Subject: The Evening CSIS: US Carrier to SCS, Crude Up, Stairway to Heaven & More
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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:15:10 -0000

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 US Carrier Strike Group to China
 The US Navy has dispatched the carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers, and the 7th fleet flagship into the disputed waters of the South China Sea, as the  Navy Times ’s David Larter reports [ http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/03/03/stennis-strike-group-deployed-to-south-china-sea/81270736 ] .

And, as the  Wall Street Journal ’s Niharika Mandhana reports [ http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-india-japan-plan-joint-naval-exercises-near-south-china-sea-1457010828 ]  today, the US, India, and Japan will conduct joint naval exercises in the northern waters of the Philippine Sea, an area close to the East and South China Seas.

 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 ] .” Plus, AMTI’s interactive “Island Tracker [ http://amti.csis.org/island-tracker ] ” follows the latest developments on island reclamation in maritime Asia.

 Kim's Orders
 North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nuclear weapons to be readied for use, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Thursday in the wake of new UN Security Council sanctions, as  USA Today ’s Donna Leinwand Leger reports [ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/03/north-korea-readies-nuclear-weapons/81284690 ] .

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage published a new CSIS Critical Questions (CSIS’s signature series of asked & answered short papers) “Additional Sanctions on North Korea [ http://csis.org/publication/additional-sanctions-north-korea ] .”

 Crude Up
 Energy led modest gains in the US stock market today as investors continue to hope that oil prices have stabilized after almost two years of steep declines, as the AP reports [ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html?_r=0 ] .

 Dive Deeper:  CSIS’s Energy and National Security program’s commentary, “A Difficult Start to a (Still) Turbulent Year for Global Oil and Gas [ http://csis.org/publication/difficult-start-still-turbulent-year-global-oil-and-gas ] ” is an important read.

 In that Number
  6 
North Korea fired six short-range projectiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, just hours after the United Nations passed sweeping new sanctions [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-adopts-sweeping-new-sanctions-on-north-korea/2016/03/02/309f0514-dfc8-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html ]  against the nation.
Source:  Washington Post [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-projectiles-into-sea-after-un-passes-new-sanctions/2016/03/03/ab8b0768-e0b9-11e5-8c00-8aa03741dced_story.html ]  .

 Critical Quote
 “The big question is whether additional sanctions will bring North Korea back to the negotiating table, a stated objective of key parties.”
—Sharon Squassoni, director of the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program, on the recent tightening of UN sanctions against North Korea.
Source: CSIS [ http://csis.org/publication/additional-sanctions-north-korea ] .

 One to Watch 

 

 

( Photo Credit: Twitter. )
Jigar Mehta (@jigarmehta [ https://twitter.com/jigarmehta ] ) is Fusion’s new [ http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/fusion-video-hire-jigar-mehta-ajplus-1201714144 ]  vice president of digital operations. Jigar recently led engagement and audience development at AJ+, Al Jazeera’s video-centric news platform that garnered 2.2 billion views in 2015. For innovative news delivery and rapid audience growth, Jigar is one to watch.

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( Photo Credit: DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen. )

Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US ambassador Dan Shapiro met [ http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/international/mideast-africa/2016/03/03/dunford-breedlove-israel-yaalon-cooperation-joe-biden/81270504 ]  earlier today with Moshe Yaalon, Israel’s minister of defense, and Gabi Eizenkot, the chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

 Highly Recommended
 “GOP hawks declare war on Trump [ http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/trump-clinton-neoconservatives-220151 ] ,” by  Politico ’s Michael Crowley.

 CSIS Today
 Today, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted a discussion on Ethiopia’s health system, its successes, and enduring challenges. Catch the recap here [ http://csis.org/event/sustaining-ethiopias-progress-health-0 ] . And after, Carlotta Gall of the  New York Times    joined CSIS [ http://csis.org/event/terrorism-and-insurgency-pakistan-and-afghanistan ]  to discuss the recent spike in terrorist and insurgent violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

 CSIS Tomorrow
 Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the chairman of the National Intelligence Council, Gregory Treverton, joins CSIS [ http://csis.org/event/strategic-intelligence-view-national-intelligence-council-nic ]  to discuss the NIC and its connection to policy, focusing on the organization’s key challenge: how to balance the desire for immediate support to policymakers with the need for analysis providing broader context. And after, at 1:00 p.m., join us for a conversation with Dr. Arvind Virmani to discuss [ http://csis.org/event/indias-2016-budget-growth-or-consolidation ]  the implications of India’s 2016-2017 budget for growth and the future of the US-India relationship. Finally, starting at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, join the CSIS Asia Program and Japan Chair for the 2016 US-Japan Security Seminar. [ http://csis.org/event/2016-us-japan-security-seminar ] 

 This Town Tomorrow
 Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., join GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs for a discussion on Vietnam, its economic development, and its role in international relations in Southeast Asia. Click here [ http://elliott.gwu.edu/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D118269836 ]  for more information.

 CSIS on Demand
 What is the role of higher education in US diplomacy and foreign policy? Catch this discussion [ http://csis.org/event/public-diplomacy-and-higher-education ]  on how US policymakers can leverage exchange programs to address the nexus of higher education, public diplomacy, and development.

 Sounds
 Fareed Zakaria tackles [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fareed-zakaria-gps/id377785090 ]  the country’s biggest national security issues with Michael Hayden, former NSA and CIA director, and afterward brings on Bill Gates to discuss how he would handle the FBI’s request to unlock the San Bernardino terrorist’s cell phone.

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

In honor of Women’s History Month, iTunes U has featured a collection [ https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?cc=us&fcId=608734857&mt=10 ]  of terrific podcasts, including CSIS’s “Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast.”

 Smiles
 “To be a rock and not to roll…”

Led Zeppelin is widely perceived as the first heavy rock or heavy metal band. But so much of their music is rooted in the quieter strains of blues and folk.

The Mississippi country blues of Muddy Waters and Skip James, and their performances at the Newport Folk Festival captivated Led Zeppelin. The Scottish folkie Bert Jansch, himself a Pete Seeger acolyte, inspired Zeppelin’s sublime guitarist Jimmy Page to adopt “open tuning,” a style of guitar also appropriated by Ry Cooder and Keith Richards.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame declared in 1995 upon Led Zeppelin’s induction that that band was as influential in the 1970s as the Beatles were in the 1960s.  It’s hard to disagree.

It’s a smile to think of Led Zep as “folkies,” but as the late Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett once memorably said, “All of rock sounds like folk until you add the sonic texture.”

Led Zeppelin knew precisely  [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ ] how to add sonic texture.

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