10/19/2020 News & Commentary – National Security
News & commentary by Dave Maxwell. Edited and published by Duncan Moore.
1. Can America perfect missile defense in 10 years?
2. Trump should listen to Kissinger and stop treating China as an enemy
3. The real danger in Trump touting a baseless Bin Laden conspiracy theory
4. Prime Minister Suga must reassess his priorities for the Korean Peninsula
5. US Stresses importance of human rights to Indonesian Defense Minister
6. Robert O’Brien reiterates 2,500 troops will remain in Afghanistan past Christmas
7. Alexey Navalny on the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks Putin was behind it
8. Congress can do far more to oversee America’s foreign wars
9. USS Barry cruises through Taiwan Strait after Beijing blasts McCain’s South China Sea transit
10. A storied female warlord surrenders, Taliban say, exposing Afghan weakness
11. Multilateralism in the national interest
12. Asian Americans in San Francisco are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19: racism is to blame
13. White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
14. Thanks to Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines is losing its Boronavirus battle
15. Trump or Biden, Australia is alone
16. The central idea of conflict: will
17. West Point creates advisory group, an honor stand-down, cadet-led talks to tackle race issues
18. Toward an information warfare theory of victory
19. Lying to ourselves: Senator Johnson shows that the disinformation problem starts at home
20. ‘It is serious and intense’: white supremacist domestic terror threat looms large in US
21. Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War
22. A reward for the “Raiders”: the US will celebrate the special unit that fought in Burma
1. Can America perfect missile defense in 10 years?
National Interest · Kris Osborn · October 18, 2020
Can we afford to wait 10 years?
2. Trump should listen to Kissinger and stop treating China as an enemy
South China Morning Post · Ngai Ming Chit & Tseung Kwan O · October 19, 2020
3. The real danger in Trump touting a baseless Bin Laden conspiracy theory
FDD · Thomas Joscelyn · October 15, 2020
It obscures that Iran and al-Qaeda sometimes do work together.
4. Prime Minister Suga must reassess his priorities for the Korean Peninsula
FDD · Mathew Ha · October 16, 2020
5. US Stresses Importance of Human Rights to Indonesian Defense Minister
Benar News · Ika Inggas · October 17, 2020
This is one of the contributing reasons for the Leahy Amendment on human rights.
6. Robert O’Brien reiterates 2,500 troops will remain in Afghanistan past Christmas
Washington Examiner · Anthony Leonardi · October 16, 2020
7. Alexey Navalny on the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks Putin was behind it
CBS News · Lesley Stahl · October 18, 2020
Does anyone believe the Russians did not do this on the orders of Putin?
8. Congress can do far more to oversee America’s foreign wars
National Interest · Richard Fontaine · October 18, 2020
Congress has been abdicating its oversight role since the AUMF was passed.
9. USS Barry cruises through Taiwan Strait after Beijing blasts McCain’s South China Sea transit
Stars & Stripes · Seth Robson · October 15, 2020
It is good to see the USS McCain back in action.
10. A storied female warlord surrenders, Taliban say, exposing Afghan weakness
New York Times · Mujib Mashal · October 18, 2020
Quite a story.
11. Multilateralism in the national interest
Lawfare · Elizabeth Cousens & Lise Morjé Howard · October 18, 2020
I do not think we can compete in Great Power Competition without engaging in multilateral organizations.
12. Asian Americans in San Francisco are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19: Racism is to blame
USA Today · Marco della Cava · October 19, 2020
13. White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
Reuters · Jeff Mason, Arshad Mohammed, Daniel Wallis, & Peter Cooney · October 18, 2020
14. Thanks to Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines is losing its Coronavirus battle
National Interest · Alec Regino · October 19, 2020
15. Trump or Biden, Australia is alone
Lowy Institute · Sam Roggeveen · October 16, 2020
Strategic reassure and strategic resolve? The Australians do not think the US is demonstrating that.
16. The Central Idea of Conflict: Will
Strategy Bridge · Wayne Michael Hall · October 19, 2020
This should cause some deep reflection.
17. West Point creates advisory group, an honor stand-down, cadet-led talks to tackle race issues
Army Times · Todd South · October 18, 2020
18. Toward an information warfare theory of victory
Modern War Institute · Iain King · October 19, 2020
19. Lying to ourselves: Senator Johnson shows that the disinformation problem starts at home
Georgetown Security Services Review · Meaghan Byrne · October 16, 2020
20. ‘It is serious and intense’: white supremacist domestic terror threat looms large in US
Guardian · Ed Pilkington · October 19, 2020
The question many will ask, what about ANTIFA?
21. Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War
Publishers Weekly · October 15, 2020
22. A reward for the “Raiders”: the US will celebrate the special unit that fought in Burma
Pledge Times · Bhavi Mandalia · October 18, 2020
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
– C.S. Lewis
“In democracies, a peaceful transfer of power has two elements: The loser concedes without violence, and the winner accepts without vengeance.”
– Jill Lepore
“Cold Wars cannot be conducted by hotheads. Nor can ideological conflicts be won as crusades or concluded by unconditional surrender.”
– Walter Lippmann: The Russian-American War 1949
