Stevenson’s army, April 5

– FP warns Northern Ireland deal likely to fail.

– China’s EU ambassador explains PRC policies.

– WSJ says Russia isn’t getting aircraft spare parts.

-Defense News says China it outselling Russia in arms.

– Our brownbag guest, Mike Mazarr of Rand has a piece on the Middle Powers.

– David Ignatius says the Saudis are sending us a message.

– It’s always good to check on recent CRS products. You’ll find things like this report on International Trade and Finance.

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