Stevenson’s army, December 11

Zelensky is coming to DC, with meetings with Biden and on the Hill, though no big speech

– Heritage has set a counter meeting between Hungary’s Orban and GOP lawmakers

– WaPo says US is looking for partners to patrol Red Sea

– GZero says Israel seems ready to attack Lebanon

– WSJ says European militaries have weakened

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Stevenson’s army, December 10

– NYT recounts how Israel agreed to Qatar’s financial support to Hamas in Gaza for years

– Mort Halperin recounts Kissinger’s lies to him. [Full disclosure: Halperin was my junior year tutor and later my boss in Policy Planning at State]

– State uses emergency authority to bypass Congress on weapons sale to Israel

– WSJ has background information on Hamas leader

– Kevin Drum explains the generational division over Israel

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Stevenson’s army, December 9

-Economist says Netanyahu isn’t the real leader of the war cabinet

US & Guyana are conducting joint military exercises.

Greece and  Turkey make nice.

– NYT says Europe fears NATO withdrawal by Trump

– WSJ says Israel has plotted grid for Gaza

-Politico has a report on the meeting pressuring Tuberville

– SAIS’ James Mann has a piece about the myths Kissinger created about himself

– Two recent CRS reports: on FY2024 State/Foreign Ops appropriations and a big background report on IEEPA

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Stevenson’s army, December 8

-Defense News has more about what’s in NDAA

-Politico Pro says House China committee may urge repeal of PNTR

-Tom Nichols warns how Trump may purge the military

– Robert Kagan suggests resisting Trump

-WaPo says Israel isn’t keeping its promises to US

-Steve Walt questions Kissinger’s realism

National Security Archive has some new releases

– Matt Yglesias notes that incumbents are in trouble around the globe

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Stevenson’s army, December 7

– 3100 page NDAA conference report released; hiccups will slow Senate action.

– No deal on PEPFAR extension

– CBO details military compensation

– Defense News show GOP disarray on defense

– Politico says administration reluctant to fight Houthis

– Hill lists top lobbyists

– Axios describes Trump’s likely loyal cabinet

– Barno & Bensahel offer first lessons from Ukraine and Gaza

– Sy Hersh tells of his role in Lavelle case and his dealings with Kissinger

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Stevenson’s army, December 6

Senators shout and walk out, imperiling Ukraine aid.

– Ukrainian leaders are quarreling

-Reuters describes US war cabinet

Tuberville surrenders

– WSJ says US can’t produce a bigger military

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