Subject: The Evening: Trade Wars, NK Sanctions, Dry Your Eyes and More
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 22:20:03 +0000
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The Evening: Trade Wars, NK Sanctions, Dry Your Eyes and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, January 24th.

** Global Trade Tensions Rise
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As the
Wall Street Journal reports (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-allies-shift-trade-priorities-as-trump-rolls-out-america-first-1516741631?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) , the emerging fault lines in the global trading system were laid bare yesterday, as 11 Pacific Rim nations agreed to forge a new commercial bloc that excludes the U.S., while President Donald Trump signed orders to curb cheap Asian imports he said had unfairly harmed American manufacturers.

Speaking at a news conference in Davos, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appeared to suggest Wednesday that the United States was ready to enter into trade wars, as CNBC reports (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/wilbur-ross-trade-wars-arent-new-but-us-troops-are-coming-to-the-ramparts.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

Also in Davos, European leaders came to the defense of free trade and global cooperation, as AP reports (https://apnews.com/ee2fca2f340c41dfac5c81ea403122ac?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

And, as the Washington Post’s Anne Gearan reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-will-tell-globalists-at-davos-that-his-nationalist-agenda-is-working/2018/01/24/ad1e1458-0088-11e8-bb03-722769454f82_story.html?utm_term=.208397e09e10&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) , President Trump will tell globalists at Davos that his nationalist agenda is working.

Dive Deeper: “TPP Redux: Why the United States Is the Biggest Loser (https://piie.com/blogs/trade-investment-policy-watch/tpp-redux-why-united-states-biggest-loser?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) ” by PIIE’s Jeffrey Schott

“Why the US Can’t Afford a Trade War with the EU (https://geopoliticalfutures.com/us-cant-afford-trade-war-eu/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) ” by Antonia Colibasanu of Geopolitical Futures.

** New Sanctions on North Korea
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The Trump Administration unfurled new sanctions today targeting North Korea and its weapons program, underscoring the aggressive approach that President Trump has promised to take, as the
New York Times’ Alan Rappeport reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/world/asia/trump-administration-slaps-new-sanctions-on-north-korea.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “The Year Ahead in Asia (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/2018-the-year-ahead-asia?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) ” via the Wilson Center.

** Turkey in Syria
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President Donald Trump today urged Turkey to curtail its military operation in northern Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict, as Reuters' Idrees Ali and Arshad Mohammed report (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-24/trump-urges-turkey-to-limit-military-actions-in-syria?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “A Strategy for Syria: Tillerson Must Look for Leverage (https://www.csis.org/analysis/strategy-syria-tillerson-must-look-leverage/?block2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) ” by CSIS’ Jon Alterman.

** 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=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

** In That Number
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Facebook will begin asking its users whether they recognize and trust news sources — a two-question survey that will then be fed back into a complicated algorithm to favor and disfavor links from publications in Facebook’s news feed.
Source: BuzzFeed (https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/this-is-facebooks-news-survey?utm_term=.cjMmRgQXe&ex_cid=SigDig&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789#.slar2DpG3) .

** Critical Quote
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** "There have always been trade wars. The difference now is U.S. troops are now coming to the ramparts."
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— U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Source: CNB (http://) C (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/24/wilbur-ross-trade-wars-arent-new-but-us-troops-are-coming-to-the-ramparts.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
In Syria, there have been more than 450 attacks on medical facilities and more than 800 healthcare workers killed. The second chapter of The New Barbarianism, “The Syria Vortex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=370&v=dLMmg0_UIZs&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) ,” explores the unprecedented scope, scale and massive human crisis in Syria, the result of the deliberate military targeting of healthcare and humanitarian infrastructure, actively supported by Russia.

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: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images). Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's polka dot socks are seen during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.

** Recommended Reading
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“As Trump seeks new nuke options, weapons agency head warns of capacity overload (https://www.defensenews.com/space/2018/01/23/as-trump-seeks-new-nuke-options-weapons-agency-head-warns-of-capacity-overload/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789#.WmeNBcq4-O4.twitter) ,” by Defense News’ Aaron Mehta.

** This Town Tomorrow
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Join CSIS at 9:00 a.m. (https://www.csis.org/events/discussion-general-robert-b-neller-commandant-us-marine-corps?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) for a Maritime Security Dialogue featuring General Robert B. Neller, 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

At 2:00 p.m. (https://www.csis.org/events/distributed-defense-new-operational-concepts-integrated-air-and-missile-defense?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) , join CSIS Missile Defense Project for the report release of Distributed Defense: New Operational Concepts for Integrated Air and Missile Defense.

And at 12:00 p.m. (http://www.mei.edu/events/impact-trumps-jerusalem-move-conversation-plo-ambassador-husam-zomlot?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) , join the Middle East Institute for a conversation on “The Impact of Trump’s Jerusalem Move: A Conversation with PLO Ambassador Husam Zomlot.”

** Video
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Asia Forecast 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FezTKew-TXY&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) : Watch the annual CSIS conference where experts preview the year ahead for the Asian continent from political, security, and economic perspectives.

** Sounds
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Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joins Smart Women, Smart Power for a conversation on global hotspots and security challenges. She shares her thoughts on North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Available on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/global-hotspots-and-security-challenges-a-conversation-with-senator-joni-ernst-r-ia-1?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) and Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-women-smart-power/id924940383?mt=2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .

** Smiles
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After Neil Diamond announced the other day that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, fans responded by overwhelmingly donating the refunded money to Parkinson's research and other charities.
Rolling Stone reported that Diamond said, “This makes me smile.”

Diamond has provided all of us with so many smiles. I’ll never forget his performance with The Band during The Last Waltz, “Dry Your Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurccWvJiS8&list=RDRurccWvJiS8&t=159&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=96593066c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-96593066c2-145367789) .”
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