Subject: Morning Brief, presented by George Mason University: Russia, Turkey, and Iran will enforce cease-fire in Syria
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Russia, Turkey, and Iran Will Enforce Cease-fire in Syria

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Will Enforce Cease-fire in Syria

<p><b>Top News: </b>On the second day of Syrian peace negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan, regional powers involved in the conflict <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtbWlkZGxlLWVhc3QtMzg3Mjg5MDMi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B616edacc>announced</a> a three-week truce, building upon a past cease-fire. In a joint statement, Russia, Turkey, and Iran <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLW1pZGVhc3QtY3Jpc2lzLXN5cmlhLXRhbGtzLWlkVVNLQk4xNTgwUFc_ZmVlZFR5cGU9UlNTJmZlZWROYW1lPXdvcmxkTmV3cyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C4c7d9e53>said</a> they would establish a trilateral mechanism to  &#8220;observe and ensure full compliance with the ceasefire, prevent any provocation and determine all modalities.&#8221;</p>
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<p>It is not clear whether the Syrian government or rebel groups will go along with the plan. The two sides only had a brief face-to-face <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tLzMzMzg2MGU3YjI0ZDQyZGU5YjE1ZGNjNGNiZDc3ZjFkP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Tb2NpYWxGbG93JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9VHdpdHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPUFQIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Ccae099f7>meeting</a> during the talks so far, followed by contentious exchanges. But the statement did express support for opposition groups to participate in the next round of talks in Geneva on Feb. 8. </p>
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<p>Meanwhile, in northwest Syria the Islamist militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLW1pZGVhc3QtY3Jpc2lzLXN5cmlhLWlkVVNLQk4xNTgxMDM_ZmVlZFR5cGU9UlNTJmZlZWROYW1lPXdvcmxkTmV3cyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C54598f50>attacked </a>rebels attending the peace talks. Syrian Kurds, who were not invited to the meeting, <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLW1pZGVhc3QtY3Jpc2lzLXN5cmlhLXlwZy1pZFVTS0JOMTU3MkRXP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9Qm9vbXRyYWluJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09bWFudWFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDE3MDEyNCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C2f4d1e8d>said</a> they would not be bound by any decisions at Astana. </p>
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<p><b>South China Sea:</b> China <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLXVzYS1jaGluYS1zb3V0aGNoaW5hc2VhLW1pbmlzdHJ5LWlkVVNLQk4xNTgwTUI_ZmVlZFR5cGU9UlNTJmZlZWROYW1lPXdvcmxkTmV3cyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C6d2e8be3>defended</a> its “indisputable sovereignty” over parts of the South China Sea, bristling over the Trump administration’s tough talk on the issue. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Monday the United States would &#8220;make sure we protect our interests there.&#8221; China <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtdXMtY2FuYWRhLTM4NzI5MjA3Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B0dbf3dc2>urged</a> restraint and said it was committed to peaceful negotiations in the dispute, but also held firm. &#8220;Our position is clear. Our actions have been lawful,&#8221; <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtdXMtY2FuYWRhLTM4NzI5MjA3Ig/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C0dbf3dc2>warned</a> a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry.  </p>

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<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The number of people <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3Mvd29ybGQtYWZyaWNhLTM4NzMwNzQxIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bab2020bd>killed</a> in a mistaken airstrike on a refugee camp in Nigeria rose to 236.</p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A roadside bomb planted by Islamist insurgents in Somalia <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLXNvbWFsaWEtYmxhc3QtaWRVU0tCTjE1ODBSNj9mZWVkVHlwZT1SU1MmZmVlZE5hbWU9d29ybGROZXdzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C24ee5b99>killed</a> at least four soldiers.</p><br />

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<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Panama will <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaGljYWdvdHJpYnVuZS5jb20vbmV3cy9uYXRpb253b3JsZC9jdC1tYW51ZWwtbm9yaWVnYS1ob3VzZS1hcnJlc3QtMjAxNzAxMjMtc3RvcnkuaHRtbCI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bf0fc3527>allow</a> jailed ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to prepare for brain surgery under house arrest, instead of in prison.</p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Colombia is considering a <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMTcvamFuLzI0L2NvbG9tYmlhLWJ1bGxmaWdodGluZy1iYW4tcHJvdGVzdGVycy1jbGFzaC1wb2xpY2Ui/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7B8782659f>ban</a> on bullfighting after protesters tried to disrupt the first bullfight in Bogotá in years.</p><br />

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<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hong Kong will <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLWhvbmdrb25nLXNpbmdhcG9yZS10YWl3YW4taWRVU0tCTjE1ODFBNz9mZWVkVHlwZT1SU1MmZmVlZE5hbWU9d29ybGROZXdzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Cfcade630>release</a> Singapore’s troop carriers, after they were impounded on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan. </p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;A fire-prone province in Indonesia <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLWluZG9uZXNpYS1oYXplLWlkVVNLQk4xNTgxNUY_ZmVlZFR5cGU9UlNTJmZlZWROYW1lPXdvcmxkTmV3cyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C51ea8b96>declared</a> an early state of emergency to combat smog. </p><br />

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<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Britain’s Parliament must <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvdWstcG9saXRpY3MtMzg3MjAzMjAi/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Bd9188ded>vote</a> on Article 50 to give Brexit the go ahead, the Supreme Court rules. </p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Germany’s AfD party has not yet <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLWdlcm1hbnktYWZkLWlkVVNLQk4xNTgwWkM_ZmVlZFR5cGU9UlNTJmZlZWROYW1lPXdvcmxkTmV3cyI/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C209dc657>decided </a>whether to expel a state leader over his Holocaust memorial comment.</p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Italy’s highest court began <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLWl0YWx5LWVsZWN0aW9ucy1sYXctaWRVU0tCTjE1ODE4Rj9mZWVkVHlwZT1SU1MmZmVlZE5hbWU9d29ybGROZXdzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7Cc11611e5>deliberating</a> on the legality of the country’s latest electoral law, which will influence the timing of the next election.</p><br />

Middle East

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<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;Saudi Arabia <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tLzg4ODAyOTE3MWYwZTRhNjdiZGJhZTk4Y2JkNWJmODE0P3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Tb2NpYWxGbG93JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9VHdpdHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPUFQIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C331ba552>says</a> that a computer virus that destroyed systems of its state-run oil company in 2012 has returned. </p><br />
<p> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;The king of Jordan will <a style="color:#ea1414;font-weight:bold;" href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/8684530.86252/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5yZXV0ZXJzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL3VzLW1pZGVhc3QtY3Jpc2lzLXJ1c3NpYS1qb3JkYW4taWRVU0tCTjE1ODE1OT9mZWVkVHlwZT1SU1MmZmVlZE5hbWU9d29ybGROZXdzIg/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7C10c11eae>visit</a> Russia to discuss counterterrorism. </p><br />

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