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Stevenson’s army, March 27

– Israel in turmoil.  US weighs in.

Senator blocks DOD nominations in abortion fight.

– Military Times looks at vaccine refusers.

– NPR tells of military interest in the Arctic.

– Breaking Defense says Turkey is losing interest in S-400.

– AP says China is winning friends in Utah.

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Stevenson’s army, March 26

– NYT says Asia is gearing for war.

– WaPo sees “five families” in the House GOP.

-Reuters sees US-China fight over undersea cables.

– NYT analyzes Biden-Netanyahu disagreements.

-Poli sci study funds independent redistricting commissions lead to 2.25 times as many competitive districts. Hooray!

– Conservative prof wants to change GOP primary system. Intriguing ideas.

– Marine reservist sees legal opportunity to expand “1202 authorities.”

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Stevenson’s army, March 24

US retaliates after deadly drone strike in Syria.

US complained to Israel about new law.

– Dan Drezner warns about Taiwan dilemmas, citing this article.

– CSIS study sees Chinese pressure ineffective. Here’s that report.

– WSJ says – Ukraine trouble getting troops.

-Canada doesn’t want to take lead in Haiti.

– Blinken refuses to declassify dissent cable.

– RollCall finds less party unity in House, more in Senate last year.

– Senate is taking up AUMF repeal, but look at Politico’s list of amendments:

Here’s a quick rundown of amendment to expect in the Senate next week on the AUMF:

  • Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) amendment would empower “the President to use force against forces of Iran, a state responsible for conducting and directing attacks against United States forces in the Middle East and to take actions for the purpose of ending Iran’s escalation of attacks on, and threats to, United States interests.”
  • Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) amendment would require Senate approval for any World Health Organization convention or agreement or treaty.
  • Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) amendment would create a joint select committee to look into the United States/Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021.
  • Sen. Pete Ricketts’ (R-Neb.) amendment would require the president to certify “that Iraq, Israel,and other United States partners and allies in the region have been meaningfully consulted on the ramifications of repeal.”
  • Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) amendment ensures that the AUMF repeal won’t impact the effectiveness of U.S. response to Iran.
  • Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) amendment would appoint an inspector general to oversee Ukraine aid.
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Stevenson’s army, March 11

– Chinese diplomacy secures Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

– Some analyses.

Surprise in Israel.

– WSJ says China also winning in South China Sea.

Russia threatens Moldova.

– Lawfare piece sees mild congressional restraints on use of force.

– SAIS profs Barno & Bensahel analyze US military recruiting problems.

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Stevenson’s army, March 10

– Alerted by FT’s John Thornhill, I want to share the UK Defence Ministry’s commissioned Sci-Fi stories to help think about future warfare.

– Lithuanian intelligence says Russia can fight two more years at current pace in Ukraine.

– NYT reveals what Saudis want from US in return for normalizing relations with Israel.

– There still aren’t many budget details for defense and foreign policy. Defense News has this summary.

– And Indopacom has leaked its wish list.

– Politico notes European differences over China.

Max Boot confesses he has been wrong about foreign policy.

– WaPo earlier had interesting maps about US & Ukraine.

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Stevenson’s army, March 7

– Atlantic cover story warns of extremist violence in US

– WSJ begins series arguing US isn’t ready for great power conflict.

Chinese blast US — Xi himself; and the foreign minister.

– At Taipei request, McCarthy will meet Taiwanese leader in California.

Dissent against Netanyahu in Israeli military.

NYT magazine tells of Chinese spy operation.

– Lawfare has favorable review of new cybersecurity policy.

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).

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