Tag: Intelligence
Stevenson’s army, May 31
[In memory of my ancestor, Captain Levi Ely of the Massachusetts militia, killed at the battle of Stone Arabia, October 19, 1780.]
– LTG [Ret.] Mike Flynn calls for a coup.
– Politico says the Danes helped NSA spy on Merkel.
– North Korea criticizes US decision on South Korea.
– Susan Glasser of the New Yorker wonders about threats to American democracy.
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Stevenson’s army, May 24
Axios has its own tick-tock on Biden and Israel/Palestine.
RollCall says in-person fundraisers have returned.
WSJ says intelligence report found early illness in Wuhan lab.
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Stevenson’s army, May 11
– Fred Kaplan explains the pipeine context.
– NYT reports on DarkSide.
– WSJ notes that TSA [!] not CISA is responsible for pipeline cybersecurity.
–Shots fired at Iranian boats.
– Open Secrets has new foreign lobbying data. Look at China’s.
– Politico says WH now requires approval of quotes in background briefings.
– Provocative article: WOTR writer says DOD is doing AI all wrong, shouldn’t be top-down.
– Former CIA official says IC shouldn’t do propaganda.
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Stevenson’s army, May 5
– DNI warns Taliban threatens women’s rights in Afghanistan. The unclassified report is here.
– Peter Beinart warns end of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan raises risk of war.
– SAIS profs Barno and Bensahel propose an independent cyber force. [I disagree. It would tit US in direction of massive cyber attacks and reduce emphasis on defense and resilience. It would also be a bureaucratic nightmare conflicting with all other government cyber activities.]
– David Ignatius warns of Russian plans to control internet.
– Report says US now has ultra-quiet, “innocuous” drone.
– Survey shows changing US views of what constitutes security.
– Want more newsletters? Carnegie offers some.
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Stevenson’s army, April 20
– New Zealand doesn’t went to expand Five Eyes [as a student urged in a policy memo] or even to join Biden’s “alliance of democracies.”
– Ukraine worries about Russian military moves and leaks memo.
– USAF sends planes to Poland.
-FP says Philippines is releasing more details about China maritime activities.
– FP writers urge new hotlines for crisis management.
-NYT surveys new research showing deepening US sectarian divisions. The two parties have not only become more ideologically polarized — they have simultaneously sorted along racial, religious, educational, generational and geographic lines. Partisanship has become a “mega-identity.”
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Stevenson’s army, April 19
– Unnamed officials are defending the administration’s process on Afghanistan, noting 4 NSC meetings, 3 principals’ meetings, and 10 deputies meetings.
– FT explains the political maneuverings in Jordan.
– NYT notes the arms race between North and South Korea.
– DOD says it may need surge to help withdrawal from Afghanistan. Note that this same argument angered Obama in 2009, though he acquiesced.
-US may build facilities in Norway.
-Local profs argue against selling arms to Philippines.
– Texas has prize for student papers on intelligence.
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