Subject: The Evening CSIS: Syria Chemical Attack, Venezuela Worsens, Vintage Willie and More
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Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:12:38 +0000
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The Evening CSIS: Syria Chemical Attack, Venezuela Worsens, Vintage Willie and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, April 4.

** Syria Chemical Attack
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A suspected chemical attack widely blamed on the Syrian regime killed at least 58 people in an opposition-held town today, as the
New York Times’ Anne Barnard and Michael Gordon report (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/syria-gas-attack.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

President Trump late this afternoon issued a statement on the chemical attack (https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/04/statement-president-donald-j-trump?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

The BBC has this report (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39493854?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

** Ahead of the US-China Summit
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The
Wall Street Journal’s Jeremy Page, Felicia Schwartz and Carol Lee report (https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-and-china-sniping-in-public-have-tried-in-private-to-lower-the-volume-1491322389?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) that both the US and China have maneuvered behind the scenes “to lower the temperature” between Washington and Beijing.

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Asia Team’s “Donald Trump’s First Summit with President Xi Jinping of China (https://www.csis.org/analysis/donald-trumps-first-summit-president-xi-jinping-china?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .”

** Venezuelan Situation Worsens
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Venezuelan security forces quelled masked protesters with tear gas, water cannons, and pepper spray in Caracas today after blocking an opposition rally against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, as Reuters reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKBN1761MR?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See CFR’s Matthew Taylor’s new commentary: “International Pressure on the Maduro Regime (http://blogs.cfr.org/oneil/2017/04/03/international-pressure-maduro-regime/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .”

** In That Number
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** 4
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The number of vessels that have been attacked by Somali pirates in the past month—an uptick following years of quiet in the waters surrounding the Horn of Africa. Source: New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/africa/somalia-pirates.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&_r=0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “U.S. support for democracy and human rights matters in people’s lives.”
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—CSIS’s Shannon Green authored a new piece in Foreign Policy today, “When the U.S. Gives Up on Human Rights, Everyone Suffers (https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/04/when-the-u-s-gives-up-on-human-rights-everyone-suffers/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .”

** iDeas Lab
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CSIS’s China Power Project recently released a new interactive feature, “Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? (http://chinapower.csis.org/china-chengdu-j-20/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) ” The Chengdu J-20 marks the first entry of a multirole stealth fighter into China’s armed forces, and it has the potential to provide China with a variety of previously unavailable air combat options and enhance its capability to project power.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and video.

** Optics
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(Photo Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images.)
Third baseman Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day at Camden Yards.

** Recommended Reading
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“Westinghouse’s Bankruptcy and its Implications (https://www.csis.org/analysis/westinghouses-bankruptcy-and-its-implications?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) ” by CSIS's Jane Nakano.

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join CSIS’s Transnational Threats Project at 9:00 a.m. for a discussion of the foreign fighter fallout in Syria and Iraq (https://www.csis.org/events/foreign-fighter-fallout?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) , featuring Lieutenant General Michael K. Nagata, director of the Directorate for Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center.

Join CSIS’s International Security Program at 10:30 a.m. for the launch of a new report, Defense Acquisition Trends, 2016: The End of the Contracting Drawdown (https://www.csis.org/events/prospects-defense-acquisition-trump-administration?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

Join CSIS at 5:30 p.m. for the book launch of Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline (https://www.csis.org/events/book-launch-gideon-rachmans-easternization-asias-rise-and-americas-decline?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) , by Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator of the Financial Times.

Join the Atlantic Council at 9:00 a.m. for “Ukraine 2016-2017: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/ukraine-20162017-progress-opportunities-and-challenges?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .”

And join the Council on Foreign Relations at 1:00 p.m. to view the webcast of “A Look Inside Mexico (http://www.cfr.org/mexico/look-inside-mexico/p38991?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) ,” a discussion on domestic politics in Mexico, the impact of corruption, and Mexico’s bilateral strategy with the US.

** On Demand
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Last May, CSIS’s Rebecca Hersman hosted, “Chemical Weapons in the Middle East: Accountability and Deterrence (https://www.csis.org/events/chemical-weapons-middle-east-accountability-and-deterrence?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) ,” an event featuring experts from the UN, State Department, and civil society.

** Sounds
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A new cogitAsia podcast previews the upcoming Trump-Xi summit at Mar-a-Lago. You can listen on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cogitasia/id962095834?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) or SoundCould (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/context-for-the-trump-xi-summit?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) .

** Smiles
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When we’re talking about the greatest musicians in modern history, Willie Nelson is certainly at the top of the list. When we are talking about the greatest songwriters of all time—yes, Willie Nelson is right there. Yesterday we had some new video of Willie, here’s a vintage clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVunqkZ1RM&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=2819a73b6e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-2819a73b6e-145367789) that is just magic.
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