Tag: Bulgaria

Stevenson’s army, July 8

Multiple reports say the same thing: US will be sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, despite all the reasons not to.

But NATO membership still looks unlikely.

Ukraine may have nuclear deal with Bulgaria, WSJ reports.

Wisconsin governor makes creative use of line item veto.

Trump-appointed judge upends federal control of National Guard.

Officers urge revised guidance of rules on political activity by military.

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Stevenson’s army, June 23

– Defense authorizers and appropriators split on how much money for Pentagon.

– Popular bill for veterans with toxic exposure blocked because it violates the Constitution — which requires bills with tax provisions to originate in the House.

– SAIS prof Ed Joseph reports on the political struggle in Bulgaria.

140,000 Cubans have come to US borders recently

– Historians and journalists suggest how to report on threats to democracy by issuing The Authoritarian’s Playbook.

-I’m sending this Economist article on Biden’s Middle East policy mainly because it has an extraordinary color picture of FDR’s meeting with the Saudi king in February 1945.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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Stevenson’s army, April 27

– UK says Ukraine controls most of its airspace.

– Russia halts gas shipments to Bulgaria & Poland.

– WaPo has background on Moldova .

US warns Solomon Islands about China pact.

– UN modified rules on Security Council vetoes.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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