Subject: The Evening CSIS: More Attacks in the Pipeline, Global Security Forum, Lady Marmalade & More
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:52:34 -0000

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 More Attacks in the Pipeline
 In remarks kicking off CSIS’s 2015 Global Security Forum today, CIA director John Brennan warned that ISIS likely has more attacks “in the pipeline” beyond the Paris terrorist attacks that left at least 129 people dead and more than 350 injured last Friday. Brennan told a capacity crowd at CSIS that the terrorist attacks in Paris were not a one-time event. And, as the  New York Times ’s Scott Shane reports [ http://nyti.ms/1YdKRZ4 ] , Brennan’s remarks at CSIS renewed the debate on government surveillance and privacy.

David Smith and Dan Roberts of the  Guardian  report  [ http://bit.ly/1YdKTjK ] that at CSIS Brennan called for a review of reforms such as the USA Freedom Act, saying they may have created “inadvertent or intentional gaps” in security services.

NBC News has this key clip [ http://nbcnews.to/1YdL0M8 ]  of Brennan’s CSIS speech.

 Dive Deeper:  A full transcript of CIA director Brennan’s speech at CSIS is available for download. [ http://bit.ly/1YdLced ] 

And, Brennan’s speech can be viewed in its entirety on demand. [ http://bit.ly/1YdLced ] 

CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman authored a new commentary: “Paris, ISIS, and the Rush to ‘War.’” [ http://bit.ly/1YdLhP3 ] 

Plus, CSIS’s Tom Sanderson authored a new Critical Questions (CSIS’s signature series of short asked & answered papers): "The Paris Attacks." [ http://csis.org/publication/paris-attacks ] 

 CFR’s  Richard Haas authored a new commentary: “After Paris.” [ http://on.cfr.org/1YdLou5 ] 

And  Brookings’s  Daniel Byman authored a new commentary [ http://brook.gs/1YdLtOc ] : “Why ISIS might regret the decision to go global.”

 CSIS's Global Security Forum 2015
 Today, CSIS held its 2015 Global Security Forum. Video for all panels and the full agenda can be accessed here [ http://bit.ly/1cAnWmN ] .

 CSIS Global Forecast Released
 CSIS today released our  2016 Global Forecast , edited by Craig Cohen and Melissa Dalton.  Global Forecast  is an annual compilation of wide-ranging essays by CSIS experts, discussing the issues that will matter most to America and the world’s security and prosperity in the years ahead. This year’s volume is a key resource for those who want to understand the challenges that lie ahead in today’s increasingly complex world. It is available for download here [ http://bit.ly/1YdM8PV ] .

One key piece relating to the Paris attacks is “Wanted: a U.S. Strategy for Syria and Iraq,” [ http://bit.ly/1YdMyWt ]  by Melissa Dalton.

And another is Jon Alterman’s “ISIS (Re)Writes History.” [ http://bit.ly/1YdMwhg ] 

 In that Number
  20 
France has dropped 20 bombs in Raqqa, ISIS’s capital, in its biggest airstrikes yet against the Islamic State.
Source:  Wall S [ http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-missed-islamic-state-1447685772 ]   treet J [ http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-missed-islamic-state-1447685772 ] ourna [ http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-airstrikes-in-syria-may-have-missed-islamic-state-1447685772 ] l .

 Critical Quote
 “I certainly wouldn’t consider it a one-off event.”
—John O. Brennan, director of the CIA, speaking on the Paris attacks today at CSIS.
 Source: Reuters [ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/16/us-france-shooting-brennan-idUSKCN0T528F20151116#SGDXhfogQ53xFjJH.97 ] .

 One to Watch 

 

 

Charles Riley (@CRrileyCNN [ https://twitter.com/CRrileyCNN ] ) is the new associate editor at CNNMoney and will be based in New Delhi. Charles previously reported for CNNMoney from New York and Hong Kong, and began his career as a news assistant at CNN in Washington, DC. Look to him to stay up to date on all the news from the sub-continent. ( Photo credit: Twitter. )

 Optics
 Reuters has a behind-the-scenes photo roundup of the 2015 G-20 Leaders Summit, available here [ http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/inside-the-g?articleId=USRTS7FH3#CfqaAl6QD3YuYYeY.97 ] .

 Highly Recommended
 Steven Simon and my former CSIS colleague Daniel Benjamin’s  New York Times  op-ed, “Could Paris Happen Here?” [ http://nyti.ms/1YdBRDk ] 

 CSIS Today 

 

 

Today CSIS hosted its sixth annual Global Security Forum (GSF). With a keynote address from CIA director John Brennan, GSF featured top policymakers and officials from around the globe on topics ranging from the South China Sea to the defense budget debate to and the Islamic State. Henry Kissinger gave closing remarks; catch the fascinating panel discussions here [ http://csis.org/events/calendar/2015/11/16 ] .  Above: CIA director John Brennan.  

 CSIS Tomorrow
 Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies will host an all-star lineup of panelists to discuss the aftermath of the Myanmar elections. Register [ http://csis.org/event/readout-myanmar-elections ]  for the event, or watch it live.

 This Town Tomorrow
 What impact would the lifting of the Cuba embargo have on US-Cuba policy? The  Atlantic Council  will host a discussion tomorrow with CBS’s Major Garrett and CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, among others, on the effects of furthering US-Cuba engagement and relations. Watch it live or register here [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/beyond-washington-americas-heartland-supports-uscuba-engagement ] .

 CSIS on Demand
 Last week CSIS hosted a Transatlantic Forum on Russia. Panelists discussed the impact of Polish-Russian reconciliation and its wider regional and transatlantic implications. Catch the recap here [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_XGJ1OdcCo ] .

 Sounds
 NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley is reporting [ http://www.npr.org/2015/11/16/456253994/french-belgian-police-work-to-identify-those-responsible-for-attacks ]  from Paris on the progress that French and Belgian investigators have made in identifying those responsible for Friday’s terror attacks.

 I Like It Like That 
 Eye-catching things in CSIS's orbit 

I love the NFL’s “Salute to Service.” [ http://swoo.sh/1Pws8Gx ]  It’s not a gimmick, it’s real. And when your team is 2-7 like mine (Baltimore Ravens), it’s really all you have to like. 

 Smiles
 Smiles are tough to come by in the wake of the brutality we have all witnessed in Paris. But without smiles, we can’t heal and we can’t move forward in a constructive manner.

As I said on Friday, we lost one of America’s greatest musicians last week, Allen Toussaint. As a musician, producer, composer, and arranger Toussaint left us with so many smiles—one of which is incomparable.

Watch LaBelle perform one of the sassiest songs ever recorded, the Toussaint-produced “Lady Marmalade” [ http://bit.ly/20WR12a ]  in April 1975. Trust me, you will be smiling after watching this.

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