Tag: Sweden
Stevenson’s army, February 21
– NYT details Biden’s secret trip.
– Guardian suggests Swedish Koran burning was financed by Moscow
– Axios reports secret meetings between Israelis and Palestinians
– Philippines moves closer to US
– Putin suspends participation in New START
– WaPo reports US military expansion in Pacific
– Atlantic writer criticizes “military first” approach there
– SAIS profs — Ed Joseph sees Ukraine-Kosovo link; Eliot Cohen says Biden visit is “gut punch to Putin”
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Stevenson’s army, January 25
– Budget hawk think tank CRFB, whose online game we use in class to help you understand what’s in the US budget, has a new report on balancing the budget. NYT’s Paul Krugman says we don’t have to worry so much about the debt.
– FP says Iraq’s leader is tilting toward US.
– RollCall says the number of competitive House seats has fluctuated within a range, not shrunk dramatically.
– AP has historical background on presidential handling of classified records.
IISS has analysis of Japan’s new defense strategy.
– Politico notes the dubiousness of Santos’ $199 expenses.
Charlie also posted this yesterday:
Several news reports, including this first one by WSJ, say Ukraine will be receiving armored vehicles that many call “tanks.” Stars & Stripes notes that many dispute what a tank is. As many of you probably know, Churchill was the spearhead for tank development and gave it that name as a secrecy measure.
-Big corruption scandal in Ukraine.
-It sure looks as if Turkey will block Sweden’s admission to NATO.
-US will greatly expand artillery production.
– WaPo reviews SecState Pompeo’s new book, calling it “savage.”
– Ron Brownstein expects more redistricting to help GOP in next 2 years.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. 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, January 9
– The House votes today on a package of rules for the 118th Congress. Much of it is public, but Punchbowl News reports there is a secret 3 page addendum.
The rules package was at the center of McCarthy’s fight for the speakership. The 55-page document lays out the GOP priorities for the next two years and the procedures Republicans will use to run the chamber.
However, there’s also a secret three-page addendum that McCarthy and his allies hashed out during several days of grueling negotiations with the House Freedom Caucus. This pact includes the most controversial concessions McCarthy made in order to become speaker – three seats on the Rules Committee for conservatives, freezing spending at FY2022 levels, a debt-ceiling strategy, coveted committee assignments and more.
WSJ confirms the plan includes defense spending cuts.
A sobering piece in Foreign Affairs warns that the US faces “a period of protracted regime instability, marked by repeated constitutional crises, heightened political violence, and possibly, periods of authoritarian rule.”
Sweden says it can’t meet Turkish demands for NATO membership.
Politico says Wagner Group is active in Europe and Africa.
Military Times summarizes the year of US strikes in Somalia.
WaPo says social media helped bring out the violent mobs in Brasilia.
I don’t normally see the Washington Monthly, but it has released its latest edition,which looks to have some interesting reads.
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Stevenson’s army, December 31
– CFR lists the big anniversaries coming in 2023.
– Dan Drezner gives his list of the best writing on political economy in 2022.
– NYT on effects of polling on the 2022 elections.
– Defense News on Sweden & Finland’s efforts to get into NATO.
– WOTR on Turkey’s policies toward Russia and Syria.
Best wishes for 2023. CS
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Stevenson’s army, December 3
– Politico says EU has a spy problem.
– Swedish institute has a report on the global state of democracy.
– Atlantic Council has a report on Ukraine from some former senior officials.
-WaPo warns of a West Bank crisis.
– Joe Nye likes the “double deterrence” of current US Taiwan policy.
– Slate article argues Supreme Court has been expanding its power by wrong reading of the law.
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Stevenson’s army, November 1
Apropos of nothing in particular:
Political Wire got hold of NBC’s briefing book.
AP explains new laws that might affect voting this year.
Military Times speculates on what GOP win could mean for defense.
WaPo says trade secondary to security in US view of China.
NYT has interactive report on how Russia is paying for its war.
Turkey & Hungary still haven’t approved NATO membership for Sweden and Finland.
China unhappy US plans to send B52s to Australia.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. 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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