Tag: Niger
Stevenson’s army, December 12
– RollCall sees movement toward a spending deal.-
– WaPO says Japan is moving toward a defense buildup.
– WSJ says US forces are helping Niger against Islamists.
– WSJ says CIA is falling short on Open Source Intelligence
– Vox sees a new, stronger Chinese-Saudi alliance.
-WaPo op-ed says Republicans and Democrats misperceive each others’ views.
Here’s the cited report.
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Stevenson’s army, March 9
– NYT tells more about the CIA base in Niger.
– Afghan broadcaster says government angry about proposed peace deal, has text here.
– Dan Drezner grades Biden’s NSS, is critical of foreign economic policy statements.
– New Yorker reports views of CJCS General Milley.
– TNSR reports poll of military, finds support for exceptionalism.
– Bit of history: Atlantic tells how House did away with its filibuster.
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 30
– The president may want to use active duty US troops in Minnesota and elsewhere, but there are limits, making it unlikely. National Guard under control of the governors is already occurring.
– The president also wants to get out of WHO, but that’s illegal, too.
– The Flynn calls with the Russian ambassador have been released. Flynn lied and may have broken the moribund Logan Act, too.
– Hudson Institute has leading China hawks. Here are their latest pubs
– FP says Taliban are in disarray.
– NYT says Colonel heading Niger operation has been denied his promotion to one-star.
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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