Stevenson’s army, September 18

– NYT has story about Israel’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

– NYT has more on secret diplomacy leading to AUKUS.

– And fascinating NYT story on how Russia manipulates its elections.

– FP says US wants regular bases in Australia.

-WaPo says Milley actions tend to politicize US military.

– Early examples of redistricting games.

– Good advice for writing policy memos and op-eds from Todd Rogers of Harvard:

1. Make it shorter.

2. Simplify the language.

3. Use formatting to direct attention.

4. Make key information obvious to skimmers.

5. Make the response as easy as possible.

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