Stevenson’s army, June 10

How many wars are in involved in today?  Fifteen plus, according to the latest war powers report to Congress. The uncertainty comes because the report says” approximately 90,000 United States Armed Forces personnel are deployed to North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries in Europe” without naming the countries. The conflicts are basically the same as in recent reports: Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Niger, Cuba [at Guantanamo], Philippines, Egypt, and Kosovo plus NATO. The law requires reporting of places where troops equipped for combat are deployed; there does not have to be active combat.

FP, citing an unnamed “senior defense official” on Gen. Milley’s plane to Singapore, says the US wants more hotlines with China to prevent miscalculations.

WSJ says Ukrainian forces are being outgunned.

Nicaragua welcomes Russian troops.

Writer in Foreign Affairs says China is “using the global South to constrain America.“

WSJ says US is trying to get Israel and Saudi Arabia to work together on air defenses against Iran.

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