Subject: Morning Brief Presented by The Asia Foundation: Trump Appoints Republican Party Official, Alt-Right Media Exec to Top Administration Roles
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Trump Appoints Republican Party Official, Alt-Right Media Exec to Top Administration Roles

Trump Appoints Republican Party Official, Alt-Right Media Exec to Top Administration Roles

<p><b>Top news:</b> President-elect Donald Trump filled two of the most important roles in his incoming staff with a top Republican Party official and a right-wing media provocateur, splitting the difference between his grassroots supporters outside the beltway and establishment ones within it.</p>
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<p>Trump <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDE2LzExLzE0L3VzL3BvbGl0aWNzL3JlaW5jZS1wcmllYnVzLWNoaWVmLW9mLXN0YWZmLWRvbmFsZC10cnVtcC5odG1sP2hwJmFjdGlvbj1jbGljayZwZ3R5cGU9SG9tZXBhZ2UmY2xpY2tTb3VyY2U9c3RvcnktaGVhZGluZyZtb2R1bGU9YS1sZWRlLXBhY2thZ2UtcmVnaW9uJnJlZ2lvbj10b3AtbmV3cyZXVC5uYXY9dG9wLW5ld3MmX3I9MCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C23ccef18>picked</a> Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, to serve as his chief of staff and Steve Bannon, the former president of Breitbart News, to serve as his senior counselor and chief strategist. The two men represent rival camps within Trump’s constituencies, with Priebus acting as a bridge to the Republican establishment and Bannon as a leader of an anti-establishment faction that fueled Trump’s rise.</p>
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<p>Groups that monitor hate speech and crimes have called on Trump to rescind his hiring of Bannon, who they accuse of being misogynistic, anti-Semitic, and racist. “Stephen Bannon was the main driver behind Breitbart becoming a white ethno-nationalist propaganda mill,” the Southern Poverty Law Center <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zcGxjZW50ZXIvc3RhdHVzLzc5NzkzNzczMjUzMDExMDQ2NCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bcd34c5a3>tweeted</a> on Sunday. Court documents have also revealed that Bannon’s ex-wife <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy93cC8yMDE2LzExLzEzL3RydW1wLWRyYXdzLXNoYXJwLXJlYnVrZS1jb25jZXJucy1vdmVyLW5ld2x5LWFwcG9pbnRlZC1jaGllZi13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1zdHJhdGVnaXN0LyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B1d01d564>accused</a> him of domestic violence and anti-Semitic remarks. According to her, he didn’t want to send their children to a particular school because of “the number of Jews that attend” it.</p>
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<p>In addition to the personnel announcements, Trump offered further details of what he might do as president in an <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jYnNuZXdzLmNvbS9uZXdzLzYwLW1pbnV0ZXMtZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLWZhbWlseS1tZWxhbmlhLWl2YW5rYS1sZXNsZXktc3RhaGwvIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B4a27638b>interview</a> Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” He promised to deport or jail up to three million illegal immigrants with criminal links, appoint “pro-life” Supreme Court nominees, avoid overturning the legalization of same-sex marriage, and forgo the president’s $400,000 salary.</p>
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<p><b>Myanmar:</b> In a sign of growing religious strife, Myanmar’s army <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYXNpYS0zNzk3MDkyNiI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B93ab8af4>shot and killed</a> at least 25 people in Rohingya Muslim villages in Rakhine state. On Saturday, the army sent helicopter gunships to conduct “clearance operations” against what it called armed militants embedded in Rohingya villages. Those killed over the weekend were armed with machetes and wooden clubs, the army said. Images on social media showed women and children were among the dead. The attacks mark a violent escalation in the state’s campaign to systematically disenfranchise and persecute the country’s minority Muslim population.</p>

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Africa

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The professional hunter who allegedly helped an American dentist kill Cecil the lion last year has been <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYWZyaWNhLTM3OTQ4ODY2Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bd5828292>acquitted</a> by a court in Zimbabwe.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL2FmLnJldXRlcnMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvdG9wTmV3cy9pZEFGS0JOMTM3MEJUIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B07b20f12>surrendered</a> since a regional military operation began in July.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Twelve vintage biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s are <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL2FmLnJldXRlcnMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvdG9wTmV3cy9pZEFGS0JOMTM4MDZHIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B4755b64b>retracing</a> an imperial British flight route from the island of Crete to South Africa.</p><br />

Americas

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Moody’s Investor Services <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL2J1c2luZXNzLzIwMTYvbm92LzE0L21vb2R5cy1wcmVkaWN0cy11cy1sZWFkLWdsb2JhbC1lY29ub21pYy1ncm93dGgtcHJvdGVjdGlvbmlzbS10cnVtcCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Ba44e521a>predicted</a> the United States would lead global economic growth over the next two years despite President-elect Trump’s protectionist agenda.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMTYvbm92LzEzL2NvbG9tYmlhbi1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LWFuZC1mYXJjLXJlYWNoLW5ldy1wZWFjZS1kZWFsIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Ba41c09a0>reached</a> a new peace deal with better terms, according to the country’s president.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A priest who spoke out against corruption and was abducted three days ago in the Mexican state of Veracruz has been <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbGF0aW4tYW1lcmljYS0zNzk3MDcxNSI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bec080aa1>found alive</a>, but with signs of torture.</p><br />

Asia

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;India’s decision to scrap the 500 ($7.31) and 1000 ($14.75) rupee notes has set off <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYXNpYS1pbmRpYS0zNzk3MDk2NSI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bdf8d3ed4>concerns</a> that poorer people will lose money.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A 7.8 magnitude earthquake <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbm4uY29tLzIwMTYvMTEvMTMvYXNpYS9uZXctemVhbGFuZC1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWwi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B46e4a0ac>hit</a> New Zealand early on Monday, followed by deadly aftershocks that left at least two people dead.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;South Korean prosecutors <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYXNpYS0zNzk2NjQ5NCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B3a4d6b68>said</a> they would question President Park Geun-hye over allegations that she let friend Choi Soon-sil abuse power sometime this week.</p><br />

Europe

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pro-Russian candidates won presidential elections in <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM3OTcwMTU1Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B19caf596>Moldova</a> and <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM3OTcyNTI2Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B3c6571fe>Bulgaria</a> on Sunday.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sweden’s top prosecutor is <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtZXVyb3BlLTM3OTcyNTI4Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B9c1550ce>questioning</a> Wikileaks founder Julian Assange about a rape allegation through an intermediary in the Ecuadorean embassy.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. President Barack Obama <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3VzLW5ld3MvMjAxNi9ub3YvMTMvYmFyYWNrLW9iYW1hLWNhbGxzLWZvci1tZWFuaW5nZnVsLWRlYnQtcmVsaWVmLWZvci1ncmVlY2Ui/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B53c6d111>called</a> for “meaningful debt relief” for Greece ahead of a two-day visit to Athens.</p><br />

Middle East

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The International Monetary Fund <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzc5NTgwMzAi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bde8ec63b>approved</a> a three-year $12 billion loan to Egypt.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzc5Njg0OTci/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B44818b42>backing</a> a proposal to stop mosques from broadcasting calls to prayer.</p><br />

<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Syrian government has <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8117603.90347/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzc5NjI2MTYi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Be4aaa4bd>secured</a> key territory on the western edges of Aleppo as an aircraft carrier moves into position to support further offensives there.</p><br />

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