Tag: France
Stevenson’s army, January 9
– Fred Kaplan says SecDef Austin should go. [I’m more concerned to know his medical condition. Presidents and certainly officials in the military chain of command for combat operations should not be afforded the same privacy regarding health as ordinary citizens.]
– Politico says Netanyahu is losing control.
– WSJ tells how Macron bungled French relations in Africa.
– NBC tells what AMLO wants from the US
– Intercept says CNN vets Mideast stories with Jerusalem bureau.
– SAIS prof Ed Joseph discusses Serbia’s election.
– Politico’s China Watcher backgrounds Taiwan’s coming elections
War on the rocks has good think pieces — on Iraq lessons for Gaza and on Army special operations forces.
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Stevenson’s army, October 24
– Jake Sullivan has a big think piece in Foreign Affairs, updated to mention Gaza.
-WOTR article challenges administration’s legal authority to commit forces in Israel, and links to recent HFAC hearing.
-France is sending weapons to Armenia.
– US promises to defend Philippine ships threatened by China
– WaPo reports CIA links to Ukraine spies.
– Turkish parliament gets Sweden NATO bill
– Trump advisors suggest NATO pullout
– CSIS has big report criticizing CISA
– Writer suggests rule change to get around Tuberville holds
– Vanity Fair has new book chapter on Operation Warp Speed, a real success story.
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Stevenson’s army, March 2
– WH releases its cyber security strategy.-
– Brookings assesses US support for Ukraine.
-Here’s a list of House China bills.
– But Politico sees softening of administration limits on Chinese investments
– Macron outlines France’s Africa policy.
– Hill reports on Iran’s nuclear capability.
– New Yorker reports on new CIA gym.
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Stephenson’s army, January 27
– Politico notes Biden’s “supercharged Africa policy”
– Historian reminds us of Russia’s 18th century military adventures
– In NY Review, Fred Kaplan reviews new book on Putin
– Ben Wittes says the Jan 6 committee report has very valuable footnotes
-FP analyzes France’s withdrawal from Burkino Faso
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Stevenson’s army, December 5
– WSJ says US secretly modified HIMARS to limit attacks on Russia.
– WaPo reports on scandal involving US officers and Azerbaijan.
– David Ignatius reviews a week of Putin’s activities.
– The Hill tells of GOP demands regarding NDAA.
– Dan Drezner tries to explain Macron.
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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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