Friday, November 20, 2020

Notations From the Grid (Weekly EditionI): On Technology, the Future of Democracy & the Week That Was


Our team chose this talk as our World continues to face profound headwinds as COVID continues to rage on, President Trump in the United States continues to challenge Election Results and Ethopia is faced with the prospect of Civil War.

Here is a snapshot of the World as it was this week:

   
Defense One Alert
November 17, 2020

Trump Orders Hasty Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns to Beat Biden Inauguration
By Katie Bo Williams

President Trump’s new acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Tuesday announced that the United States will draw down its forces in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 troops in each country by Jan. 15, just days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. 

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