Tag: Somalia
Stevenson’s army, October 3
– John Kelly tells the truth about Trump. WaPo analyzes.
– NYT describes evolution of GOP attack Mexico proposals.
-US sees corruption danger in Ukraine.
-WSJ sees Chinese gains in Arctic
– “Black Hawk Down” 30 years ago: Mark Bowden has new document; Andrew Exum sees a lesson learned
-Former GOP congressman has some regrets.
From Politico:
MATH IS HARD: Over the past month, we’ve seen some wildly different numbers about how much total aid Washington is giving Ukraine. The Center for Strategic and International Studies says it’s $135 billion, The Washington Post wrote over the weekend that it’s around $60 billion, POLITICO and others have written that it’s more than $100 billion.
That’s because the smaller number (currently $73 billion in aid) is often cited from the Kiel Institute, which tracks only funds that have been delivered directly to Ukraine, CSIS’ Cancian and the Council on Foreign Relations’ JONATHAN MASTERS told NatSec Daily. Higher estimations show the total Ukraine-related packages requested by the White House, which include funds for American forces, aid to NATO allies and other things that don’t appear in the Kiel database, they said.
“The divergence in dollar figures reported by various outlets likely muddles the debate to an extent, particularly when you’re talking about tens of billions,” Masters said, adding that he prefers the Kiel Institute’s data because it clearly compares U.S. aid to other countries’ assistance.
Neither figure is better or more accurate — it’s a matter of preference: “I think the appropriations total” — the higher figure — “is a better number because it captures all of the U.S. efforts as a result of the war in Ukraine,” he said.
Cancian recommended outlets and think tanks, if they use the larger number, describe it as something like “U.S. efforts as a result of the war in Ukraine” instead of “U.S. aid to Ukraine.” Masters also called on outlets and think tanks to be clearer in defining how they came to a number.
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Stevenson’s army, September 10
-WaPo tells how Senate GOP hopes to jam House GOP on budget
-DOD says China targets US military personnel
– NYT says Vietnam seek secret arms deal with Russia
– Defense One says Russians were in Africa just before coups
– VOA says Somalia shift tactics against al-Shabaab
– G20 communique is compromise on Ukraine and other topics
Interesting background pieces: Malta beat Apple, WSJ reports
– Democracy experts warn of history of compromises with extremists
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– SAIS prof Henry Farrell tells how US came to weaponize semiconductors
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Stevenson’s army, June 21
-D Brief explains Somali requests for US military help
– EU considers a “Marshall Plan” for Ukraine
– Congress may not save the A10s
– Democrats criticize GOP cuts in international spending
-Modi discusses relations with US
– WSJ reports Chinese tech workers in Cuba
– WaPo has its story on US-Iranian talks
– NYT hits Senate for nomination delays
-Axios notes loww congressional productivity because of messaging bills
– Media hit for paying more attention to Titanic tourists than dying migrants.
– Noah Smith raises doubts about Chinese economic strength.
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Stevenson’s army, April 28
– House defeats Gaetz measure to pullout from Somalia
-Face-off in the South China Sea
– Jake Sullivan explains administration foreign economic policy
– But Politico sees turf war over China policy.
-WaPo notes presidential news conferences are often managed.
– Vox summarizes lessons from 2011 debt ceiling fight.
– Court filing against Teixiera.
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Stevenson’s army, Febuary 28
– SIGAR has a new report on why the Afghan forces collapsed. There’s a summary by WSJ.
– NYT has long report on US training of Somali commandos.
– USTR has a new report on Chinese compliance with WTO
– Max Boot reports on Ukrainian corruption problems.
– NYT reports promised tanks are not arriving in Ukraine.
– More US troops in Thai exercises.
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– House GOP fights earmarks.
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Stevenson’s army, February 23
– WSJ says US to greatly expand number of US troops in Taiwan for training.
– WSJ also says Zelensky is facing domestic problems.
– WaPo sees a “global divide” over Ukraine
– Task & Purpose updates US operations in Somalia.
-Graham Allison warns of the nuclear risks in Ukraine.
– Jim Fallows reflects on Jimmy Carter.
– Tom Edsall sees racial resentment at root of US political divide.
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