Tag: Mexico
Stevenson’s army, September 2
– Matt Yglesias shows why the GOP proposal for war on Mexico is simplistic, short-sighted, and stupid.
– Colin Woodard shows how different regions of the US are even on life expectancy.
– WSJ graphically shows Russian defenses in Ukraine
– WaPo tells the political history of Labor Day
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Stevenson’s army, August 24
– Dan Drezner comments on the foreign policy points in the GOP candidate show. He links to an earlier column on force against Mexico, which Gov. DeSantis emphasized.
– I’m repeatedly impressed by the entrepreneurial reporting and analysis by Politico’s Nat Sec Daily. You should all subscribe [it’s free] Last night they looked into the possible sources for the many similar “Ukraine isn’t doing what we advised” stories. [Scroll to the second story]
– Reuters has more on the Prigozhin flight.
– NYT has report on Russia’s recruitment advertising.
-BRICs are adding members.
Charlie sent this latish yesterday:
– Tom Nichols assesses Prigozhin’s likely death.
– Earlier, NYT spoke to analysts critical of Ukraine’s offensive, though Jake Sullivan denied stalemate.
– David Ignatius calls for a bigger Space Force.
– Lawfare sees legal issues over Niger coup.
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Stevenson’s army, July 7
– The Biden Administration is trying to get around the Constitution’s delegation of trade powers to Congress by making deals and then asking Congress to approve.
– And the House seems willing to oblige, by passing a law allowing it.
– BTW, USMCA hasn’t worked as promised [The story is truncated because neither I nor SAIS wants to pay $5000+ per year for Politico Pro]
– The Supreme Court is making law behind the scenes with its Shadow Docket.
– And news coverage of the Court misses key developments.
– CFR members are backchanneling with Russia
– GOP does want to send US troops into Mexico.
– Walter Pincus sees culture wars in the US military
-DOD wants to block Chinese & Russian influence over academia.
– Tel Aviv police chief charges political interference.
– Germany cuts all but defense.
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Stevenson’s army, June 28
– NYT says Russian general knew of mutiny in advance [Either that’s true or a good way to sow dissent in Kremlin]
– CNN says US didn’t tell most allies about Wagner plans
– Putin admits Russia funded Wagner
– Economist reports how Wagner shot down Russian aircraft
– NYT says US public opinion limits thaw with China
– POGO report on US shipbuilding problems
Charlie later added this Wednesday bonus:
– Politico’s Global Insider has more on various Russian private armies.
– WSJ says Prigozhin hoped to capture senior generals.
– Elliot Ackerman sees a weakened Russian force.
– David Frum worries about GOP calls for attacks in Mexico.
– Stimson analyst sees no real US consensus on China
– SAIS grad explains why US hasn’t ratified Law of the Sea convention
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Stevenson’s army, April 11
– Politico reports on the GOP push to attack Mexico.
– Politico profiles Elbridge Colby, the anti-neocon.
-Economist sees US-China competition in Indian Ocean
– Blowback from intell leaks: South Korea. Lots of places.
– WaPo says Egypt planned to sell arms to Russia
-Amy Zegart assesses US intelligence challenges.
Bloomberg opinion is behind a paywall, but look at these recent points.
Let Bloomberg Opinion columnist Minxin Pei — with assistance from Bloomberg’s editorial board — calibrate your concerns. The perception of China’s increasing power tends to exceed the reality of it. Here are five reasons that is true.
- China’s military strength is overhyped: “For all its talk about the decline of the West and rise of the East, China remains a significantly weaker power than the US on practically all fronts. What China sees as unfair practices — including US surveillance operations in international airspace and waters near the Chinese coast — are merely a manifestation of the exercise of US power in its rivalry with a weaker adversary.”
- On top of that, Minxin says, China talks a big game on national ambitions but can’t follow through: “In case after case, leaders in Beijing have identified top national priorities and lavished them with support. And time after time, this ‘whole-of-nation’ effort, meant to mobilize the talent and resources of a giant country, has led only to waste, graft and failure.”
- Bloomberg’s editorial board says Washington frets about China’s financial leverage over the US, but that’s also overhyped: “Less than 2% of US foreign direct investment is held in China, and US venture-capital companies have invested only about $60 billion in Chinese startups since 2010, compared with $1.3 trillion in the US.”
- The China-Russia alliance is also less than it seems, Minxin writes, adding that influence doesn’t equal leverage: “The meagerness of the economic deals signed during Xi Jingping’s visit to Moscow — which glaringly omitted the second gas pipeline from Russia to China — indicates that China is not ready to go all in, at least for now. This portends trouble” for any alliance between the two nations.
- And the Saudi deal was significant, but the US remains firmly in control: “Those lamenting America’s apparent loss of influence in the Middle East should know that this is one of the costs of focusing US attention and resources on the competition with China — and it’s one the US can afford to pay.”
Bonus China Reading:
- US Must Still Fight for Taiwan’s Hearts and Minds: Nisid Hajari
- US ‘Guardrails’ With China Are Shaky at Best: Hal Brands
- The US, UK and Australia Send China a Message: James Stavridis
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Stevenson’s army, March 30
– IGs report on Ukraine aid.
– RUSI reports on Ukraine lessons.
-WaPo reports on Bibi-Biden split; Axios has more.
– Axios reports on how Zients runs the WH. Note that SecTreas Yellen attends the staff meeting.
-USD Kahl explains why no F16s to Ukraine.
-Trump think tank prepares “battle plans” for Mexico
– Senate votes 66-30 to repeal Iraq AUMFs, but McCarthy may not take House vote.
– Feds work hard to recruit young employees.
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