Tag: Defense
Stevenson’s army, September 14
– Romney biographer tells how unhappy he was with the Senate
– SASC Chairman Reed reveals consequences of Tuberville hold and the time it would take to handle individual nominations.
– WSJ reveals how Exxon played down climate change
-WSJ also reveals US is shifting aid from Egypt to Taiwan
– GOP Congressman reveals willingness to soften AUMF against drug cartels
– NYT says local officials are profiting from illegal transit through Darien gap
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Stevenson’s army, September 10
-WaPo tells how Senate GOP hopes to jam House GOP on budget
-DOD says China targets US military personnel
– NYT says Vietnam seek secret arms deal with Russia
– Defense One says Russians were in Africa just before coups
– VOA says Somalia shift tactics against al-Shabaab
– G20 communique is compromise on Ukraine and other topics
Interesting background pieces: Malta beat Apple, WSJ reports
– Democracy experts warn of history of compromises with extremists
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– SAIS prof Henry Farrell tells how US came to weaponize semiconductors
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Stevenson’s army, September 8
-WaPo draws from new biography that Musk cut satellites to hinder Ukraine attack on Crimea.
– WaPo also has excerpt from the biography.
– Dan Drezner says Musk needs some foreign policy advisers.
– NYT warns pro-Russians lead in pending Slovakia elections
– Pro Publica criticizes the Littoral Combat Ship program
– NYT describes the upgraded Situation Room
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Stevenson’s army, September 7
– Fred Kaplan analyzes the Tuberville mess — and has some quotes from me.
– The coach reacts
– US government debates whether to call Niger event a “coup”
– FT wonders which African country will have a coup next
– WSJ says DOD plans “vast AI fleet”
– NYT says China is building a network of basesChina
– Noah Smith, echoing Hal Brands, says China’s economic slowdown may make it more belligerent
– Lawfare reports poll of US views on intelligence community
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Stevenson’s army, September 5
– Latest Alabama redistricting map ruled unconstitutional.-
– Service Secretaries hit Tuberville holds
– DOD divided over US troop levels in Europe
– NIU prof notes how Goldwater Nichols law made CJCS a key diplomat
– Dan Drezner notes that foreigners are planning in case of a Trump reelection
– Democracy experts tells how foreigners improved on the US Constitution
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Stevenson’s army, September 4
– Zelensky fired his defense minister, while military corruption remains a problem.
– NYT says US Navy has too many big ships, partly for political reasons.
– FP suggests UN peacekeeping fuels African coups
-Hill tells how House GOP plans to help Trump — one way is through renewed Holman Rule.
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