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Stevenson’s army, April 6

Conflicts in Poland over Ukraine policies.

– Poland ready to give more MiGs.

Putin blames Ukraine war on US.

– NYT has detailed graphics on Russian offensive.

– FP details Chinese spying.

– Vox has history of US industrial policy

– Reuters says China to inspect ships in Taiwan strait.

-Israeli concerns over Milley Iran comment.

– Semafor has report on Coast Guard’s global role.

– Freedom caucus  & Progressives have some common goals.

Charlie added a Thursday bonus:

– WH has released a 12 page review of the Afghanistan withdrawal. AP summarizes.-

-FP says we need an economic war council for dealing with China.

-Lawfare praises State rules for military AI.

– FT says US opposes roadmap for Ukraine in NATO.

-Economist has fascinating story about improvements in camouflage.

– I’ve come across several Georgetown youtubes on the all-volunteer force at 50.

-Poli sci prof confirms decline in committee legislating

– Another reports benefits in grandstanding.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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