Stevenson’s army, January 18

– WSJ says US is investigating a Chinese investment in a startup aircraft company.

– NYT says Russia has been withdrawing staff from its Kyiv embassy.

– Houthis have attacked UAE. An analysis.  And another analysis.

– AP says Taiwan has paid Guatemala to lobby US for it.

– The Hill has a background piece on Wendy Sherman’s negotiations. In the Conduct course, I assign a chapter from her memoir on how she ran her team in the Iran nuclear negotiations. Excellent statecraft.

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