Stevenson’s army, February 16

– USTR report says China has failed to live up to trade commitments.

– FP lists new US economic restrictions on China.

– Lawfare analyzes DOD report on China’s Military Power.

– NYT says US intel on Russia has improved, especially regarding military. But CFR sees dilemmas in what to reveal.

– NYT says Russia is courting Latin America

-WaPo says Russian hackers have penetrated deeply in Ukraine.

–Senators can’t agree on Russia sanctions, divided over NordStream2

– GAO notes high level of congressional report requirements on DOD – 1,429 in 2020.

In class I mentioned how presidents can increase their legal authorities by signing statements refusing to enforce laws passed by Congress. Biden did that in approving NDAA.

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