Subject: The Evening: China Help, VP on Venezuela, Althea and More
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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 21:29:43 +0000
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The Evening: China Help, VP on Venezuela, Althea and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, August 14th.

** China Trade Probe
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As he seeks Beijing’s help on North Korea, President Donald Trump is poised to seek a trade investigation of China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property, as the AP’s Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak report (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/trump-to-seek-trade-probe-of-china-amid-nkorea-tensions/2017/08/14/e0cc2434-80c7-11e7-9e7a-20fa8d7a0db6_story.html?utm_term=.aaec88cfe5d1&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Scott Kennedy on “The Stalemate in U.S.-China Economic Talks: Turning a Corner or Going Around in Circles? (https://www.csis.org/analysis/stalemate-us-china-economic-talks-turning-corner-or-going-around-circles?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) ”

** Full Range with NK
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The United States is ready to use the “full range” of its military capabilities to deal with North Korea, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told South Korean leaders today, as the
Washington Post’s Anna Fifield reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/joint-chiefs-chairman-stresses-north-korea-diplomacy-but-notes-full-range-of-military-options-at-ready/2017/08/14/de8f91ac-80da-11e7-82a4-920da1aeb507_story.html?utm_term=.10da0c218c84&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

And, see the WSJ op-ed by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, “We’re Holding Pyongyang to Account (https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-holding-pyongyang-to-account-1502660253?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .”

Dive Deeper: Read the transcript from CFR’s conference call “What the U.S. can do about North Korea (https://www.cfr.org/conference-calls/what-us-can-do-about-north-korea?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .”

** South China Sea Update
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CSIS released a new report documenting continuing reclamation work on Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea, despite a recent claim by China's foreign minister that such work stopped two years ago, as the AP’s Christopher Bodeen reports (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/recent-developments-surrounding-south-china-sea-49200962?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See the new CSIS satellite images (https://amti.csis.org/paracels-beijings-other-buildup/?block3&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) detailing China’s reclamation work.

** Pence on Venezuela
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Vice President Mike Pence said today the United States would bring all its economic and diplomatic power to bear to see democracy restored in Venezuela, saying a failed state there threatens Americans, as Reuters reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela-pence-idUSKCN1AU1SN?il=0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s comprehensive “Day After Framework for Venezuela (https://www.csis.org/analysis/venezuelas-postcrisis-recovery-and-reform?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) ,” by Moises Rendon.

** In That Number
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** 2
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Number of U.S. soldiers killed in northern Iraq on Sunday when an artillery round meant to be fired at an ISIS target exploded prematurely. Source: Stars and Stripes (https://www.stripes.com/news/artillery-mishap-killed-two-us-soldiers-in-iraq-1.482836?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789#.WZHj5lWGNQJ) .

** Critical Quote
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** “The relationship could spiral out of control, particularly if the movement on the trade front is combined with growing tensions over how to respond to North Korea.”
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—CSIS’s Scott Kennedy in the Washington Post, “Trump to launch investigation into China trade violations (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-to-launch-investigation-into-china-trade-violations/2017/08/12/4eaaeb70-7fa1-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.bdedd7ab4149&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .”

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
New satellite imagery from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) shows China’s continuing land reclamation in the South China Sea. See the full feature here (https://amti.csis.org/paracels-beijings-other-buildup/?block3&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

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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Die Welt
(Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.)
People gather for a vigil on the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist Unite the Right rally on August 13, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

** Recommended Reading
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“Crunch Time for Donald Trump on Trade (https://www.ft.com/content/6e79133c-7de4-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) ,” by the
FT’s Shawn Donnan.

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join the Wilson Center at 9:00 a.m. for a discussion on Mexico and the upcoming NAFTA negotiations (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexico-and-the-nafta-negotiations?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

And, on Wednesday, join CSIS’s Africa Program at 2:30 p.m. for a review of Kenya’s recent elections (https://www.csis.org/events/kenya-elections-review?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

** On Demand
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Coming soon, The New Barbarianism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aih962zGZt0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) is an original CSIS documentary film looking at the growing trend in violence toward health workers worldwide.

** Sounds
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Russian Roulette released a new podcast, “Of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Misconceptions,” covering Russian nuclear strategy, U.S.-Russia nuclear relations, and arms control.

You can listen on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/russian-roulette/id1112258664?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) or SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/of-nuclear-weapons-and-deadly?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) .

** Smiles
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I’ve been watching the superb Grateful Dead documentary “Long Strange Trip” on Amazon. Directed by Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story, Happy Valley) and executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, “Long Strange Trip” is not a sugar coated scholarly tome about the band. It’s an unflinching look at the counter-culture surrounding the Dead—both the beauty and sense of menace.

Most of all, I love how the film explores the unique American spirit the band embodied—their sense of inclusiveness, adventure and love of the land. The film explains how the Dead appropriated the spirit of Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” and never got off the road, even when they should have.

And the music!  It’s astonishingly good—even for the most jaded listener. One of the best segments of the film occurs when Senator Al Franken (D-MN), a veteran Deadhead, declares that the best all-time version of “Althea” was performed in May of 1980 at Nassau Coliseum. And Senator Franken is absolutely right! You can hear that version of the song on the Dead’s “Go to Nassau: May 15 & 16, 1980” album, or on the “Long Strange Trip” soundtrack.

Or, you can watch this second best version of “Althea (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXbnHFJfzUU&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=759347d3df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-759347d3df-145367789) ” from New Year’s eve 1979, Oakland Auditorium. It’s fantastic.
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