Tag: Niger

Stevenson’s army, August 18

-NYT says administration is consulting closely with Senate on possible Saudi-Israeli deal.

– WaPo says intelligence report doubts Ukraine will achieve key target

– WaPo has interview with Gen. Milley on that and more

– NYT explains how Tokyo and Seoul have come together

– ECOWAS military chiefs confer about Niger

– North Korea said to prepare missile tests

– FP says Iran has shifted tactics, more carrots for neighbors

-FT columnist warns of AI hype — citing this guy

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Stevenson’s army, August 17

– The Commission studying reform of the DOD budget process has an interim report.

– AEI summarizes the issues in the NDAA conference.

– CNAS has a big report on civilians in national security.

-WSJ notes the big problems facing the Russian economy.

– NPR summarizes China’s stumbling economy.

– NYT sees Russia helped by Niger coup

– WaPo says Iran helped Russia’s drone industry

– David Ignatius praises Biden foreign policy

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Stevenson’s army, August 9

– NYT says Biden will release order limiting investments in China today.

-IISS reports divisions among Kurds.

– Fred Kaplan discusses how Gen. Groves lied about atomic radiation.

– More information on navy spies for China

– NYT analyzes the war in the Black Sea

-WSJ says Niger coup leader was US favorite

-Lawfare says Trump will have to attend his trials.

– Article says DOD should learn innovation lessons from business.

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Stevenson’s army, August 8

GOP leader Newt Gingrich argued in 1994 that “we had to destroy the House in order to save it.” His strategy was to make the American people lose trust in the House of Representatives so that they would welcome GOP majorities for the first time in 40 years. It worked.  The playbook is being used again by GOP candidates to sow distrust in other institutions of the US government, NYT reports.

Diplomacy is being tried in Niger.

US supports Philippines against Chinese harassment.

In FP, Steve Walt laments lack of consensus among China scholars.

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Stevenson’s army, August 6

Several things from last week still look significant:

– WSJ on the muddled US response to the Niger coup

– NYT analysis of Xi’s replacement of top nuclear forces officers

– Politico’s analysis of the early months of the “tough on China committee”

Rand’s multi-expert report on US security challenges

– NYT’s history of the NRA, including key role of members of Congress

– CNAS’ annual review of US sanctions

-Brookings’ analysis of recent congressional oversight trends

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Stevenson’s army, July 28

I’ll be away for a few days, but I wanted to highlight good news about Congress.

– Senate passed its NDAA. And the appropriators did their job.

– The House is another story.

– Problems in Haiti — State warning; New Yorker analysis.

– Problem in Niger with broader ramifications.

– Tom Friedman sees US mideast push

-Politico Nat Sec Daily analyzes Biden/Austin relationship.

-Commerce & Defense together on industrial base.

Some ideas to ponder: Maybe social media don’t worsen polarization.

– Maybe dictators aren’t so effective

-Maybe there’s a feasible peace in Ukraine.

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