Tag: Ukraine
Stevenson’s army, December 26
– WSJ reports on US intelligence efforts in China
– NYT summarizes the Trump plan for government in a new term
-US attacked Iran-backed militias in Iraq
– Economist reports investigation of MH-17 shot down over Ukraine in 2014
– WSJ reports on Egypt plan for Gaza
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Stevenson’s army, December 15
– US “officials” are making clear to the media that the Biden administration wants Israel to reduce the intensity and shorten the duration of its operations in Gaza. Here’s NYT version. And from WSJ. And from Axios. Israel seems to be resisting.
– CNN reports a DNI assessment — later confirmed by WaPo — that almost half Israeli air attacks have been with “dumb” bombs.
– Bulwark has detailed analysis of US views on Gaza war.
– Despite earlier reports of a work-around, Hungary vetoed additional EU aid to Ukraine at this time.
– NYT reports harsh Ukraine recruiting tactics
– AP explains the various US pots of money for Ukraine
On other issues– FP blasts Biden policy toward Venezuela.
– FP analyzes China’s actions in SCS
– National Security Archive releases collection on Carter Administration
-NYT has ticktock on SCOTUS on Dobbs decision
FYI, today is Bill of Rights Day, celebrating 1791 ratification of first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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Stevenson’s army, December 14
– The Senate passed the NDAA; House plans 2/3 suspension of rules vote today.
– Hill reports McConnell-Hawley feud
– Agriculture and business interests disputed China committee proposals
– WSJ says US blocked shipment of rifles to Israel because of settlers
– NYT analyzes Israeli war cabinet
– Netanyahu reply to Biden — by WaPo, by NYT
– Fred Kaplan on GOP fight on Ukraine
– Long blast against NYT by its former editorial page editor
– Law profs analyze use of force against Mexican cartels
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Stevenson’s army, December 13
– The Zelensky visit produced no breakthrough on Ukraine aid in DC. But FT says EU is looking for technical tricks to get around Orban veto of new aid.
– Politico reports declassified intelligence on Russian losses
– In private meeting with fundraisers, Biden sharply criticized Israel, referred to “indiscriminate bombing.”
– WSJ says Israel is flooding Gaza tunnels.
– In print edition, WaPo has long articles on problems in Ukraine offensive and many pages on the Discord leaks
– House China committee urges legal changes forcing higher tariffs on Chinese goods. Here’s the report.
– Politico says Trump wants deal with North Korea letting it keep nuclear weapons
– FYI, WH sent Congress latest war powers report
– Senate voted against forcing US troops from Syria.
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Stevenson’s army, Decemberr 15
– Former SAIS prof Mara Karlin, stepping down at DOD
– WaPo reports Chinese cyber attacks on US infrastructure
– NYT says US & Ukraine are working on a new strategy
– Economist has valuable report on Indian military, including strategy, organization, deployments, and civil-military tensions
– NBC says promised US-Chinese military hotline still hasn’t been started
– New NDAA, expected to pass this week, will allow some military program starts despite normal CR blocks
– French analyst explains internal Hamas debates–
And this from Legistorm:
Time to hand out those holiday bonuses: The average House personal office is on track to end the year with more than $360,000 left in its annual operating budget.
The average House personal office used just 61% of its office budget in the first nine months of the year, according to a LegiStorm analysis. That puts each office on pace to use 81% of its budget by the year’s end, leaving close to $363,000 unspent per office.
The personal average office ended 2022 with 10% of its budget left unspent, or more than $176,000.
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Stevenson’s army, December 11
– Zelensky is coming to DC, with meetings with Biden and on the Hill, though no big speech
– Heritage has set a counter meeting between Hungary’s Orban and GOP lawmakers
– WaPo says US is looking for partners to patrol Red Sea
– GZero says Israel seems ready to attack Lebanon
– WSJ says European militaries have weakened
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