Tag: Saudi Arabia
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, November 18
– In the FT, Gillian Tett reports how Western techies have been helping Ukraine’s war.
– In FP, Adam Tooze says G20 is working well.
– US advised judge that MBS can’t be sued.
– CNAS analysts review US defense budget.
– WaPo predicts GOP criticism of US foreign policy.
– Atlantic predicts GOP investigations of Biden family.
– Former US official disagrees with Elliot Ackerman on Afghanistan failures.
– Yahoo has Zelensky 10-point “peace plan.”
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Stevenson’s army, November 2
– NYT says Russian military [not in Putin presence] discussed use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
– WSJ says Saudis warn of Iranian attack.
– AP says even internal Chinese reports are censored.
– WaPo notes problems monitoring Ukraine use of US weapons. Here’s the official plan.
– RollCall says Dems may use reconciliation to raise debt limit.
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Stevenson’s army, October 31
– Punchbowl explains why crypto legislation is under the jurisdiction of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
– NYT has its last polls in key Senate races.
– NBC says Biden may slow military aid to Saudis.
– WaPo notes Russian gains in west Africa.
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Stevenson’s army, October 24
– Axios notes there are two quite separate campaigns going on, with few common media events.
– Chicago Council finds encouraging news on US public opinion.
– NYT finds that GOP members who voted against certifying Biden’s election tend to come from districts with sharply decreasing white populations compared with other GOP members.
– NYT has explainer on speech and debate clause.
– WSJ sees deep split between US and Saudi Arabia.
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Stevenson’s army, October 14
– NYT has important background on interagency debates before new order on Chinese tech.
– NYT also has details on US-Saudi pissing match.
– Axios has background on French West Africa policy.
– Military Times quotes conservatives arguing recruiting shortfalls are because the armed forces are too “woke.”
– US is punishing countries with child soldiers after waiving that sanction for years.
– NYT has short piece on subpoenaing former presidents, citing this CRS study.
– WaPo has details on the finally reopening Air & Space Museum.
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