Subject: The Evening: Turkey Tariffs, Sanctions Breach, Croz at 77 and More
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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:36:01 +0000
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The Evening: Turkey Tariffs, Sanctions Breach, Croz at 77 and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, August 15th.

** Turkey Tariffs
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Turkey sharply raised tariffs Wednesday on some U.S. imports as a court kept a detained U.S. pastor under house arrest, extending a fight between the two NATO allies that has sent the country’s currency plummeting, as the
WSJ reports (https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkeys-economic-red-flags-stand-out-among-emerging-markets-1534336200?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “The Trump-Erdogan Clash and Turkish Financial Turbulence,” by CSIS’s Bulent Aliriza.

Listen to the latest from The Trade Guys: “Talking Turkey and the Economy (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trade-guys/id1380336613?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .”

And, from CNBC, “Winners and losers from the Turkey crisis (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/lira-crisis-impact-emerging-markets-us-dollar-turkey-eu-relations.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .”

** Sanctions Breach
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The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Russian port service agency and Chinese firms for aiding North Korean ships and selling alcohol and tobacco to Pyongyang in breach of U.S. sanctions aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its nuclear programs, as Reuters reports (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-sanctions/u-s-targets-chinese-and-russian-firms-with-breach-of-north-korea-sanctions-idUSKBN1L01N2?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .

** Taliban Attack
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Taliban insurgents overran an Afghan Army base and a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 39 soldiers and police officers, officials said, and a suicide bomber in the capital killed at least 48 people in a classroom, as the
NYT reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/asia/afghanistan-base-attack-taliban.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-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=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .

** In That Number
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** 200
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On Thursday, more than 200 newspapers will publish editorials in a "coordinated response" to President Trump calling the press the "enemy of the people." Each publication will write its own editorial.
Source: Poynter Institute (https://www.poynter.org/news/200-newspapers-will-write-pro-journalism-editorials-will-they-also-listen?utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .

** Critical Quote
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** "Turkey would do well not to test @POTUS Trump’s resolve to see Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned in foreign lands returned home to the United States."
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— Vice President Mike Pence

** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
CSIS’s Trade Guys, Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller talk about the U.S.-Turkey diplomatic spat that has spilled into the realm of trade.  For more on U.S.-Turkey relations and trade, check out the latest podcast episode, Talking Turkey and the Economy (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trade-guys/id1380336613?utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-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: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images). The Morandi Highway bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy.

** Recommended Reading
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“Immigrants, With Their Split Identities, Trigger Soul-Searching in Germany (https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigrants-with-their-split-identities-trigger-soul-searching-in-germany-1534334402?mod=hp_listc_pos4&utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) ,” by the
WSJ’s Bojan Pancevski.

** CSIS Next Week
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Join CSIS on Monday, August 20 at 11:00 a.m. (https://csis.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=c41847ccbc&e=e731b56470&utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) to celebrate World Humanitarian Day with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green. World Humanitarian Day is an international celebration that commemorates both the accomplishments and sacrifices of humanitarian aid personnel who work in difficult and dangerous environments.

** Video
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U.S. strategic influence in the Eastern Mediterranean appears to be waning as Russian and Iranian military presence is growing. Earlier this year, CSIS hosted Admiral James G. Foggo, III, for a conversation on regional security challenges, and NATO and U.S. Navy operational approaches to the region. Watch the full event here (https://www.csis.org/events/geostrategic-flashpoint-eastern-mediterranean?utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) .

** Podcasts
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Die Welt
Trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day. The Trade Guys is hosted every week by H. Andrew Schwartz.

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** Smiles
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The incomparable David Crosby turned 77 years old yesterday—I was tipped off by Steve Silverman’s fantastic tweet. Anyway, Croz is still going strong with a high octane band. This is a Croz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQBrJA1e8UY&utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=dd69199a7f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_08_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-dd69199a7f-&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789) performance from just a couple of months ago. I absolutely love this.  It blew me away, really.
I invite you to email me at [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked]) and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz (https://www.twitter.com/handrewschwartz?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=bf9aae4a6a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-bf9aae4a6a-145367789)

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