Subject: The Evening: Taliban, Turkey, Saint in the City and More
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:39:09 +0000
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The Evening: Taliban, Turkey, Saint in the City and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, January 22nd.

** Reopening the Government
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The Senate voted today to reopen the government—at least for three weeks, as
Politco reports (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/22/government-shutdown-2018-senate-vote-354966?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

Meanwhile, Defense News’ Joe Gould reports (https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/01/22/spending-patch-deal-heralds-defense-hike-hawks-predict/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) that pro-defense lawmakers read progress on ending a three-day-old government shutdown as momentum towards a long-term Pentagon budget boost, but this too remains uncertain.

Dive Deeper: CSIS released a new report today, “Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base (https://www.csis.org/analysis/measuring-impact-sequestration-and-drawdown-defense-industrial-base/?block4&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .”

Plus, see a collection of CSIS resources on the defense budget (https://defense360.csis.org/category/budget/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

** Turkey’s Military Incursion Into Syria
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The U.S. is willing to work with Turkey to address its "legitimate" security concerns in northern Syria, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today in London, following Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria to fight the Kurdish YPG militia over the weekend, as BBC reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42782017?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

But today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to keep up an offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish militias in Syria, rejecting American calls for restraint and boasting of a deal with Russia to press ahead with the assault, as the Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkeys-erdogan-vows-to-press-offensive-on-us-backed-kurds-in-syria/2018/01/22/04be5bae-ff7c-11e7-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html?utm_term=.99e56021d14d&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “AP Explains: Turkey’s ‘Operation Olive Branch’ in Afrin (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ap-explains-turkeys-operation-olive-branch-in-afrin/2018/01/22/7ca8741e-ffb4-11e7-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html?utm_term=.8ffb861976ed&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .”

“Syria’s ‘War After ISIS’ Begins As Turkey Attacks America’s Anti-ISIS Partner (http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syria%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cwar-after-isis%E2%80%9D-begins-turkey-attacks-america%E2%80%99s-anti-isis-partner?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) ” via the Institute for the Study of War.

Also, see “The Entirely Rational Basis For Turkey's Move Into Syria (https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/syria-turkey-kurds-ottoman-isis/551099/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) ” by CFR’s Steven Cook.

** Deadly Taliban Attack in Kabul
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The deadly Taliban assault on the Hotel Intercontinental in Kabul over the weekend, which devastated one of Afghanistan’s three main airlines with the killing of many of its foreign pilots, has exposed again how vulnerable the city is to militant attacks, as Reuters reports (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attacks/afghanistan-searches-for-answers-to-deadly-hotel-attack-idUSKBN1FB1AL?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

The Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe and Missy Ryan reported (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/up-to-1000-more-us-troops-could-be-headed-to-afghanistan-this-spring/2018/01/21/153930b6-fd1b-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.808e597070c6&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) yesterday that the U.S. Army is readying plans that could increase the total force in Afghanistan by as many as 1,000 U.S. troops this spring beyond the 14,000 already in the country.

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US Embassy in Jerusalem
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Vice President Mike Pence while visiting Israel today said that a new United States Embassy to Israel would open in Jerusalem before the end of 2019, as the Wall Street Journal’s Peter Nicholas reports (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-says-u-s-will-open-embassy-in-jerusalem-next-year-1516628024?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “Abbas Still Faces Unattractive Alternatives to Peacemaking (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/abbas-still-faces-unattractive-alternatives-to-peacemaking?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) ” by the Washington Institute’s David Makovsky.

** Executive M.A. from CSIS/Syracuse U
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CSIS & Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs offer Executive Master's in International Relations. Information here (https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/dc/emir/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

** In That Number
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** 10
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According to the U.N., the 10 fastest shrinking countries on Earth are in Eastern Europe. Source: Axios (https://www.axios.com/eastern-europe-is-shrinking-before-our-eyes-1516559604-5b103657-f029-429c-bed8-182cfa43651f.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “If you look at Syria, it's easy to understand why Turkey has concerns about the chaos that Assad's handling of his people's protests has unleashed.”
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— Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis en route to Indonesia today (https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript-View/Article/1420752/press-gaggle-by-secretary-mattis-en-route-to-indonesia/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
Explore the new website from CSIS’s Aerospace Security Project, aerospace.csis.org (https://csis.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=0c9945b747&e=cb41979614&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) , which examines the technological, budgetary, and policy issues related to the air and space domains.

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: Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images). U.S. Vice President Mike Pence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister's office today in Jerusalem.

** Recommended Reading
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“McMaster makes his pick to replace Powell on the NSC (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/21/nadia-schadlow-national-security-council-mcmaster-353587?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) ” via Politico's Annie Karni.

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join CSIS at 9:30 a.m. (https://www.csis.org/events/canadas-energy-future?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) for a discussion of how recent energy developments, especially in climate policy, have affected Canada’s energy outlook.

At 10:00 a.m. (https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/refugee-and-migrant-youth-europe-focus-upcoming?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) , join the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe for “Next Steps for Refugee and Migrant Youth in Europe.”

Join the American Enterprise Institution at 11:00 a.m. (http://www.aei.org/events/intelligence-beyond-2018-a-conversation-with-cia-director-mike-pompeo-livestreamed-event/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) for a discussion with CIA Director Mike Pompeo on the Trump Administration’s response to international threats.

And, at 6:00 p.m. (http://www.ips-dc.org/events/cuba-policy-obama-trump-differences-distinctions/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) , join the Institute for Policy Studies for a conversation on the history of U.S. policy towards Cuba.

** Video
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Today, CSIS hosted Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry (https://www.csis.org/events/broadening-lens-beyond-security-next-few-decades-us-pakistan-relations-0?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) for a discussion on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations.

** Sounds
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The latest episode of ChinaPower discusses the recent opening of a Chinese military facility in Djibouti, China’s first overseas naval base. The conversation looks at what this base means for Chinese military strategy, how the base could strengthen China’s economic outreach and what China’s expanded naval presence means for the United States.

Available on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/chinas-first-overseas-military-base-a-conversation-with-erica-downs-and-jeffrey-becker?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) or Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chinapower/id1144663360?mt=2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) .

** Smiles
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I think that in the history of popular music, there are a handful of artists that you can always revisit, that you can listen to year after year, and they will always sound great. These musicians always get your toes tapping. Sometimes the meaning of their music evolves as you grow older, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it just sounds right and hits the spot.

For me, Bruce Springsteen is at the top of this list of the handful of musicians you can always go back to. With the Boss, almost every one of his records is a singular masterpiece. Can you honestly say that there has ever been a better record recorded than “Born to Run"?  I doubt it. But some of Springsteen’s other records come pretty darn close to that level of excellence. “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “The River,” “Born in the USA,” “Nebraska,” and “The Rising,” just to name a few.

And then there is Bruce’s 1973 debut record, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.” I go back to this album all the time. “Asbury Park” has always had mixed reviews, but it absolutely blows me away. The standout track for me, the one I just can’t get over, will never get over, is “It’s Hard to Be A Saint in the City.”

The lyrics are so tough: “I had skin like leather and the diamond hard look of a cobra…”

The groove is so right—horns, guitars, and percussion all shuffle along to the pace of the mean streets Bruce is singing about.

I go back to “Saint” all the time and always will. This live version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwaS01Zg5k&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) captured on film in 1975 at London’s Hammersmith Odeon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwaS01Zg5k&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5c85531b2c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5c85531b2c-145367789) is priceless.
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