The Evening: Emergency Spending, Taliban Airstrike, Melissa and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, March 4th.
** House Passes $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Package
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The House approved an $8.3 billion emergency funding package to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus, capping a chaotic several days of partisan feuding over vaccine affordability, as Politico’s Caitlin Emma and Sara Ferris report ([link removed]) .
** Taliban Ramp Up Attacks
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The Taliban have resumed attacks against Afghan forces soon after signing a deal to end their war with the U.S. military, raising concerns that the Americans are leaving their Afghan allies vulnerable to an insurgency unwilling to let go of violence as its main leverage, as the
NYT’s Najim Rahim and Mujib Mashal report ([link removed]) .
Meanwhile, as Reuters reports ([link removed]) , the United States on Wednesday carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement on Saturday
Dive Deeper: “Afghanistan at Peace or Afghanistan in Pieces – Part One: The First Phase ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman.
** Netanyahu Falls Short of Majority
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party won the most parliamentary seats in Israel’s national election on Monday—the country’s third in less than a year—but his right-wing bloc fell short of a majority, leaving no clear winner and raising the specter of a fourth election, as the
WSJ’s Felicia Schwartz and Dov Lieber report ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** $12 Billion
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The World Bank has committed $12 billion in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus.
Source: BBC ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “We call on the Taliban to stop needless attacks and uphold their commitments.”
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— Colonel Sonny Leggett, spokesman for U.S. Forces, Afghanistan
** iDeas Lab
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** Optics
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(Photo credit: Julia Kim/CSIS). Julie L. Gerberding, Co-Chair of the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security, testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on “Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the Response to a Pandemic Threat.”
** Recommended Reading
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“The seeds of the next debt crisis ([link removed]) ,” by the
FT’s John Plender
** This Town Tomorrow
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At 11:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will host a conversation with NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on the strategic implications of NASA’s Moon to Mars plan.
And, at 12:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will host a press call on the global impacts of the coronavirus, where various experts will discuss how the outbreak is affecting their area of study.
Also, at 10:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will host Pakistani ambassador-at-large Ali Jehangir Siddiqui for a discussion about Pakistan-U.S. business ties in the context of the U.S. Taliban negotiations.
** Video
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CSIS’s International Security Program released the first video in its new series “Ahead of the Game.” In this video, CSIS experts Shaan Shaikh, Lindsey Sheppard, and Todd Harrison explain how their prescient research on technology predicted real-world events, and what could be coming next. Watch the video here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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I sat down with CSIS International Security Program expert Sam Brannen to discuss his new report on the decade-long trends of mass political protests around the world.
Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
** Smiles
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The southern rock country roots vibe is keeping me smiling this week ([link removed]) .
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