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Stevenson’s army, October 18
– FT says China tested a hypersonic missile.
– US & Canada sent FONOPs through Taiwan Strait.
– Congress rejected DOD reprogramming, protecting big contractors.
– DOD approves $6 billion in new Saudi arms sales.
– David Sanger assess new cold war.
– Intercept has Facebook’s blacklist.
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Stevenson’s army, October 16
– CNN says US intelligence doesn’t foresee Chinese invasion of Taiwan anytime soon.
– EU officials say Iran isn’t ready for talks on nukes.
–Politico’s new owner plans to put it behind paywall.
– FP continues its reporting on China’s evasion of sanctions.
– Already, massive fundraising for midterm elections, NYT reports.
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Stevenson’s army, September 16
FT scoops the rest with two items: Xi rejected a proposal by Biden for face-to-face summit; Khalilzad says Ghani’s surprise departure derailed planned two week grace period for Kabul.
Fred Kaplan on Milley revelations.
Some House Democrats are already losing their seats to GOP gerrymandering.
More from WSJ on Facebook: algorithm changed boosted angry people.
Brookings has some good ideas for filibuster reform.
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Stevenson’s army, September 14
Punchbowl provides several stories on Blinken testimony. Politico: “Blinken lays blame on Trump as he defends messy withdrawal from Afghanistan” … Reuters: “Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing” … CNN: “Blinken testifies on Afghanistan before House lawmakers angry about the war’s chaotic end” … WaPo: “Blinken clashes with Republican lawmakers over Afghanistan withdrawal”
Look at the talking points the WH sent to its friends.
Here’s a link to the actual hearing. [But if you want to use it for your Hill Observation paper, be aware it’s over 5 hours long.]
– NYT says Iran almost has enough fuel for one nuclear bomb.
– WaPo says US is releasing some aid to Egypt, conditioning the rest.
– WSJ is running a series of articles on how Facebook dodges some of its own rules.
– The Brown University Costs of War project points the finger at contractors.
– What can Hill staffers do whose workplace is toxic? Leak to Buzzfeed.
– A retired USMC colonel says US doesn’t practice what it preaches about mission command.
Our brownbag guest yesterday recommends this article about changing the GOP.
Lots of new material this afternoon. Different reporters are citing bootleg copies of the new Bob Woodward book — WaPo says Milley “pulled a Schlesinger“; CNN has more about the military.
– Different emphases: Intell officials say AlQaeda could rebuild in a year, and greater terror threats are outside Afghanistan.
Congress looks at military role in evacuation. Blinken hearing “marred by politics.”
– Military aid to Guinea cut off.
– How should a Member spend his time? Tweeting about Democratic policies or helping deal with local floods?
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Stevenson’s army, September 13
– North Korea has tested a cruise missile that puts all of Japan in range.
– Iran and IAEA have agreed on monitoring.
– Study says social media exacerbate political polarization.
– Dan Drezner hits Biden’s China trade policy.
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Stevenson’s army, July 29
Mike Mazarr, my former NWC colleague now at Rand, urges dropping scenarios as the basis for defense planning.
Iran’s supreme leader casts doubt on deals with West.
AP details how much we’re promising Afghanistan, while Task & Purpose warns of the deterioration of Afghan air forces.
Kevin Drum says the evidence points to Fox News as the source not only of US political polarization, but actual hate:
The Fox pipeline is pretty simple. Fox News stokes a constant sense of outrage among its base of viewers, largely by highlighting narratives of white resentment and threats to Christianity. This in turn forces Republican politicians to follow suit. It’s a positive feedback loop that has no obvious braking system, and it’s already radicalized the conservative base so much that most Republicans literally believe that elections are being stolen and democracy is all but dead if they don’t take extreme action.
Margaret Sullivansays the press’s bothsidesism is also to blame. My own view sees multiple coinciding causes,with special mention of Newt Gingrich.
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