Subject: The Evening CSIS: US Military Trainers Killed, Saudi Sparring with Iran, Last Goodbye & More
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The Evening CSIS: US Military Trainers Killed, Saudi Sparring with Iran, Last Goodbye & More
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** US Military Trainers Killed in Jordan
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Three American service members were shot and killed in a firefight that erupted while they were trying to enter a military air base in southern Jordan today, as the
Wall Street Journal’s Suha Ma’ayeh, Maria Abi-Habib, and Gordon Lubold report (http://www.wsj.com/articles/two-u-s-military-trainers-shot-in-jordan-1478268761?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .

** High Hopes
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A day after the stunning High Court ruling that threatens to derail British prime minister Theresa May’s plans to withdraw from the European Union, few in Britain were suggesting that Brexit is dead. But as Karla Adam reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-britain-remainers-find-hope-in-brexit-court-decision/2016/11/04/2596b078-a28b-11e6-8864-6f892cad0865_story.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) for the
Washington Post, there were glimmers of hope on the “remain” side that Britain will opt for something other than a hard exit from the EU.

Dive Deeper: The Peterson Institute’s Jacob Funk Kirkegaard authored “Will (Hard) Brexit Be Defeated by the Spirit of Magna Carta? (https://piie.com/blogs/realtime-economic-issues-watch/will-hard-brexit-be-defeated-spirit-magna-carta?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) ”

** Saudis Sparring with Iran
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Old disputes between Saudi Arabia and rival Iran resurfaced at a meeting of OPEC experts last week, with Riyadh saying it could raise oil output steeply to bring prices down if Tehran refuses to limit its supply, as Reuters reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-opec-oil-idUSKBN12Z1FM?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) in an exclusive.

Dive Deeper: CSIS’s Sarah Ladislaw authored a new commentary today: “Supporting the Energy Innovation Agenda (https://www.csis.org/analysis/supporting-energy-innovation-agenda?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .”

** In That Number
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** 61%
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A recent survey of Japanese citizens reveals that 61% see America in decline. Source: Pew Research Center (http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/10/31/japanese-back-global-engagement-despite-concern-about-domestic-economy/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “The current trajectory of the US-Philippines relationship is unsustainable: it will not be possible to insulate economic ties and defense cooperation indefinitely because ultimately American investors and defense planners alike require certainty.”
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—CSIS’s Andrew Shearer wrote an opinion piece in the Hill, “The United States and The Philippines: Messy divorce or just a tiff? (http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/303737-the-united-states-and-the-philippines-messy-divorce-or?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) ”

** One to Watch
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Lisa Collins is a fellow with CSIS’s Korea Chair. She recently joined CNN International to discuss a rare survey (http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/11/03/exp-north-koreans-speak-about-their-government.cnn?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) of North Korean public opinion conducted within North Korea. For more on the survey, check out “A View Inside North Korea (http://beyondparallel.csis.org/no-laughing-matter-north-koreans-discontent-and-daring-jokes/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) ” via CSIS’s Beyond Parallel micro-website.

** Optics
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(Photo Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.)

The large hall of the newly completed Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg.

** Highly Recommended
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Chatham House Prize 2016: John Kerry at Chatham House (https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/chatham-house-prize-2016-john-kerry-chatham-house?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .

** This Town Monday
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Join the Wilson Center at 10:00 a.m. for “The Challenges of Brazil’s Electoral System with Justices Gilmar Mendes and Teori Zavascki (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-challenges-brazils-electoral-system-justices-gilmar-mendes-and-teori-zavascki?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .”

Join the Women’s Foreign Policy Group at 12:00 p.m. for “US-Russian Relations and the New Cold War (http://www.wfpg.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=517819&orgId=wfpg&recurringId=0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .”

And join Brookings at 2:30 p.m. for “Stopping North Korea Inc. (https://www.brookings.edu/events/stopping-north-korea-inc/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) ”

** CSIS On Demand
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Recap CSIS’s events this week on Medium (https://medium.com/center-for-strategic-and-international-studies/the-week-at-csis-the-speeches-discussions-and-events-from-october-31-november-4-5cd779a8a12f?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789#.2qv027t8y) .

** Sounds
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The latest Russian Roulette podcast (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/russian-roulette?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) features a two-part interview with the
New York Times’ Steven Lee Myers, who discusses the role Russia has played in the US election and the prospects for US-Russia relations.

** I Like It Like That
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The Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, one of the world’s most stunning architectural accomplishments is finished—seven years late and 10 times over budget as the
Guardian reports (https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/nov/04/hamburg-elbphilhamonie-herzog-de-meuron-a-cathedral-for-our-time?CMP=share_btn_tw&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .

** Smiles
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Do you ever get a hook or a groove from a song stuck in your mind—in a good way? It happens to me all the time and I am glad that it does because it keeps me smiling.

Spotify, the extraordinary, disruptive music streaming service did it to me this time. Spotify creates playlists of songs, usually around a common theme. I love it. And when I stumbled on to Spotify’s “Songs to Test Headphones With” playlist I hit pay dirt. The list is chock full of incredible songs. The one that stood out to me like a beacon though was “Last Goodbye” by the late Jeff Buckley. I hadn’t heard the song in years. Now, with good reason, I can’t get it out of my head.

Buckley’s story is tragic. He was an incredible singer and musician who accidentally died in 1997 after wading into the Mississippi River for an evening swim only to drown in the wake of a passing boat. He was only 30 years old. I know, not much of a smile. But Buckley’s music endures. Rolling Stone has named him as one of its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. I couldn’t agree more.

Stumbling on to “Last Goodbye” on Spotify’s playlist has proven a great smile. Here’s why (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgtxj2x2pJs&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=ea417428c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-ea417428c8-145367789) .

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