- Munich Security Conference begins today. Here's their background report. - NYT has more on Chinese civil-military fusion. - Belarus…
- WSJ says Russia's forces are depleted. - Politico reports a private comment by Blinken calling Crimea a Russian red…
Today's Serbia National Day message from the State Department includes this tidbit: I am pleased our two countries recently signed…
- Just came across an excellent report on US technological competitiveness from last November. - DIA released info on Iranian…
- NYT says Ukraine order for aid groups to leave Bakhmut may be prelude to its own withdrawal. - WaPo…
https://twitter.com/i/status/1625225014978002944 I don't have the time, energy, or expertise to deal with what the Israeli government is currently up to.…
So here, too, more diplomacy may be part of the solution, but so far quiet diplomacy has not worked. Maybe…
- FT reports German government is deeply divided over whether to create an NSC. - NYT says Erdogan gave amnesty…
- Politico says administration is preparing defense budget bigger than this year. - WSJ reports Moldova government collapse. - WSJ…
-WaPo says State Dept has program to publicize Chinese surveillance activities in over 40 countries.- -WaPo also says Ukrainians say…