Subject: The Evening: Sanctions, Afghanistan, Anticipation and More
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Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:47:35 +0000
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The Evening: Sanctions, Afghanistan, Anticipation and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, August 22nd.

** Sanctions
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The U.S. on Tuesday targeted a host of Chinese and Russian firms and related individuals it accuses of aiding Pyongyang, expanding its broader efforts to clamp down on financing critical to North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program, as the
Wall Street Journal’s Aruna Viswanatha and Ian Talley report (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-treasury-sanctions-chinese-russian-firms-for-aiding-north-korea-1503415117?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Lisa Collins’s new commentary, “Chinese and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Assisting North Korea (https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinese-and-russian-entities-sanctioned-assisting-north-korea/?block2&utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .”

** Afghanistan Strategy
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President Trump’s decision to announce expanded U.S. military operations in Afghanistan but disclose few details is set to spark fresh congressional debate about the future of the United States’ longest war and whether it is time for lawmakers to approve a new use-of-force law, as
The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trumps-afghanistan-plan-set-to-spark-fresh-congressional-debate/2017/08/22/28a07136-8747-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_trumpcongress-150pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.54fdf0aae7da&utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .

And, as CBS News reports (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-u-s-commander-says-first-new-forces-will-arrive-in-afghanistan-soon/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) , the top U.S commander for the Middle East says the first deployments of new U.S. forces will arrive in Afghanistan "pretty quickly.'"

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman’s op-ed for The Hill, “Trump misses bull's-eye on our strategy in Afghanistan (http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/347451-opinion-trump-hits-half-the-mark-on-our-strategy-in?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .”

And, see AEI’s Frederick Kagan on “Trump outlines the foundation of a changed approach in Afghanistan (http://www.aei.org/publication/trump-outlines-the-foundation-of-a-changed-approach-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .”

Also, see CFR’s Max Boot on “Trump’s Path to Indefinite Afghan War (https://www.cfr.org/expert-brief/trumps-path-indefinite-afghan-war?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .”

Plus, Brookings’ Daniel Byman on “Why are we losing in Afghanistan? (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/08/22/why-are-we-losing-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) ”

** Tillerson on Pakistan
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday warned that Pakistan needs to do more to crack down on insurgent fighters if it wants to have a strong relationship with the United States, as
The Hill’s Morgan Chalfant reports (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347521-tillerson-laments-erosion-in-confidence-between-us-pakistan?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .

** In That Number
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** $290 Million
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The amount of aid the U.S. has decided to deny and delay to Egypt because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms. Source: Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-egypt-exclusive-idUSKCN1B225F?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109 )

** Critical Quote
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** "Congress has a legitimate ability to review every aspect of any commitment to combat forces."
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— CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman. Source: The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/22/trump-wants-an-unlimited-troop-increase-in-afghanistan-hes-going-to-need-congresss-help/?utm_term=.998bf57e29b4&utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt This graph from Missile Threat (https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/dprk/?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) tracks North Korean missile launches since 1984.

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: Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Matlage.) An F/A-18E Super Hornet breaks the sound barrier above the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during an air power demonstration over the Atlantic Ocean Navy.

** Recommended Reading
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“Nikki Haley's path to the presidency runs right past Trump (https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/22/16072526/nikki-haley-running-president-trump?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109 ) ,” by Vox’s Zeeshan Aleem.

** This Town Thursday
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Join the Hudson Institute at 11:45 a.m. for “Violence And Terrorism In Latin America In A Global Context: An Overview (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/violence-and-terrorism-in-latin-america-in-a-global-context-an-overview-registration-37068293263?utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) .”

** On Demand
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In January, CSIS hosted “Afghanistan Reconstruction: Enduring Challenges for the New Administration and Congress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyeeVoMz0I0&t=1s&utm_source=Press&utm_campaign=920c35a88a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7623d157be-920c35a88a-170891109) ” with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko.

** Sounds
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** Smiles
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