Stevenson’s army, August 6

– WOTR has a piece on military innovation, mainly about the army, but with excellent links to a wide range of writing on the subject.-

– Prof. Brands has a new book on “the coming conflict with China,” and WSJ has an excerpt.

– US strengthened defense ties with Philippines.

– NYT has background on Xi’s thinking about security.

– Politico sees multiple factors explaining Stevens/Levin contest, not just Israel.

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