Stevenson’s army, September 21

– Putin escalates.

– David Ignatius says UN is getting things right.-

– SAIS Prof Hal Brands says Russia & China are gaining in the global South.

– Russians think they can win in Ukraine.

– Eliot Cohen wants more aid to pressure a cornered Putin. [FWIW, I think Cohen ignores the dangers of a nuclear confrontation.]

– WSJ has long article arguing that a “ragtag army” stopped the Russian attack on Kyiv.

– CSIS promotes its “Civics for Adults.”

– JCS history office says concerns about repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” proved unfounded.

– House GOP split on spending bill. Senate likely to take up NDAA in rare October session.

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