Subject: The Evening CSIS: CVE Launch, SCS Hot Water, Wait till Tomorrow & More
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:35:43 -0000

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 CSIS Commission on CVE Launched
 CSIS today launched the CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism [ http://bit.ly/1TxNgN2 ]  (CVE). The Commission, co-chaired by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, will work to shape a national framework for CVE policies and approaches, concentrating on how to better counter extremist ideologies and reduce their appeal around the world.  The Guardian’s David Smith reported on today’s launch (and also spent a few minutes with Mr. Blair talking politics).

 Dive Deeper:  To watch Mr. Blair’s full remarks today at CSIS, video of the event is available here. [ http://bit.ly/1XIIr46 ] 

 Breaking South China Sea Story
 In a just published Fox News exclusive, Lucas Tomlinson reports that China has deployed fighter jets to a contested island in the South China Sea, a day after CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative showed new satellite images [ http://fxn.ws/1TxNCmU ]  indicating the installation of high frequency radar.

And today, Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command said China is “clearly militarizing the South China Sea” as Reuters David Brunnstrom reports [ http://reut.rs/1TxOqrS ] .

Meanwhile, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met today in Washington with Secretary of State John Kerry and as AP’s Matthew Pennington reports [ http://wapo.st/1TxOGqM ] , while there were no signs of progress on the South China Sea dispute, the US and China are close to an agreement on an UN resolution to punish North Korea after its recent nuclear test.

Minister Wang Yi will deliver remarks [ http://bit.ly/21ao45t ]  at CSIS this Thursday which will be webcast live at 9:30 AM Eastern time.

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) published a comprehensive new feature yesterday "Another Piece of the Puzzle:  China Builds New Radar Facilities in the Spratly Islands." [ http://bit.ly/1Qu9YQR ] 

 Brexit Warning
 In an interview at CSIS today [ http://bbc.in/1TxPDj8 ]  with the BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned today that leaving the European Union could trigger the break-up of the UK.

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s Heather Conley published a new commentary “To Leave, or Not to Leave…That is the Question:” 121 Days Until the UK Referendum." [ http://bit.ly/1mV5DP2 ] 

Plus Chatham House director Robin Niblett today published a new commentary “Cameron’s Incomplete Negotiation Complicates EU Vote." [ http://bit.ly/1TxPMmx ] 

In that Number
  $335 million 
The amount of net savings that might be generated over the next 10 years if the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is closed. 
Source: DoD [ http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/671225/statement-by-pentagon-press-secretary-peter-cook-on-submission-of-guantanamo-cl ] .

 Critical Quote
 “Fears about allowing law enforcement to gain access to encrypted data for criminal investigations—that it would put us on a slippery slope to massive digital privacy intrusion—are well-intentioned, but misguided.”
—Denise Zheng, deputy director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, on the recent controversy between Apple and the FBI.
Source:  New York Times [ http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/02/23/has-encryption-gone-too-far/a-lack-of-cooperation-between-tech-giants-and-the-us-on-encryption-makes-us-less-secure ] . 

 One to Watch 

 

 

( Photo Credit: The News Literacy Project. )
Gopal Ratnam (@g_ratnam [ https://twitter.com/g_ratnam ] ) is joining  Roll Call  to report on domestic threats. Gopal was previously a contributing writer at CFR and a senior writer for  Foreign Policy  magazine. Gopal also covered national security for Bloomberg News and Defense News. For the latest on domestic threats and national security, Gopal is one to watch.

 Optics

 

 

Tony Blair, former British prime minister, and Shannon Green, CSIS Human Rights Initiative director, at the launch [ http://csis.org/event/csis-commission-countering-violent-extremism ]  of the CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism today.

 Highly Recommended
 “Do Teens Read Seriously Anymore?” [ http://bit.ly/1TxMvnd ]  by the  New Yorker ’s David Denby.

 CSIS Today
 Today Gloria Steele, senior deputy assistant administrator at the US Agency for International Development, discussed her work/span  [ http://csis.org/event/careers-development-featuring-gloria-steele ] to develop USAID’s country strategy. Finally, catch the recap of “The Global Refugee and Humanitarian Crisis: Implications for International Development [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01Mzc0NTMyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzM1NTg4ODI/index.html ] ,” with opening remarks from Andrew Natsios, director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs.

 CSIS Tomorrow
 Join us tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. as CSIS hosts the presentation of the IEA’s 2016 Medium-Term Oil Market Report. In the 2016 edition, the International Energy Agency analyses the key factors impacting the supply and demand for oil from today out to 2021. Register or watch live here [ http://csis.org/event/ieas-medium-term-oil-market-report-2016 ] .

 This Town Tomorrow
 Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. the Wilson Center will host a discussion on Chinese and Russian border disputes. Panelists will examine [ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/chinese-and-russian-border-disputes-are-dotted-lines-red-line ]  historical Sino-Soviet and Sino-Russian border disputes and their resolution, drawing lessons about how Russia and China view territorial issues and what that history means for current disagreements.

 CSIS on Demand
 This week CSIS hosted a discussion on Russia’s economy and the implications for Russia’s future after its economic slowdown and the slump in oil prices. Catch the expert talk here [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01Mzc0NTMyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzM1NTg4Nzc/index.html ] .

 Sounds
 General Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and CIA, joined The New America Foundation’s Cybersecurity Podcast [ https://soundcloud.com/newamerica/the-encryption-wars-and-privacy-shield ]  to discuss encryption, mass surveillance, and his new book,  Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror .

 I Like It Like That 
 Eye-catching things in CSIS's orbit
 Newsrooms use analytics in varying ways, but most are only starting to understand audience behavior as the smart people at Harvard’s Nieman Lab are exploring. [ http://bit.ly/1TxLZ8I ] 

 Smiles
 “Think I better wait till tomorrow…”

You may have to wait a bit, but John Mayer is going to blow up the rock world again and soon. Right now, as we discussed last night, he’s on tour with the Dead & Company making magical music.

Mayer is a multifaceted artist and the evolution of his music has been fascinating to watch. The popular wisdom was that Mayer seemed stuck in the mellow adult rock genre where he recorded hit after radio friendly hit. He seemed so perfect that he actually annoyed music fans and followers of pop culture.

Then, in 2005, he formed one of the great power trios in rock music—the John Mayer Trio.  With superstar bassist Pino Palladino (who tours with The Who) and funky drummer Steve Jordan (of Keith Richards and Xpensive Winos fame), Mayer put out “Try,” a live album.

“Try” is a remarkable, gritty, funky, soulful masterpiece. The Trio’s live performances were legendary. But just as fast as the band appeared, they disappeared.  

Here’s what they looked and sounded like doing the Jimi Hendrix cover “Wait till tomorrow." [ http://bit.ly/1TxLBHg ] 

Now that you’re smiling, here’s another smile: after 10 years apart, the Trio went back into the studio together in mid-January. We may not need to wait much longer… Fasten your seatbelts.  

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