Subject: The Evening: No Conditions, Asia Investment, Peaky Blinders and More
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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:39:14 +0000
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The Evening: No Conditions, Asia Investment, Peaky Blinders and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, July 30th.

** No Conditions
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President Trump said today that he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani without conditions, as the
WSJ’s Michael Bender reports (https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-willing-to-meet-iranian-president-hassan-rouhani-anytime-they-want-1532977661?mod=hp_lead_pos1&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

Meanwhile, as Reuters reports (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-israel-russia/we-cant-force-iran-out-of-syria-russia-tells-israelis-idUSKBN1KK29O?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) , Russia cannot compel Iranian forces to quit Syria, Moscow’s ambassador to Tel Aviv said today, rebuffing Israel’s long-standing demand that it should work to ensure their total withdrawal from the country.

Dive Deeper: “Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads Again (https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/iran-is-at-a-strategic-crossroads-again?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) ,” by the Washington Institute’s Omer Carmi.

** Investment in Asia
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced $113 million in new technology, energy and infrastructure initiatives in emerging Asia on Monday, at a time when China is pouring billions of dollars in investments into the region, as Reuters’ Lesley Wroughton and David Brunnstrom report (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/wary-of-chinas-rise-pompeo-announces-us-initiatives-in-emerging-asia-idUSKBN1KK0V5?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “All Rise? Belt and Road Court is in Session (https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/analysis/entries/all-rise-belt-and-road-court-session/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) ,” by CSIS’s Jonathan Hillman and Matthew Goodman.

Plus, check out CSIS’s interactive micro-website, “Reconnecting Asia (https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .”

** Zimbabwe Vote
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Millions of Zimbabweans cast ballots today in a general election that many hoped would earn the endorsement of Western governments and win economic assistance needed to repair decades of misrule under Robert Mugabe, as the
New York Times’ Norimitsu Onishi reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/world/africa/zimbabwe-election.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

** Your Questions
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Do you have any questions about trade and how a changing U.S. trade policy may affect your life? If you do, please email me your question(s) to [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked]?subject=Your%20Questions) . We’ll publish some of the best questions and get our experts to answer them on an upcoming CSIS podcast.

** Enroll for Fall
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Now enrolling for the Fall, CSIS & Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs offer a new Executive Master's in International Relations. Information here (https://www.csis.org/programs/abshire-inamori-leadership-academy/executive-education/executive-masters-international?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

** In That Number
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** $113 million
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Building on President Donald Trump's "Indo-Pacific" strategy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced $113 million in new regional investments focused on technology, energy and infrastructure.
Source: CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/30/pompeo-to-announce-initiatives-focusing-on-digital-economy-energy-an.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** “I’ll meet with anyone.  I believe in meeting…I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet…anytime they want.”
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—President Trump

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has faced widespread criticism from the international community. Beijing also faces domestic pressure to address environmental concerns while maintaining economic growth. Today, CSIS’s China Power Project released a new feature on how China is managing its greenhouse gas emissions (https://chinapower.csis.org/china-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

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: Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.) President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during a joint news conference in the White House East Room today.

** Recommended Reading
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“The World Order Is Starting to Crack (https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/25/the-world-order-is-starting-to-crack/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) ,” by CFR’s Stewart Patrick for
Foreign Policy.

** This Town Tomorrow
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At 9:30 a.m. (https://www.wola.org/events/corruption-honduras-can-maccih-make-dent/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) , the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) will host a discussion on the state of government-level corruption in Honduras and prospects for future progress in combating this problem.

At 12:00 p.m. (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/deterring-russia-proposed-sanctions-legislation-and-implications-for-energy?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) , the Atlantic Council will host a conversation about proposed Russia sanctions legislation and its implications for oil markets and energy companies

** Video
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Last week, the CSIS Aerospace Security Project hosted a discussion to celebrate the 60th anniversary of NASA's founding, featuring NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and former NASA administrators Sean O'Keefe and Charlie Bolden. Watch the full event here. (https://www.csis.org/events/celebrating-nasas-60th-anniversary-administrator-jim-bridenstine?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789)

** Sounds
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New from The Readout: CSIS’s Scott Miller discusses EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s visit to the White House and whether it has stemmed the worst of the brewing trade war–what was agreed, and will it be enough to close the chapter on the latest trade tiff between the United States and another major economy?

Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/readout?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/america-and-eu-agree-trade?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .

** Smiles
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I’ve become addicted to the BBC/Netflix cult hit, “Peaky Blinders,” which is about a family of gangsters set in Birmingham, UK in the time period between the two World Wars. Blinders takes an innovative approach to its soundtrack. Despite being set in the early 20
^th century, the music is mostly British and American modern rock. The on screen alchemy of the sound and vision is often breathtaking.

The show has memorable characters and narratives. It’s not quite groundbreaking like The Sopranos and The Wire were, but it is indeed a significant progression in the gangster genre. I’ve been binge watching and am midway through season 3 (there are 4 seasons so far and they are working on a 5^th.) In addition to being a great binge, it has underscored for me that rock and roll is not dead.

Take the Blinders featured band Royal Blood, which formed in Brighton, UK in 2013. The Blood is an innovative two piece (bass guitar and drums) that has obvious influences like Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, White Stripes and Red Hot Chili Peppers. It’s amazing the way lead vocalist/bass player Mike Kerr uses pedal effects to make his bass guitar sound like a six string guitar. Check this out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0RCbndWlCI&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=c3555e5b65-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_30_08_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-c3555e5b65-145367789) .
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