Tag: Intelligence
Stevenson’s army, February 2
– David Ignatius and Tom Friedman each describe US hopes and plans for the Middle East
– Biden imposed sanctions on some West Bank settlers
– NYT says Netanyahu faces a dilemma
-WSJ sees looming conflict with Iran
– US intelligence says Iran doesn’t fully control proxies
– WaPo explains Ukraine civ-mil tensions
– NYT says Trump tariffs hurt jobs but pleased voters
– AP says DEA ran covert op in Venezuela
– CSIS has video and transcript of Israel discussion including Prof Cohen
The excellent D Brief has this: Lastly, “Dr. Strangelove” was released 60 years ago this week. Read a chronology of how the film came to be (from All the Right Movies), and an examination of what it got right (from Eric Schlosser).
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Stevenson’s army, January 30
– WSJ says defense contractors are turning down business.
– Axios says a Communist Party office is taking over from the foreign ministry.
-Steve Vladeck explains why Gov. Abbott’s actions are unconstitutional
– CIA Director Burns says CIA is changing
– African specialists say US gives too much military aid.
– Lawfare podcast discusses war powers against Houthis.
– What’s happened to the Heritage Foundation?
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Stevenson’s army, January 8
– Why does DNI think Israel will be in trouble if war expands to Lebanon?
– Why does MITRE think US intelligence is deficient in covering China?
– How dramatic is the new Japanese defense posture?
– What’s behind ouster of so many Chinese defense officials?
– Why didn’t we know about SecDef Austin’s hospitalization?
– What’s in the new budget deal?
– Can US keep its base in Niger?
– How bad are new threats linked to Iran?
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Stevenson’s army, January 3
– US intelligence believes Hamas used al-Shifa hospital for command and hostages
– NYT reports pushback to State limits on Chinese Americans
– NYT explains concerns over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
– CNN says US will keep base in Qatar for ten more years
– Chips War author says enforcement is lax
-FP has good list of conflicts to watch in 2024
– History lesson: compare now to 103 years ago [I also liked the Hochschild book]
– Use debaters for national security jobs [I like this idea, too]
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, with occasional videos of my choice. 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).
– New Yorker says the Mongols had a great civilization
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Stevenson’s army, December 27
– Following WSJ yesterday on US intelligence on China, NYT has story of growing Chinese intelligence capacities
– NYT has long take on Trump’s trade agenda
– WSJ has its own story on Trump trade
– NYT notes skepticism about Israel’s goals for Hamas
– India has sent ships to counter drone attacks
– Lawyers urge revisions of Insurrection Act
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Stevenson’s army, December 26
– WSJ reports on US intelligence efforts in China
– NYT summarizes the Trump plan for government in a new term
-US attacked Iran-backed militias in Iraq
– Economist reports investigation of MH-17 shot down over Ukraine in 2014
– WSJ reports on Egypt plan for Gaza
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