Tag: Trade

Stevenson’s army, February 3

– Politico says Air Force plans major reorganization

-Semafor says Iran tried to use an NGO to influence US

– WSJ details UNRWA links to Hamas

– Politic says Biden trade policy splits Democrats

– WSJ explains how a rogue billionaire could build a bomb

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, February 2

David Ignatius and Tom Friedman each describe US hopes and plans for the Middle East

Biden imposed sanctions on some West Bank settlers

– NYT says Netanyahu faces a dilemma

-WSJ sees looming conflict with Iran

– US intelligence says Iran doesn’t fully control proxies

– WaPo explains Ukraine civ-mil tensions

– NYT says Trump tariffs hurt jobs but pleased voters

– AP says DEA ran covert op in Venezuela

– CSIS has video and transcript of Israel discussion including Prof Cohen

The excellent D Brief has this: Lastly, “Dr. Strangelove” was released 60 years ago this week. Read a chronology of how the film came to be (from All the Right Movies), and an examination of what it got right (from Eric Schlosser).

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 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

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 11

– FT says Biden is sending SAIS Dean Steinberg and Bush NSA Steve Hadley to Taiwan after elections.

– WaPo says China is mapping Indian Ocean for sub warfare

– Bloomberg says US/Chinese war would cost $10 Trillion.

– Politico says NSC scuttled Biden trade initiatives

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 2

– Politico lists the many significant elections coming up in 2024

– Politico’s China watcher details how Xi is maneuvering around those elections

-New poll shows US sees foreign policy as bigger election issue than usual

– Politico says Biden’s trade policy hasn’t worked

-FT says conscription issue is causing rift in Ukrainian politics

– WSJ has wrenching story on destruction in Gaza

I was ill yesterday, so missed posting this New Year edition:

– Israel announces some troop withdrawals from Gaza.

– NYT has long piece with some details of Biden’s 14 calls with Netanyahu and of US advice at various times.

– For 2d time, administration bypassed Congress on weapons to Israel.

– NYT notes many retired officers now work for venture capitalists

– China committee chairman explains plans for 2024

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, December 27

– Following WSJ yesterday on US intelligence on China, NYT has story of growing Chinese intelligence capacities

– NYT has long take on Trump’s trade agenda

– WSJ has its own story on Trump trade

– NYT notes skepticism about Israel’s goals for Hamas

– India has sent ships to counter drone attacks

– Lawyers urge revisions of Insurrection Act

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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