Stevenson’s army, December 31

– WaPo reports the Taliban are behaving like the Taliban.

– NYT reports what’s being said about Biden-Putin call.

– SAIS Prof Frank Gavin assesses Biden’s first year.

– Here’s the 2022 congressional calendar.

The NDAA is now public law 117-81. The 910 page measure is here.Three sections, totaling 68 pages, cover “Matters relating to other nations” — foreign policy in the defense policy bill. The law also contains 19 pages of what’s called a State Department Authorization Bill, but it’s pretty skinny.  The Department of Homeland Security gets 24 pages of new laws. And cyber matters take up 52 pages. As I’ve often said in class, the NDAA is now the everything bill, and it gives the defense committee people a key role in all foreign policy legislation.