Subject: The Evening CSIS: From Russia with Love, NATO Not Ready, Feeling California & More
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Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 23:13:51 +0000
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The Evening CSIS: From Russia with Love, NATO Not Ready, Feeling California & More
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** Good Evening,
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Welcome to
The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please sign up here (http://bit.ly/ecs1s) .

** From Russia with Love?
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The FBI is investigating a breach of the Democratic National Committee's computers, which sources and experts say could be the work of government hackers in Russia, as the
Wall Street Journal’s Damian Paletta and Devlin Barrett report (http://www.wsj.com/articles/dnc-hack-fits-pattern-of-past-russian-meddling-1469469535) .

And CNN is reporting (http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/democratic-convention-dnc-emails-russia/) that federal investigators tried to warn the Democratic National Committee about a potential intrusion in their computer network months before the party moved to try to fix the problem.

Dive Deeper: The CSIS Strategic Technologies program keeps a running timeline of “Significant Cyber Events (http://www.csis-tech.org/cyber-incident-timeline/) .”

** DoD Warry
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Defense secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs chairman General Joseph Dunford said in a news conference today at the Pentagon that a proposed agreement with Moscow to expand military cooperation in Syria would hinge on the Kremlin’s support for US goals there, suggesting that senior military officials remain deeply skeptical of Russia’s trustworthiness, as the
Washington Post’s Missy Ryan reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/07/25/pentagon-says-proposed-russian-deal-in-syria-is-not-based-on-trust/) .

The Pentagon has excerpted clips (http://www.defense.gov/Video?videoid=476193) of Secretary Carter discussing the counter ISIS campaign and highlighted (http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/855698/dunford-lists-ways-to-measure-counter-isil-success) General Dunford’s analysis of measuring counter-ISIS success.

You can watch the full briefing (http://www.defense.gov/Video?videoid=476169) by Secretary Carter and General Dunford On Demand courtesy of the DoD.

** NATO Not Ready
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The balance of power underwater is shifting against the West, warns a new report from CSIS, as Breaking Defense’s Sydney Freedberg, Jr. reports (http://breakingdefense.com/2016/07/nato-not-ready-as-russian-sub-threat-rises-csis/) .

As Freedberg reports “Both Russian and NATO capabilities cratered after the Cold War, but the Russian submarine fleet is clawing its way back—and we’re not ready to face it, CSIS says. The US, its allies, and the Nordics need to invest in new technology, intense training, and, above all, closer cooperation to counter the resurgent threat.”

The CSIS report Undersea Warfare in Northern Europe (https://www.csis.org/analysis/undersea-warfare-northern-europe) is available in full or abbreviated versions.

** In That Number
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** 50
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Since the beginning of 2015, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia have seen nearly 50 times more deaths from terrorism than Europe and the Americas.
Source: Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/the-scale-of-terrorist-attacks-around-the-world/) .

** Critical Quote
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** “Creating a smart and efficient regulatory process for commercial space will help attract and retain high-tech companies and the talented workers they employ. This is especially important as DoD relies more and more on commercial space systems to augment military space systems.”
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— CSIS’s Todd Harrison penned an op-ed in Breaking Defense today, arguing that “Commercial Space Needs Regulatory Clarity (http://breakingdefense.com/2016/07/commercial-space/) .”

** One to Watch
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Juan Zarate (@JCZarate1 (https://twitter.com/JCZarate1) ) has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a senior national security analyst. Juan is a senior adviser at CSIS and previously served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009. Juan's book, Treasury's War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare (https://www.amazon.com/Treasurys-War-Unleashing-Financial-Warfare/dp/1610391152) , is required reading for those interested in modern financial warfare.

** Optics
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(Photo Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford spoke to the media at a news conference in the Pentagon briefing room today about spoke about ISIS and the situation in the Middle-East.

** Highly Recommended
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The latest episode of the World Food Program USA's Hacking Hunger podcast, "Seven Million Meals and Counting (http://wfpusa.org/blog/hacking-hunger-episode-8-seven-million-meals-and-counting) ." Subscribe here (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hacking-hunger/id1045550570?mt=2) .

** CSIS Tomorrow
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At 10:00 a.m., CSIS’s International Security Program will host “2016 U.S. Elections and the Future of U.S. Military Forces (https://www.csis.org/events/2016-us-elections-and-future-us-military-forces) .”

And join CSIS’s Freeman Chair in China Studies at 10:15 a.m. for “Playing to our Strengths: US-Taiwan Cooperation in the ICT Sector (https://www.csis.org/events/playing-our-strengths-us-taiwan-cooperation-ict-sector) ,” featuring James K. J. Lee, Taipei’s deputy representative to the U.S.

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join Defense One at 8:30 a.m. for “An Air Force in Transition (http://www.defenseone.com/feature/air-force-leadership-briefing) ,” a conversation with Air Force Secretary Deborah James.

Join the Brookings Institution at 10:00 a.m. for “Is the United States losing China to Russia? (http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/07/26-us-china-russia-relations?rssid=UpcomingEvents&utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=FeedBlitzRss&utm_content=Is+the+United+States+losing+China+to+Russia%3f) ,” featuring J. Stapleton Roy, former US ambassador to China.

** CSIS On Demand
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Watch “Undersea Warfare in Northern Europe (https://www.csis.org/events/undersea-warfare-northern-europe) ” hosted by CSIS’s International Security Program last week.

** Sounds
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Listen to the latest Global Dispatches podcast (http://www.globaldispatchespodcast.com/un-secretary-general-candidate-conversations-helen-clark/) featuring UN secretary general candidate Helen Clark. Clark also spoke at CSIS (https://www.csis.org/events/statesmens-forum-helen-clark-un-development-program-administrator) about global security earlier this month.

** I Like It Like That
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The
New York Times is building on its in-house analytics dashboard, “Stela (http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/07/the-new-york-times-is-trying-to-narrow-the-distance-between-reporters-and-analytics-data/) ,” to make consuming content a better experience.

** Smiles
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“Looking California, feeling Minnesota…”

One of my favorite rock lyrics. Another Seattle 90s band that has endured time surprisingly well is Soundgarden. I love this clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTTZ4tLpX3s) from the NFL Kickoff last season in Seattle.  What a great band.  Singer Chris Cornell is 52 and definitely looking “California.”

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