Subject: The Evening CSIS: Telephone Game, Missile in SCS, Jon Cleary & More
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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:24:56 -0000

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 Game of Telephone
 Cybersecurity experts warned today that the battle over a court order requiring Apple to help the FBI access encrypted data on a cellphone belonging to the couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino will have far-reaching consequences for the tech industry, as the  Los Angeles Times  reports [ http://cs.is/1KqSIA6 ] .

Meanwhile, as Kevin Freking of the AP reports [ http://cs.is/1KqV41F ] , President Obama today appointed former national security adviser Tom Donilon and former IBM CEO Sal Palmisano to lead a new commission on cybersecurity that will make detailed recommendations on how the nation should better protect itself and confront long-term computer challenges.

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s James Andrew Lewis today authored a new commentary: “Posturing and Politics for Encryption [ http://cs.is/1PQRNpn ] .”

Plus, CSIS’s Strategic Technologies Program has developed an interactive timeline [ http://cs.is/1SeHWPK ]  of significant cyber events.

 South China Sea Shuffle
 Suspected surface-to-air missile batteries have been deployed by China on a disputed island in the South China Sea, officials confirmed today, as the  Washington Post ’s Simon Denyer reports [ http://cs.is/1KqVxRJ ] .

And, the  Wall Street Journal ’s Chun Han Wong reports [ http://cs.is/1KqVGEI ]  that the missile deployment has exacerbated tensions between China and the US, prompting Secretary of State John Kerry to suggest President Xi Jinping had abandoned a pledge not to militarize the strategically important region.

Late today, DoD officials called on South China Sea claimants to “publicly commit to a reciprocal halt to further land reclamation, construction of new facilities, and new militarization of disputed features,” as Reuters reports [ http://cs.is/1KqYXUj ] .

Plus, as Breaking Defense’s Sydney Freedberg reports [ http://cs.is/1KqVOUy ] , leading Republicans hastened today to denounce China’s deployment of antiaircraft missiles to the South China Sea.

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) has the latest satellite imagery, resources, and analysis regarding activity in the South China Sea, including a new feature published today: “Washed Away: Typhoon Spotlights Island Building [ http://cs.is/amtiMischiefReef ] .”

 Ankara Attack
 Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens wounded in the Turkish capital today when a car bomb exploded next to military buses, as Reuters reports [ http://cs.is/1KqXr4C ] .

Plus, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reports [ http://cs.is/1KqXT2T ]  on the reaction of world leaders to the bombing.

 In that Number
  18 
The number of Syrian communities currently under siege, affecting about half a million people.
Source:  New York Times [ http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/17/world/middleeast/ap-syria.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_nn_20160217&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=70741727 ]  .

 Critical Quote
 “It will send a resounding message to Asian capitals that the United States is committed to this.”
—Ernest Bower, CSIS Sumitro Chair, on how the Sunnylands ASEAN summit today demonstrates the importance of Southeast Asia to the United States.
Source: ABC News [ http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/strongmen-predominate-obamas-southeast-asian-summit-36943515 ] .

 One to Watch 

 

 

(Photo Credit: Twitter.)
Elizabeth Dwoskin (@lizzadwoskin [ https://twitter.com/lizzadwoskin ] ) is joining the Washington Post to cover Silicon Valley. Elizabeth previously covered big data and privacy for the Wall Street Journal and covered politics and policy for Bloomberg Businessweek. For the latest news out of Silicon Valley, Elizabeth is one to watch.

 Optics
 Vice News released a new documentary today, “Libya’s Quite War: The Tuareg of South Libya [ https://youtu.be/4X-ps7QyBjI ] .” 

 Highly Recommended
 AP’s “The Big Story” by Daniel Estrin: “Covertly, Israel Prepares to Fight Boycott Activists Online.” [ http://cs.is/20ZHvO1 ] 

 CSIS Today
 Today, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program previewed the 2016 state of the oil market [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzYwODAwJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzM0NTM1MDU/index.html ] . A panel discussed updated forecasts of supply and demand and the implications for the midstream and refining sector. And afterward, the CSIS Europe Program and CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies presented “Strengthening EU-U.S. Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region,” a half-day conference [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzYwODAwJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzM0NTM1MDc/index.html ]  exploring new ways that the European Union and the United States can enhance cooperation in the region, with panels addressing trade, investment, and security issues.

 CSIS Tomorrow
 Join the CSIS Energy and National Security Program tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for a presentation of the BP 2016 Energy Outlook, featuring Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP. Register or watch live here [ http://csis.org/event/bp-energy-outlook-2016-edition ] .

 This Town Tomorrow
 As crude oil prices continue to drop, what is the impact of the falling market on the Middle East? Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council will host a panel discussion [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/crude-oil-blues-strategic-impact-of-falling-oil-prices-on-the-middle-east ]  on how falling oil prices affect Middle East security and relations in the region.

 CSIS on Demand
 Yesterday UK home secretary Theresa May joined CSIS for a discussion on counterterrorism policy and US-UK partnership in ending global extremism. Catch the fascinating discussion here [ http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-right-honourable-theresa-may-mp-home-secretary-united-kingdom ] .

 Sounds
 The latest War on the Rocks podcast [ http://warontherocks.com/2016/02/four-key-leaders-in-munich-on-the-state-of-the-world ]  compiles interviews done on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference with Senator John McCain, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator David Perdue, and former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.

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

Alex Gibney’s much anticipated documentary,  Zero Days , premiered at the Berlin Film Festival today. Telling the story of Stuxnet or “Olympic Games,” the film’s most quoted source reportedly is the  New York Times ’ David E. Sanger, who waited until yesterday to report on a plan code named “Nitro Zeus [ http://cs.is/1PQWorn ] .”  Variety  has this cool write-up [ http://cs.is/1PQVXO0 ]  of today’s premiere.

 Smiles
 One late great musician who the 58th annual Grammy Awards did not perform a tribute to is the New Orleans maestro Allen Toussaint. But they didn’t have to—Toussaint was so au currant that he was part of a record that won a Grammy!

The Grammy for “Best Regional Roots Music Album” went to New Orleans piano man Jon Cleary and his record “GoGo Juice.” Toussaint was a big part of the arrangements for the album.

I won’t go on here about how great Cleary is. Let’s just say one of the great pleasures of my life was when Cleary and his band The Absolute Monster Gentlemen performed at my best friend’s wedding. Just watch this live clip [ http://cs.is/20ZpqzJ ]  of Cleary’s Grammy winning work and smile.

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