The Evening: Climate Change Threatens Food Supply, Iran, Monterrey Pop and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Thursday, August 8th.
Note: The Evening has gone surfing and will return August 19^th.
** Climate Change Threatens World Food Supply
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The world’s land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new United Nations report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity to feed itself, as the
NYT’s Christopher Flavelle reports ([link removed]) .
** Mixed Signals
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President Trump on Thursday said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United States, and he accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending “mixed signals” to Tehran over possible talks, as Reuters reports ([link removed]) .
Dive Deeper: “Iran’s Threat to Saudi Critical Infrastructure: The Implications of U.S.-Iranian Escalation ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Seth Jones, Danika Newlee, Nicholas Harrington, and Joseph Bermudez.
** Pakistan Halts Train Service
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Pakistan halted its main train service to India on Thursday and banned Indian films as pressure grew on prime minister Imran Khan to take stronger action in the wake of India’s decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy, as the
FT’s Stephanie Findlay and Farhan Bokhari report ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** 10%
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Real incomes in Russia are about 10 percent lower than in 2013.
Source: Financial Times ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “Food security will be increasingly affected by projected future climate change.”
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— “Climate Change and Land ([link removed]) ” United Nations report
** iDeas Lab
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Iran poses a significant threat to Saudi Arabia's oil facilities. Watch the latest episode of "High Resolution ([link removed]) " to see how the United States can protect critical infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, featuring CSIS's Seth Jones.
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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(Photo credit: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP/Getty Images). Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (R) is presented a horse by Mongolia's Defense Minister Nyamaa Enkhbold in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
** Recommended Reading
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“In China’s Credit Ratings, Democracies Pay a Price ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Scott Kennedy for
Foreign Policy.
"Commission Co-Chair Statement on the 3rd Meeting of Commission Members ([link removed]) ," via the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America's Health Security.
** This Town Ahead
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On Friday, August 23 ([link removed]) , Politics and Prose bookstore will host Jason DeParle, an award-winning reporter for the New York Times, for a discussion on his new book, A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century, which follows three generations of a Filipino family as they undergo upheavals of migration.
** Video
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CSIS today hosted a panel discussion on U.S.-China cooperation in infrastructure and development finance, two pillars of the global economic order. Watch the full video ([link removed]) here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Die Welt
Cyber and tech attorney Camille Stewart joined host Beverly Kirk to discuss how U.S. adversaries access sensitive national security technologies and intellectual property through bankruptcy proceedings in the latest episode of Smart Women Smart Power.
Listen on SoundCloud ([link removed]) , Spotify ([link removed]) , & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
** Smiles
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Thanks for all of your great notes on D.A. Pennebaker. My buddy Nick hit it on the nose when he said that Pennebaker’s greatest contribution in a lifetime of great works was when he captured Janis Joplin performing “Ball and Chain ([link removed]) ” at Monterrey Pop—including Mama Cass Elliot’s awestruck reaction.
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