Stevenson’s army, June 17

– Biden was talked out of calling Xi during spy balloon incident

– US is pushing hard for Saudi-Israeli agreement

– Russian troops are getting better

– Northcom and Space Force are fighting

-Politico explains Biden”s “radical trade agenda”

– Axios notes increased US manufacturing

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– FP says China is rewriting the Law of the Sea

-Yale prof says we don’t know much about Chinese decision-making

– FT’s always intriguing economist Tim Harford says we should study low tech