Subject: The Evening CSIS: Running DoD, Proposed Sanctions, Magic Man & More
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:19:45 +0000
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The Evening CSIS: Running DoD, Proposed Sanctions, Magic Man & More
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** Good Evening,
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** Running the DoD
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Two civilian national security experts, including CSIS’s Kathleen Hicks, told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that they support retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis becoming defense secretary, but said his appointment should not set a precedent in which it is broadly acceptable for retired senior officers to run the Pentagon, as the
Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/01/10/experts-back-mattis-as-defense-secretary-but-say-a-general-shouldnt-run-the-pentagon-again-for-years/?utm_term=.25a00e50d9ef&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: Read Dr. Hicks’ statement (https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/congressional_testimony/ts170110_Hicks_testimony.pdf?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

** Proposed Sanctions
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Leading U.S. senators proposed new sanctions against Russia that would markedly increase Moscow’s economic isolation and could limit President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to improve relations with the Kremlin, as the
Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon and William Mauldin report (http://www.wsj.com/articles/senators-propose-new-sanctions-on-russia-1484082480?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See the Wilson Quarterly on “The Lasting Legacy of the Cold War (http://wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/the-lasting-legacy-of-the-cold-war/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .”

** Taliban Twin Bombings
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A suicide attack followed by a car bombing rattled Kabul today, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 70 others near the Afghan Parliament, as NBC News reports (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-claims-twin-bombings-kabul-killed-least-38-n705221?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: A major new report by CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman, The Trump Transition and the Afghan War: The Need for Decisive Action (https://www.csis.org/analysis/major-new-report-trump-transition-and-afghan-war-need-decisive-action?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

** In That Number
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** 1st
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President Xi Jinping of China will become the first Chinese head of state to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-china-idUSKBN14U11P?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “The United States badly needs a Secretary of Defense with a proven ability to think strategically and develop a real world plan for action, with a proven focus on joint warfare and not a single service, one who knows how to manage resources effectively, who sees the value of strategic partners, and will seek both decisive and proportionate action.”
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—CSIS’s Anthony H. Cordesman authored a new commentary today, “Iran, Mattis, and the Real Threat to U.S. Strategic Interests in the Middle East (https://www.csis.org/analysis/iran-mattis-and-real-threat-us-strategic-interests-middle-east?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .”

** One to Watch
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John Schaus (@schaus_csis (https://twitter.com/schaus_csis?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) ) is a fellow in CSIS’s International Security Program. John has organized CSIS’s Transition45 (https://defense360.csis.org/transition45/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) series, which features essays with recommendations on where change in US defense strategy, forces, operations, and institutions would be most valuable to the nation. Today, John released a list of 10 questions that should be asked of General James Mattis (https://defense360.csis.org/confirmation-hearing-questions/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) during his confirmation hearing for the position of secretary of defense.

** Optics
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(Photo Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano)
A sailor signals an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to lower supplies onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2017.

** Highly Recommended
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This
New York Times interactive article, “Oil Prices: Can the Rebound Continue? Here’s What to Watch (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/09/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) ” by Clifford Krauss.

** CSIS Tomorrow
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Join CSIS's Burke Chair in Strategy at 10:00 a.m. for "Afghanistan Reconstruction: Enduring Challenges for the New Administration and Congress (https://www.csis.org/events/afghanistan-reconstruction-enduring-challenges-new-administration-and-congress?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) ," featuring a conversation with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko.

Join us on demand at 4:30 p.m. for the Sam Nunn National Security Leadership Prize and Lecture (https://www.csis.org/events/sam-nunn-national-security-leadership-prize-and-lecture?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) , featuring inaugural prize recipient Ash Carter, US secretary of defense.

**
This Town Tomorrow
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Join AEI at 3:00 p.m. for “Why Should America Care About Europe? (http://www.aei.org/events/why-should-america-care-about-europe/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) ” with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders of the Netherlands.

And join Atlantic Council at 3:30 p.m. for “A Nonstate Strategy for Saving Cyberspace (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/a-nonstate-strategy-for-saving-cyberspace?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .”

** CSIS On Demand
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CSIS’s Europe Program hosted the 2016 Transatlantic Forum on Russia (https://www.csis.org/events/transatlantic-forum-russia-0?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) for a discussion of US policy toward Russia during a changing European policy landscape.

** Sounds
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China’s new foreign NGO law took effect on January 1, aiming to reduce the influence of foreign actors on domestic affairs. ChinaPower’s latest podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chinapower/id1144663360?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) discusses the implications.

** I Like It Like That
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Podcasting got even bigger (http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/01/hot-pod-the-three-numbers-that-mark-the-state-of-podcasting-in-2017/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) in 2016.

** Smiles
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One of my favorite rockers of all time, Heart’s Ann Wilson, today announced (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hearts-ann-wilson-plots-huge-solo-tour-w460317?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) that she’ll embark on a solo tour this spring.

Heart’s Ann Wilson is iconic. I think most people have the same reaction to her that I had the first time (and every time) I have heard her sing, that is, to become completely mesmerized.

Images of Ann Wilson with her bandmate and sister Nancy Wilson on quintessential album covers like 1975’s “Dreamboat Annie” or 1977’s “Little Queen” are among the most memorable in rock and roll history. The sisters look and attitude defined the essence of rock and roll superstardom. And along with Janis Joplin and Grace Slick, they were among the first big-time lady “hard rockers,” every bit as powerful while prowling the stage as Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Jimi Hendrix or Mick and Keith.

Iconography and image aside, Ann Wilson is one of rock’s greatest singers. Here’s why (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOO7QVHgXs&app=desktop&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a8f9b960a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a8f9b960a3-145367789) .

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