Subject: The Evening: No Successor, Dire Warning, Walking to New Orleans & More
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:21:56 +0000
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The Evening: No Successor, Dire Warning, Walking to New Orleans & More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, October 25th.

** No Clear Successor
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Today in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China’s new leaders or Standing Committee, members of an elite committee that for decades has tried to govern by consensus and sometimes has been compared to a corporate board of directors. But, for the first time in a generation, the new Standing Committee did not include a younger leader who would be groomed as heir apparent, as the
New York Times Chris Buckley reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/world/asia/xi-jinping-china.html?_r=0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: President Trump is soon to embark on a 12-day trip to Asia. CSIS's Matt Goodman previews the trip in his new commentary, “Getting to Asia (https://www.csis.org/analysis/getting-asia?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .”

** North Korea’s Stern Warning
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A senior North Korean official has issued a stern warning to the world that it should take "literally" his country's threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground, as CNN’s Will Ripley reports (http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/25/politics/north-korea-us-hydrogen-bomb-threat/index.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: CFR’s Scott Snyder authored a commentary, “After the Party Congress, Will Xi Jinping Finally Get Tough on North Korea? (https://www.cfr.org/blog/after-party-congress-will-xi-jinping-finally-get-tough-north-korea?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) ”

** No Options
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Spanish authorities are leaving separatists in Catalonia with “no other option” but to push ahead with declaring independence for the wealthy northeastern region, Catalonia’s regional vice president said today, as the AP reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/spains-pm-hopes-intervention-in-catalonia-will-be-brief/2017/10/25/44cfb254-b960-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html?utm_term=.30f1707aa412&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See “The Silence of the Damned: Catalonia’s Separation from Spain (https://www.csis.org/analysis/silence-damned-catalonias-separation-spain/?block3&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) ” by CSIS’s Heather Conley.

And, see the Atlantic Council’s “European Union Must Defuse Standoff Between Madrid and Catalonia (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/european-union-must-defuse-standoff-between-madrid-and-catalonia?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) ” by George Tsereteli.

** In That Number
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** 10%
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International crude oil prices have risen by more than 10% in the last year as production cuts by major suppliers helped shrink the market’s three-year-old glut.
Source: WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-prices-are-up-why-arent-energy-shares-1508930616?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “It is both ethical and healthy for those who don’t fight to reflect on the service done on their behalf. It isn’t sufficient simply to adjust our rhetoric or occasionally thank a Marine for her service. We must pay attention. We must try to understand.”
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—CSIS's Alice Hunt Friend (https://www.csis.org/analysis/military-service-contract/?block1&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) recently updated its interactive map of China’s power projection capabilities in the South China Sea (https://amti.csis.org/chinese-power-projection/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

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: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images.) Xi Jinping, China’s president and general secretary of the Communist Party of China, stands at the podium during the unveiling of the Communist Party’s new Politburo Standing Committee in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today.

** Recommended Reading
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Millions of U.S. citizens working overseas could see their tax bills lowered by an overhaul of the tax system, as Republicans edge toward eliminating a requirement for American expatriates to pay taxes both overseas and in the United States. The
FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo and Barney Jopson have the story (https://www.ft.com/content/4909d804-b9a1-11e7-8c12-5661783e5589?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace at 11:00 a.m. for “The Path Forward on Iran: Contain, Enforce, Engage (http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/10/26/path-forward-on-iran-contain-enforce-engage-event-5722?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .”

At 12:30 p.m., the Council on Foreign Relations will host a discussion on global public opinion toward democracy (https://www.cfr.org/event/public-perspectives-toward-democracy?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) amid the rise of populism and the implications for U.S. foreign policy.

** Video
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CSIS hosted Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) for a discussion on ending modern slavery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=664&v=mZuTED4G2C0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) through a multidimensional campaign supported by the United States, international partners, and the United Nations.

Dive Deeper: Presented to the United Nations by the United Nations University and the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein, this report offers 25 ways to bring an end to human trafficking and modern slavery (https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/event/171024_Breaking_theFinancial_Chains_FullBooklet.pdf?c3xBvtzbnWuyOY5gSLoRwWgTY3KCkHD4&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

** Sounds
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The CSIS Podcast released a new episode today on what Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ascent means for China and the global community.

Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/the-csis-podcast/id383703191?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) or SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/what-xi-jinping-s-ascent-means?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) .

** Smiles
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One of the all-time greats passed away. Antoine “Fats” Domino was a true pioneer of rock and roll and a global legend. Everyone knows his hits, they are part of the American lexicon. “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That A Shame” are two of the most well-known songs ever recorded. And Fats sold more than 65 million records, outselling every 1950s act except Elvis. He had 37 Top 40 singles in his career. In fact, you could make the case that Fats’ music helped break down racial barriers because his concerts in the waning days of Jim Crow were some of the first integrated shows. Fats was one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first 10 inductees.

In New Orleans, Fats’ hometown, he was a beloved son of the Crescent City. He lived quietly in his landmark Lower 9th Ward home. And he enjoyed tooling around his neighborhood in his pink Cadillac convertible. When the levees broke during Hurricane Katrina, Fats’ neighborhood was under water, and he and his wife Rosemary had to be rescued by boat.

This is a performance you are unlikely to see anywhere surrounding Fats’ obituary. Most will talk about his big hits and show him playing on big stages. I was fortunate to see Fats play in big venues and in tiny clubs decades ago. He was always magical, like royalty, really. This song, “I Hear You Knockin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU9f_MUBCSs&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=a7b70c51c0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-a7b70c51c0-145367789) ’” is a Big Easy standard written by New Orleans musician Dave Bartholomew. Fats played it so well.
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