The Evening: Russia-Turkey Cease-fire, Coronavirus, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Thursday, March 5th.


** Russia-Turkey Cease-fire
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Russia and Turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in northwestern Syria, where intense fighting has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe and brought the nuclear power and the NATO member closer to direct war, as the
WSJ’s Ann M. Simmons and David Gauthier-Villars report ([link removed]) .


** Senate Approves $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Package
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The Senate rapidly cleared an $8.3 billion emergency funding bill today to aid the fight against the coronavirus, as U.S. deaths from the illness reached double digits and more than 160 people tested positive across more than a dozen states, as
Politico’s Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma report ([link removed]) .

Meanwhile, as the Washington Post’s Erin Cunningham and Dalton Bennett report ([link removed]) , the coronavirus outbreak sweeping through Iran has delivered a jarring blow to the senior ranks of its government, infecting about two dozen members of parliament and at least 15 other current or former top figures.


** ICC Clears Way for Probe of Alleged Afghanistan War Crimes
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Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will investigate whether war crimes were committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and U.S. forces after an appeals panel said on Thursday the “truth-seeking” inquiry should go ahead, as Reuters reports ([link removed]) .


** Climate Check
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"The challenge with climate change is that it’s presenting a risk that humans have never really had to deal with; it’s a risk that’s unfolding now but will worsen overtime and cause irreversible consequences.”

Listen to the latest episode of Energy 360° ([link removed]) , featuring CFR's Alice Hill, WRI's Leo Martinez-Diaz, and host Sarah Ladislaw.


** Video Shorts
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Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Testify,” "What's Happening," "Preview," and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel ([link removed]) !


** In That Number
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** 11.5%
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Mass protests increased annually by an average of 11.5 percent from 2009 to 2019 across all regions of the world.

Source: CSIS, “The Age of Mass Protests: Understanding an Escalating Global Trend ([link removed]) ”


** Critical Quote
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** “We still have confidence that the Taliban leadership is still working to deliver on its commitment.”
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— Secretary of State Mike Pompeo


** iDeas Lab
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In an increasingly uncertain world, the analysis of the CSIS International Security Program has consistently been ahead of the game. In part one ([link removed]) of this series, CSIS's Shaan Shaikh, Lindsey Sheppard, and Todd Harrison explain how their prescient research on technology predicted real-world events and what could be coming up next.

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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CSIS
(Photo credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images). Bottles of hand sanitizer are placed between every other senator's seat around the dais before a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the government's response to coronavirus today on Capitol Hill.


** Recommended Reading
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“OPEC Confronts COVID-19 ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Frank Verrastro, Larry Goldstein, and Albert Helmig.


** This Town Tomorrow
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At 11:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Atlantic Council will host Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes for a panel discussion on a U.S.-led energy strategy for the Western Hemisphere.

Also, at 11:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Center for American Progress will host former White House homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco and former U.S. Ebola response coordinator Ron Klain, among other experts, for a discussion on what the United States should do the combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Later, at 12:30 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs will host Devon Cone, senior advocate for women and girls at Refugees International, for a conversation about women and children seeking asylum in the European Union.


** Video
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James Lewis, senior vice president and director of the Technology Policy Program at CSIS, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation yesterday on “5G Supply Chain Security: Threats and Solutions.” Learn more about his testimony here ([link removed]) .


** Podcasts
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Die Welt
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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Speaking of southern rock and roots music, Lucinda Williams ([link removed]) is one of the all-time greats. I can always go back to her music—her songs are as vivid as they are timeless.
I invite you to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz ([link removed])

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