Tag: Russia
Stevenson’s army, March 29
– Bob Gates says US needs a dual-hatted DHS/NSA deputy for domestic cyber.
– Kori Schake says Biden is wrong to sanction NordStream 2. But two GOP members of Congress criticize Biden for not being tougher on the issue. [FYI, Congress did pass a law requiring sanctions]
-The Hill says Biden is in no rush to change Cuba policy.
-Reminder: Nunn-Lugar is still working .
-The Hill says F-35 is in serious trouble.
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Stevenson’s army, March 22
Military cooperation with India. Unless they buy Russia air defense.
US-Chinese cooperation on climate, despite Anchorage nastiness.
Limits on US operations in East Africa.
I’ve now read Adam Jentleson’s Kill Switch, a strong attack on the filibuster. Some of you recommended it, and I also urge that. It certainly shows that filibusters mainly stopped good laws and was rooted in white supremacy. But it also shows that overuse of the filibuster coincided with growing partisanship and uncertainties over control of the Senate. Jentleson, who worked for Sen. Harry Reid [D-Nevada], even reports that Reid deliberately started filling the amendment tree before the Republicans did. That action triggered GOP abuse of the filibuster. Both sides to blame. Ruth Marcus wrote a column this weekend supporting the filibuster on progressive grounds.
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Stevenson’s army, March 21
– NYT’s David Sanger assesses the Biden policies toward Russia and China.
– Fred Kaplan thinks US side ill-prepared for Anchorage.
– WaPo writer sees personality cult in India’s Modi.
-The Hill sees looming battle over defense budgets.
– CRS has backgrounder on Afghanistan troop withdrawal issues.
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Stevenson’s army, March 19
– Grandstanding in Anchorage: both sides [US & China] prolonged the photo op to make their talking points
– Administration plans to reach out to Palestinians and already is talking to Israel about Iran.
– WSJ says China will ban Tesla use by officials as a security measure.
– Sen. Cruz lifts holds on State nominees after getting promises on Nordstream 2.
Politico has more background on the project.
Even NYT goes for clickbait.
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Stevenson’s army, March 18
There are many causes of US political polarization. The two main parties have become more ideologically different; many people stay inside a partisan media bubble for their news; and there has been a “Big Sort,” with people increasingly living in like-minded communities. NYT dramatizes this with city maps showing what it calls “partisan segregation.”
Tom Edsall shows how partisan alignment is occurring with other issue and identity alignments. [Read through the culture war commentary to get to the poli sci stuff. Like this.
And this.]
Russia has recalled its ambassador from Washington.
NYT has good summary of Biden’s emerging policy toward China.
NYT also explains why “free trade” is no longer politically popular.
DNI has new report on domestic extremism.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. 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, March 17
– DNI report says Russia and Iran — but not China — interfered in 2020 elections against Biden. Report here
– Ukraine, as US urging, blocked Chinese acquisition of defense firm.
– DARPA is also countering foreign investments in US startups.
– CNAS has new program on geoeconomic tools.
– Some congressional Democrats push 20% increase in international affairs funding.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. 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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