Stevenson’s army, September 10

-WaPo tells how Senate GOP hopes to jam House GOP on budget

-DOD says China targets US military personnel

– NYT says Vietnam seek secret arms deal with Russia

– Defense One says Russians were in Africa just before coups

– VOA says Somalia shift tactics against al-Shabaab

– G20 communique is compromise on Ukraine and other topics

Interesting background pieces: Malta beat Apple, WSJ reports

– Democracy experts warn of history of compromises with extremists

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– SAIS prof Henry Farrell tells how US came to weaponize semiconductors