Tag: Pakistan

Stevenson’s army, February 18

– WaPo book review tells how anti-tax movement captured GOP

– WaPo columnist sees value in Washington books

– CRS has new background paper on the budget process

– Brookings has a debate about Ukraine policy

– I like DARPA and wish DOD would do more OTA. Here’s background on the approach.

– Pakistani official admits election rigging

– Fred Kaplan skewers Tucker Carlson

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Stevenson’s army, February 11

– Opposition wins in Pakistan.

– Senate resumes voting today on foreign aid package

– WSJ reports Hamas tunnels beneath UNRWA HQ

Egypt threatens end of Camp David accords

– WaPo has background on Abraham Accords

– Venezuela builds troops on Guyana border

– Trump questions NATO treaty, encourages Putin

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 18

– Pakistan has struck back at Iran.

– US has made special terrorist designation of Houthis. Note the legal nuances.

New Taiwan leader says he’ll stick to status quo.

– US pressures Israel on Gaza electronics

– WSJ says US plans for Mideast aren’t gathering support

-Kevin Drum says the Fed is doing business differently

SAIS prof Hal Brands assesses US support for Ukraine

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 17

– WSJ sees divisions in Israeli cabinet

Iran fired missiles into Iraq and Pakistan.

– Senate overwhelmingly defeated Sanders amendment on Gaza

– North Korea sees South as enemy

Biden meets congressional leaders about Ukraine

– USA Today has 911 call on Austin, key personal details redacted

– Atlantic Council has special report on Defense Innovation

– Graham Allison says US allies are already planning on a new Trump administration

And on this 61st anniversary of Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address warning of a “military-industrial complex,” newly discovered documents show it went through over 20 drafts. This article does not mention what I’ve read elsewhere, that an early version referred to a “military-industrial-congressional complex,” but that was changed for political reasons.

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, September 18

– Senate has changed its dress code. I think that will lower decorum and seriousness.

– Senate Democrats need 67 votes to suspend the rules [in this case rule XVI on appropriations] to package 3 spending bills.

– Jake Sullivan and Wang Yi spent 2 days in important talks

– There’s a Sahel security pact

– Intercept says US got arms from Pakistan for Ukraine in return for IMF bailout

– WaPo says deal with Iran could lead to more. Brett McGurk explains and defends deal

– Trudeau accuses India of killing Canadian Sikh
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, August 10

– WSJ report on emerging US-ISraeli-Saudi deal is disparaged by NSC’s Kirby.

NYT explains Biden order on investing in China. Here’s the order.

– Intercept says US urged removal of Pakistan’s Khan.

AIPAC strikes back, Jewish Insider reports.

– Poland sends more troops to Belarus border.

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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