. David Price of NC, a superb lawmaker and scholar.
– Biden insists new GOP chairmen wait until they have authority to investigate.
– WaPo does deep dive into Ukrainian offensives on Kharkiv & Kherson.
– GW prof says we should stop viewing Middle East as a region.
– NYT says US is working to block Iranian drones for Russia.
– Congress notified of additional $180 million arms for Taiwan.
– Carlos Lozada sees themes in books about Trump.
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Stevenson’s army, December 15
– WaPo details Hill-WH fight over Yemen bill.
– US wins UN vote against Iran.
– House staffers win benefits.
– Lower level courts are already overturning precedents.
– Two opinions countering consensus on China policy — one in Politico, the other in New Yorker but citing FA article.
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Stevenson’s army, December 13
[CRS has new report on US security assistance to Ukraine.]
[Another CRS report says Congress has appropriated $66 billion in aid for Ukraine.]
– Axios reports that Iran is limiting range of missiles its sending to Russia.
– Bipartisan report suggest ways for US to get back into TPP. The Asia Society report is here.
– In FT, Gideon Rachman says Korean armistice is the best model for Ukraine war.
– CRS has new short piece on local impact of defense spending.
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 11
I posted yesterday’s as today’s (now corrected). Apologies. This is today’s:
– WSJ says US faces new era of hostage diplomacy.
– NYT sees US political divisions over hostages.
– Air Force/DOD dispute over drones.
– Warsaw & Berlin dispute over Patriot missiles.
– US disputes WTO decision on steel tariffs.
– US public support for Ukraine lessens.
– WSJ reports increased Iranian support for Russia.
– Ukraine has a landmine problem.
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Stevenson’s army, November 25
– EU parliament brands Russia sponsor of terrorism.
– Billionaires account for 15% of mid-term funding.
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Stevenson’s army, November 21
– US wants expanded military presence in Philippines
– Germans consider subsidies to avoid trade war with US
– Iran helps Russia build drones, WaPo says.
– Russia has growing debt problem
– And the tech sanctions are hurting, too, says FP
– House GOP targets the Pentagon
– US pressures Netanyahu over defense appointment
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