Stevenson’s army, January 3

– US intelligence believes Hamas used al-Shifa hospital for command and hostages

– NYT reports pushback to State limits on Chinese Americans

– NYT explains concerns over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal

– CNN says US will keep base in Qatar for ten more years

– Chips War author says enforcement is lax

-FP has good list of conflicts to watch in 2024

– History lesson: compare now to 103 years ago [I also liked the Hochschild book]

– Use debaters for national security jobs [I like this idea, too]

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– New Yorker says the Mongols had a great civilization