Subject: The Evening CSIS: State of ISIS, Boko Split, Cry Love & More
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The Evening CSIS: State of ISIS, Boko Split, Cry Love & More
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** State of ISIS
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Speaking from the Pentagon late today after a meeting with his National Security Council, President Obama said that while ISIS is losing ground in Syria and Iraq, it still has the ability to inspire attacks, as the Associated Press reports (https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/08/04/obama-meets-with-pentagon-officials-assess-isis-fight/ApHLyhlwxkZAzEc8ZQgETN/story.html) .

And, the AP reported (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/08/04/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-islamic-state.html) late this afternoon that Egypt’s military said the leader of ISIS’s affiliate in Egypt was killed in a Sinai operation south of the coastal city of el-Arish.

Dive Deeper: CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman released a new report today: “Defeating” ISIS: The Real Threats and Challenges." (https://www.csis.org/analysis/defeating-isis-real-threats-and-challenges)

** One Nation Under a Tax
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After more than a year of gridlock, the upper house of India’s parliament approved a contentious overhaul of the country’s convoluted tax system, an important step in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to modernize Asia’s no. 3 economy, as the
Wall Street Journal’s Raymond Zhong reports (http://www.wsj.com/articles/india-tax-overhaul-bill-moves-forward-1470245749) .

Dive Deeper: CSIS’s Rick Rossow today authored new CSIS Critical Questions (CSIS’s signature asked & answered series of short papers): “India: One Step Closer to a National Market (https://www.csis.org/analysis/india-one-step-closer-national-market) .”

** Boko Haram’s Split
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A new voice recording described by security experts as coming from the longtime leader of Boko Haram deepened speculation about a fracture in the militant group, which has pledged allegiance to ISIS and has terrorized Nigeria and its neighbors for years, as the
New York Times’ Dionne Searcey reports (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/world/africa/boko-haram-leader-speaks-on-youtube-deepening-signs-of-split.html) .

And late today, CNN reports (http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-leader/) that the new leader of Boko Haram is the son of the group’s executed founder.

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Trump’s Foreign Policy and Zero Days
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In a new episode of Bob Schieffer’s About the News podcast (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/bob-schieffers-about-news-h-andrew-schwartz) , New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger talks about his lengthy interviews with Donald Trump on foreign policy, the DNC hack attack, and what goes into reporting on the biggest cybersecurity stories of the decade.

** In That Number
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** 41
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US troops have contracted Zika. Source: Military Times (http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2016/08/01/zika-strikes-overseas-us-troops/87911662/) .

** Critical Quote
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** “The force posture initiatives announced by President Obama in the Australian parliament were, at the time, the centerpiece of the US rebalance to Asia. It reflects badly on both sides that implementation has stalled, and it’s important that both governments focus on the long-term benefits of the US marine rotations, particularly in light of the rising maritime tensions in the region.”
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—Andrew Shearer, CSIS senior adviser on Asia-Pacific security and former Australian national security adviser, on the importance of moving forward with plans to base 2,500 US Marines in Australia. Source: Saturday Paper (https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/defence/2016/07/30/us-and-australia-stalemate-over-nt-defence-bases/14698008003555) .

** One to Watch
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(Photo Credit: GUSTAVO ANDRADE/AFP/Getty Images)

US Women’s Soccer star Carli Lloyd (L) here celebrating her goal during a Rio 2016 Olympic first-round win over New Zealand. (Getty Images/Aaron Ontiveroz.)

** Optics
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(Photo credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images.)

New Japanese defense minister Tomomi Inada reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo today. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe named Inada, a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views, as the new defense minister yesterday in a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea.

** Highly Recommended
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The
Washington Post’s Josh Rogin: “Obama will bypass Congress, seek U.N. resolution on nuclear testing (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2016/08/04/obama-will-bypass-congress-seek-u-n-resolution-on-nuclear-testing/) .”

** This Town Tomorrow
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At 1:00 p.m., Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International Affairs will host “Internal and External Actors and the Pursuit of Peace: An Analysis of Colombian Perceptions (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internalexternal-actors-pursuit-of-peaceanalyzing-colombian-perceptions-tickets-26812233111?aff=es2) .”

** CSIS On Demand
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Yesterday, CSIS’s Global Health Policy Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation cohosted a briefing to discuss major outcomes from the 2016 Aids Conference in Durban. Watch on demand here (https://www.csis.org/events/outcomes-durban-international-aids-conference) .

** Sounds
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The
FT’s World Weekly with Gideon Rachman just came out with a new podcast, “The battle for Aleppo (http://podcast.ft.com/s/world-weekly-with-gideon-rachman/) .”

** I Like It Like That
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“What Instagram Stories say about the state of social media (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/08/03/what-instagram-stories-say-about-the-state-of-social-media/) ,” by the
Washington Post’s Teddy Amenabar.

** Smiles
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One more (https://youtu.be/rWeWgDAuxKY) from the great John Hiatt—for those of you who now can’t get him out of your head. I’m so glad you can’t…

** Feedback
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