Tag: Haiti

Stevenson’s army, January 27

– WaPo says US isn’t planning Ukraine offensive

Michael Kofman et al. have their suggestions on WOTR

– Kenya court blocks Haiti mission; Haiti suffers.

– Congress approves F16s to Turkey

– Additional countries  halt aid to UNRWA

– Biden promises border crackdown if new law is passed

– WaPo says Trump plans expanded trade war with China

– Fred Kaplan revisits Ukraine nuclear decision with declassified documents

– SAIS Prof Hal Brands sees risks of global war

– NYT reviews Gaza peace efforts

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Stevenson’s army, October 10 and 11

I was traveling yesterday, so here is a double edition:

October 11:

– WaPo explains what a siege in Gaza looks like  and how Hamas breached the wall

– NYT assesses Israel’s failures

– WSJ says Hamas got money through crypto financing

– Atlantic reminds what Hamas believes

-Kenya force to Haiti blocked

Polish generals resign over politicization

US may send another carrier toward Israel

– Analyst summarizes US failures in Afghanistan

-Op-ed writer says Space Force needs own lobbyist on Hill

October 10:

– At the Atlantic Andrew Exum questions the quality of the IDF conscript soldiers.

– NSC calls for Israel to make “proportionate” response.

– Politico sees a “high tech failure”

– US now calls Niger coup a coup

– DOD seems to run the best schools in US

– Susan Glasser examines Jake Sullivan’s actions on Ukraine.

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Stevenson’s army, October 5

SecState plays a guitar cover of Muddy Water’s “Hoochie Coochie Man” during a launch event for the Global Diplomacy Music Initiative.

– Walter Pincus describes GOP maneuvering on defense appropriations.

– Quincy Institute says 80% of retired 4 star officers go into defense industry.

– RollCall details big changes House made to defense budget request.

– UNSC is sending Kenyan police — not military — to Haiti

– Fred Kaplan says Philippines stood up to China

– David Andelman analyzes recent foreign elections

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Stevenson’s army, September 6

– Is Kim-Putin alliance a win-win for both, as NYT says?

– Can Kenya force really pacify Haiti?

– Is Modi going to change India’s name?

Will AUKUS fail unless US changes laws?

– Do we really need a Space Command?

– Can Senate “jam” House GOP on spending bills?

– How bad is the Ukraine assassination program?

And from Legistorm’s free weekly newsletter:

Republican staffers are more likely than their Democratic counterparts to pass through the revolving door, according to LegiStorm data.

So far this year, 415 partisan ex-staffers have registered as federal lobbyists or foreign agents. Of those, 225 (54%) were Republicans, and 190 (46%) were Democrats. Republicans made up 53% of partisan staffers who registered as lobbyists in 2022.

For over a decade, Republicans have made up the majority of staffers-turned-lobbyists every year except 2021, when numbers were virtually tied.

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, July 28

I’ll be away for a few days, but I wanted to highlight good news about Congress.

– Senate passed its NDAA. And the appropriators did their job.

– The House is another story.

– Problems in Haiti — State warning; New Yorker analysis.

– Problem in Niger with broader ramifications.

– Tom Friedman sees US mideast push

-Politico Nat Sec Daily analyzes Biden/Austin relationship.

-Commerce & Defense together on industrial base.

Some ideas to ponder: Maybe social media don’t worsen polarization.

– Maybe dictators aren’t so effective

-Maybe there’s a feasible peace in Ukraine.

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Stevenson’s army, June 9

– How many wars are we in today? WH releases latest war powers report.

– Watson Institute at Brown criticizes defense spending.

– There’s a fight over sending troops to Haiti. US wants a UN force; author argues against it.

– Corruption leads US to cut aid to Ethiopia.

– Another Discord leak from WaPo: Saudi prince threatened severe economic pain on US

– Effort to label Wagner a terrorist group fails.

– FT has details of Iranian drones to Russia.

– NYT says satellites saw dam explosion.

Florida man goes to jail for keeping classified documents.  No, a different Florida man.

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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