Tag: National secureity
Stevenson’s army, November 4
– Brennan Center report suggests foreign training laws lead to secret wars.
– WOTR writers say we don’t need the NSS report.
– WOTR has podcast on civ-mil relations.
– Politico notes many DOD appointees still await confirmation.
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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Stevenson’s army, February 20
– President Biden’s speech to the Munich Security Conference signaled several policy changes.
– NYT says US is trying to avoid red lines with Iran.
– Although Biden hasn’t called anyone in the Saudi leadership, SecDef Austin spoke to MBS.
-Report to UNSC says Erik Prince helped organize mercenary army for Libya.
– FP reports disagreement in State over Uighur “genocide” label.
– Lawfare piece says China coast guard law violates Law of Sea treaty.
-Defense One article analyzes China’s military-civil fusion plan.
I don’t agree with everything I send around. Here’s an example. Several former intelligence officials argue that cyber deterrence requires strong offensive capability I have long believed that the US has a cult of the offensive preoccupation with cyber offense and that we need much more spending for defense and resiliency.
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