Stevenson’s army, November 25

6 years ago

There hasn't been much news about Congress lately, but today there is.The appropriators have agreed on ceilings for the different…

The nightmare is over, now the hard work begins

6 years ago

I spent an hour this morning on Zoom with Italian colleagues at the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) talking about…

Stevenson’s army, November 24

6 years ago

NYT reports on China's tactics to set the rules for the globalized economy.CRS has new report on China's RCEP.WSJ says…

Best of the best still make mistakes

6 years ago

President-elect Biden has started to name his national security team: Tony Blinken as Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan as National…

Stevenson’s army, November 23

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WaPo had the news first, now everybody discusses Biden's choices for SecState, NSA and UN Ambassador.Trump exits Open Skies Treaty.Netanyahu…

Worst and best cases, neither all that great

6 years ago

Younger brother Jeremy Serwer writes: We’re almost done. That said, apparently our Constitution provides no prescription for next steps if…

Stevenson’s army, November 21

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The House Majority Leader says earmarks will return next year. [Hooray!][CRS has more background info.] OMB used same tactic to…

Sore loser sets himself up for more losses

6 years ago

Donald Trump is resisting the inevitable: the end of his term as President and his return to private life, where…

Stevenson’s army, November 20

6 years ago

Look how bad aircraft readiness rates have been, as reported by GAO.A think tank reports on Japanese efforts to influence…

Stevenson’s army, November 19

6 years ago

- The acting SecDef signed an order elevating the Special Forces to a status equal to the Service secretaries. There's…