Stevenson’s army, January 9

– Fred Kaplan says SecDef Austin should go.  [I’m more concerned to know his medical condition. Presidents and certainly officials in the military chain of command for combat operations should not be afforded the same privacy regarding health as ordinary citizens.]

– Politico says Netanyahu is losing control.

– WSJ tells how Macron bungled French relations  in Africa.

– NBC tells what AMLO wants from the US

– Intercept says CNN vets Mideast stories with Jerusalem bureau.

– SAIS prof Ed Joseph discusses Serbia’s election.

– Politico’s China Watcher backgrounds Taiwan’s coming elections

War on the rocks has good think pieces — on Iraq lessons for Gaza and on Army special operations forces.

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