Tag: National security
Stevenson’s army, June 24 and 23
[Forgive the delay. I’ve started reading John Bolton’s memoir. I buy all the memoirs of senior officials and even have personally autographed volumes by Eisenhower’s Robert Cutler, JFK’s McGeorge Bundy, and Brent Scowcroft.]
Pay to play: WSJ says Chinese nationals have paid a lot to get close to Trump and his people.
Politico lists several foreign leaders seeking Trump favors while he’s still president.
WSJ says Germany is caught between US and China.
I can’t believe this Tata guy.
WH has a new official Arctic policy. Read it before it melts.
I missed posting yesterday’s Stevenson’s army, so htere it is:
– NYT explains how Administration is divided over Israeli annexation.
– CIA is recruiting, including on Hulu.
– Foreign Affairs tells of US efforts to interfere in foreign elections
– New Yorker has profile of Fiona Hill.
– Lawfare writer notes similarities between debates on counterinsurgency and community policing.
– FP sees China reaching across Pacific into Kiribati election. [remember, pronounced kiribas]
– Congress wants to realign missile defense agency chain of command
I don’t know what to say about this. It’s a dumb and futile ideas to try to involve China in US-Russian nuclear talks [the headline would be: Trump tries to force China to greatly increase its nuclear arsenal against US”], yet I see the photo op as clever messaging for a bad policy.
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Stevenson’s army, June 22
– While the national security adviser writes in WSJ that “no formal announcement has been made,” he then explains that US troops will leave Germany and why.
-NYT explains the lapses in vetting that allowed the Saudi pilot to kill in Pensacola.
— NYT also explains how Amb. Grenell seized control of Kosovo policy.
-Bolton blames many policies on “the split between Trump and Trump.”
–Bolton has more harsh words in ABC interview. Transcript here.
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Stevenson’s army, June 18
– You don’t have to buy the 592-page book. The media have excellent summaries of the lowlights. Here’s WaPo; now NYT; Vox has a good checklist. BTW, NYT book reviewer calls it “tedious.”
– Trump gave WSJ an interview to rebut Bolton.
-In what I see as a preemptive leak to protect Lt.Col. Vindman, somebody told the Post he would be on the O-6 promotion list and said they were worried that the President might strike his name.
Two curious articles about Israel’s dalliance with China — in FP and in Lawfare.
– Prof. Thornhill has piece on civil-military relations.
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Stevenson’s army, May 14
– TNSR has excellent piece urging greater coordination of US economic and national security policies.
– Doug Ollivant has assessment of new Iraqi leader.
-WH won’t let Peter Navarro testify before Congress. But remember this is standard practice for WH officials who lack Senate confirmation.
– The usually critical congressional commission on China has a new report on Chinese tech.
– Dan Drezner is in Twitter fight with Sen. Hawley.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. 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, May 1
-WaPo says the administration is developing a package of anti-China measures,
many extreme and unprecedented, like demanding reparations for pandemic
costs and refusing to pay interest on Chinese-held US bonds.[As I said
in class, I support vigorous US measures to thwart Chinese military
expansion and to compete economically, especially in advanced
technologies. But I resent Trump’s weaponizing these measures mainly for
his political campaign and as a distraction from his delays and
failures handling the pandemic.]
– Part of this effort, NYT reports, is pressuring the intelligence community to prove Chinese culpability for release of the coronavirus.
– And SecState Pompeo was already in a pissing contest with Beijing.
– WSJ profiles national security adviser O’Brien, who says NSC staff is now down to the 120s.
– Yes, the FISA court consists of Article III [life-tenured] federal judges.
– NYT reports that Zoom sessions can be bad for your health.
And while I’m in a grumpy mood, how about this:
Lawmakers Vote by Mail to Roll Back Vote by Mail
April 30, 2020 at 3:10 pm EDT
“An emergency plan for Louisiana’s delayed spring elections was approved by the state Legislature after Republican lawmakers rolled back an expansion of mail-in ballots for people concerned about the coronavirus,” the Baton Rouge Advocate reports.
“Lawmakers voted by mail on the emergency plan.”
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Peace Picks| March 16-22
Notice: Due to recent public health concerns, most of the upcoming events are cancelled or postponed, except a few that will only be available via live-streaming.
Virtual Event—How to deter Russian aggression in an election year: Legislative options| March 16, 2020 | 12:30 PM | Atlantic Council | Register Here
Please join the Atlantic Council via Zoom on March 16th at 12:30 p.m. for a timely event on how to deter Russian interference in the upcoming US presidential elections.
The head of the Atlantic Council’s Economic Sanctions Initiative, Ambassador Daniel Fried, will present a paper that assesses Congress’ options, in particular the DASKA and DETER sanctions bills, to dissuade Russian aggression in an election year.
Our speakers will evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed legislative options, outline current risks, and discuss potential challenges for the private sector in implementing additional Russia sanctions. The event will now be completely virtual, please register for the conversation here. Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Speakers:
Richard Sawaya: Vice President, USA Engage, National Foreign Trade Council
Cari N. Stinebower: Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Graham Brookie: Director and Managing Editor, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council
Ambassador Daniel Fried: Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
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Live Stream Event: Strategic National Security Space: FY 2021 Budget and Policy Forum | March 17, 2020 | 9:15 AM – 12:15 PM | CSIS | Register Here
Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis Program on Tuesday, March 17, for the webcast “Strategic National Security Space: FY 2021 Budget and Policy Forum.” This year’s event will address the dynamic national security space landscape including the release of the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget, the standup of the United States Space Force and reorganization of national security space, and the evolving threat environment.
Speakers:
Mr. Stephen Kitay: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Major General Clint Crosier: Director, Space Force Planning, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
Dr. Derek Tournear: Director, Space Development Agency
Dr. Morgan Dwyer: Deputy Director for Policy Analysis, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Todd Harrison: Director, CSIS Aerospace Security; Director, CSIS Defense Budget Analysis Program
Mike Tierney: Velos
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