Subject: The Evening CSIS: Apple's Juice, SAMS I Am, California Stars Revisited & More
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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:39:42 -0000

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 Apple's Juice
 Some of the best coverage of the Apple-FBI showdown comes from the “AppleInsider” website, which today reports  [ http://bit.ly/1Ub1vYW ] “Apple's opposition to backdoors in FBI case gains global, animated attention.”

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s James Lewis writes today for the  New York Times ’ “Room for Debate” [ http://nyti.ms/1Ub1cNL ]  that “nobody is asking for a backdoor” into Americans’ or other countries phones.

 SAMS I Am
 In the wake of reports that China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the South China Sea, Washington and Beijing are trading accusations over the strategic contest in the contested waters, as the  Wall Street Journal ’s Chun Han Wong reports [ http://on.wsj.com/1Ub2NmL ] .

And, as Vice News reports [ http://bit.ly/1mKMEH3 ] , US deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia Amy Searight said yesterday at CSIS, “We need to be ready to be very loud and vocal, in harmony together, standing behind the Philippines and the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) claimants to say that this is international law, this is incredibly important, it is binding on all parties.”

And Reuters’ David Brunnstrom reports  [ http://reut.rs/1mKMLlR ] today that Searight also said at CSIS, “Certainly, reputational cost is at stake, but we can think of other creative ways to perhaps impose costs as well.”

 Dive Deeper:  The CSIS event at which Searight delivered those remarks [ http://bit.ly/1OiDxU4 ]  can be accessed On Demand.

Plus, a new commentary by CSIS’s Mike Green, Bonnie Glaser, and Zack Cooper, “Seeing the Forest Through the SAMS,” [ http://bit.ly/1WtVCVb ]  was published today.

 Brexit Explained
 The UK is set to decide in a referendum likely to be held in June if it will leave the EU. James Walsh of the  Guardian  explains what’s at stake. [ http://bit.ly/1UaZbRG ] 

 Dive Deeper:  A new Chatham House podcast series [ http://bit.ly/1UaZWdk ]  explores the UK’s referendum on membership in the EU, exploring public attitudes, international implications, and the potential consequences of a “Brexit.”

Plus, the German Marshall Fund has an excellent resource on “Brexit Initiatives.” [ http://bit.ly/1Ub0kZp ] 

And, the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel has a new feature today: “Which fiscal union for the euro area?” [ http://bit.ly/1Ub0zUf ] 

 In that Number
  ~1,000 
The number of readily discoverable English-speaking ISIS supporters on Twitter.
Source: GW Program on Extremism [ https://cchs.gwu.edu/sites/cchs.gwu.edu/files/downloads/Berger_Occasional%20Paper.pdf ] .

 Critical Quote
 “Nobody is asking for backdoor entry into Americans’ phones: That’s a fiction invented to skew the debate.”
—James A. Lewis, director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, on recent controversy over the FBI’s request for data from the San Bernardino killers’ iPhones.
Source:  New York Times [ http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/02/18/crimes-iphones-and-encryption/establish-an-international-precedent-for-sharing-encrypted-data ]  .

 One to Watch 

 

 

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 Optics
 Vice News released Cold War 2.0 [ https://youtu.be/AkW4eW7TMvM ]  this past weekend, featuring interviews with US and Russian officials, including Vice President Joe Biden and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

 Highly Recommended
 This is really good. “Robert Caro Wonders What New York Is Going To Become,”  [ http://bit.ly/1PISOSy ] by Christopher Robbins for the  Gothamist .

 CSIS Today
 Today, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a presentation [ http://csis.org/event/bp-energy-outlook-2016-edition ]  of the BP 2016 Energy Outlook, featuring Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP.

 CSIS Tomorrow
 Tomorrow, join us at CSIS for a full-day conference and gathering of policymakers, opinion leaders, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights and the nexus with security issues. Register here [ http://csis.org/event/north-korea-human-condition-and-security-nexus ]  or watch the event live.

 This Town Tomorrow
 Ahead of President Obama’s trip to Cuba, join the Atlantic Council tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. for a discussion [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/low-oil-prices-and-economic-and-political-stability-in-latin-america ]  on how the oil collapse has effected economic and political stability in Latin America, as well as the future of US-Latin American relations.

 CSIS on Demand
 Earlier this week, CSIS hosted “Strengthening EU-U.S. Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region,” the second conference of CSIS’s EU-U.S. Dialog for the Asia-Pacific Region (EUDAP) initiative. This half-day conference [ http://csis.org/event/strengthening-eu-us-cooperation-asia-pacific-region ]  explored ways that the EU and US can enhance cooperation in the region, with panels addressing trade, investment, and security issues.

 Sounds
 As Syria’s wars continue, NPR’s Ari Shapiro [ http://www.npr.org/2016/02/18/467253387/aid-convoy-finally-reaches-5-besieged-areas-of-syria ]  speaks with Red Cross representatives on the aid convoys in the country, which have now gained access to five cities that were previously under siege. 

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

NPR’s genius host of “All Song’s Considered” and “Tiny Desk Concerts,” Bob Boilen, is going to be [ http://n.pr/1UaX4gG ]  on  The Simpsons  as himself. Really.

 Smiles
 “I’d like to rest, my heavy head tonight on a bed, of California stars.”

Woody Guthrie wrote that lyric.  And, as we discussed in this space last week, Wilco put Woody’s lyrics to music Woody never got to make before his untimely death in 1967.

“California Stars” is worth revisiting.  I can’t stop listening to it.  When you listen to a song like this over and over it does something to your soul that is undeniable.  For me it’s all about Americana.  It’s about Woody, Bob Dylan and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy—troubadours who have so captured the soaring American spirit in song. 

Did you know that Dylan visited Woody, who was suffering from Huntington’s disease at the Greystone Park Psychiatric hospital in New Jersey before Guthrie died?  Guthrie gave Dylan a card after their first meeting that said “I ain’t dead yet.”

Guthrie’s autobiography “Bound for Glory,” inspired a young Robert Zimmerman to become Bob Dylan. 

“I been travelin’ around the country, followin’ in Woody Guthrie’s footsteps,” Dylan said upon arrival in Greenwich Village where he would soon become famous beyond comprehension.

Tweedy wants to be Dylan, just like Dylan wanted to be Woody. And in an effortless fashion, Tweedy is the dang closest thing there is in American music to the Bard.

One day, I’m going to write a novel based on American visions of Woody, Dylan and Tweedy. There, I said it. Alert the media, and my agent!

So let’s revisit an early Wilco performance of “California Stars,” [ http://bit.ly/1UaEGEN ]  from 1998, the year they recorded it. The late Jay Bennett is on guitar, Leroy Bach on keys, John Stirratt on bass and Ken Coomer on drums. 

None of those guys are now with Tweedy and the current iteration of Wilco except Stirratt. I loved Jay Bennett, and used to talk to him on the phone every so often.  He was an American original himself and an outstanding musician. Here’s to Jay, Jeff, Woody and to “California Stars.”

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