Tag: Russia

Stevenson’s army, April 24

-WaPo says US pressured Ukraine not to attack inside Russia

– Naval war college prof urges changes in security assistance

-Peter Beinart worries about another Nabka.

– SIPRI has its latest tally of world military expenditures.

– Politico sees a “diploma divide” explaining US politics [see second story].

– Facebook has an ad library, Take a look.

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Stevenson’s army, April 23

-NYT keeps updating reports of evacuations from Sudan.

– WaPo says leaks show ISIS strength in Afghanistan.

– AP explains difficulties in ramping up artillery production.

– Politico tells how Russia is chairing UNSC.

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Stevenson’s army, April 21

– US has moved troops to prepare for possible difficult evacuation from Sudan.

– WSJ reports on Yellen speech at SAIS; here’s the text.

– FT says China is developing weapons to hijack satellites.

– Another Discord leak says Russia worked to build antiwar movement in Germany.

AMLO rebuffed on new military plan.

– CSIS has new report on critical military technologies.

– Research shows early schooling in 19th century America strengthened democracy.

– 29 Republicans question US Ukraine aid, urge peace.

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Stevenson’s army, April 20

– Axios has a preview of Treasury Secretary Yellen’s speech on China at SAIS this morning.

– NYT says Xi is rebuffing US.

– US gives more to Ukraine.

– Prigozhin says Russia has accomplished its mission.

– Reuters has Russia recruitment ad.

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Stevenson’s army, April 19

– Discord docs say Egypt paused on arms to Russia after US pressure.

– Tucker Carlson used altered docs.

– Russia claimed only 1% of faked profiles caught.

– Saudis & UAE buy Russian oil.

– US will sell F16 equipment to Turkey

– Ukraine war changed IMF.

China is retaliating against US companies

– Politico lists likely contenders for top military jobs.

– Bob Gates says US needs to be much better at strategic communications.

– Researchers say partisan media works.

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Stevenson’s army, April 15

India’s population is now greater than China’s, but there’s more to the story.

– Arab nations are warming to Syria.

– US intelligence saw 4 more Chinese balloons

– Reports also say Taiwan is vulnerable

-China promises no arms to either side in Ukraine.

-Discord leaker: Fred Kaplan wonders about his access.

– Read the affadavit revealing probable cause.

Background from Bellingcat.

– Tom Friedman doesn’t want anti-China feeling to go too far.

– Max Hastings reminds that Churchill wanted to keep fighting Moscow.

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