The Evening: Exec Order Meat Plants, Fauci Urges Caution, Slow Turning and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, April 28th.


** Exec Order to Mandate Meat Production Plants Stay Open
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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order today mandating that meat production plants remain open to head off a food supply shortage, despite mounting reports of plant worker deaths due to Covid-19. Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act under the order, which will classify the meat production plants as essential infrastructure that must remain open, as the
Washington Post reports ([link removed]) .


** Fauci Urges Caution
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As President Trump urged governors to consider reopening schools and praised Texas for a “great job” in beginning to reopen businesses, Dr. Anthony Fauci today renewed his warning that the nation should heed the standards published by the White House two weeks ago, as the
NYT reports ([link removed]) .


** European Reopening Plans
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European governments have begun to detail sweeping plans to unlock the continent’s economy, creating a patchwork of rules and guidelines for everything from subway seating to how many students can attend classes in reopened schools, as the
WSJ reports ([link removed]) .


** On the Horizon
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On the Horizon banner image "China’s technology ambitions appeared imperiled by Covid-19, but the pandemic is already providing new opportunities for China’s rise as a technology power and global provider of digital infrastructure," write ([link removed]) CSIS's Jude Blanchette and Jonathan Hillman.

CSIS’s “On the Horizon (#) ” series offers insights into the more fundamental changes we might anticipate for our future social and economic world as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.


** CSIS Executive Education
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** Video Shorts
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** In That Number
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** 2.6 Billion
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Covid-19 has created an almost complete global halt to human mobility. More people are on lockdown globally (2.6 billion) than were alive during World War II.

Source: CSIS, “Longer-term Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Migration ([link removed]) ”


** Critical Quote
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** “We made a judgment that we will not come back next week but that we hope to come back very soon."
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— House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)


** iDeas Lab
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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ([link removed]) , a flagship of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) officially launched in April 2015, promised transformational gains. Five years later, however, only one-quarter of the announced projects have been completed.

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: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty Images). Deborah Birx answers a question while meeting with President Trump and Florida Governor Ron De Santis today.


** Recommended Reading
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“COVID-19 Could Bring Down the Trading System ([link removed]) ,” by the Peterson Institute’s Chad Bown for Foreign Affairs.


** Online Events
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Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will webcast a panel discussion exploring the impacts of the concurrent locust infestation and Covid-19 pandemic on food security in East Africa and South Asia.

After, 10:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Atlantic Council will host an event launching a new report on the current challenges in the U.S.-Iraq relationship.

Later, at 3:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , Brookings will hold a virtual discussion analyzing the impact of Covid-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf region.


** Video
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CSIS's Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project, discusses his team's recent report,
Space Threat Assessment 2020 ([link removed]) , and the counterspace capabilities that can threaten U.S. space systems. Watch the full video here ([link removed]) .


** Podcasts
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Die Welt
In this episode, Steve Morrison and I speak with Representative Ami Bera (D-CA) about his work on the CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security and his impressions of Covid-19 as both a doctor and an elected representative. He also offered his thoughts on the role of Congress in both responding to this pandemic and preparing for the next one.

Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .


** Smiles
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“Now I'm in my car
I got the radio down
An' I'm a'yellin' at the kids in the back
'Cause they're bangin' like'a Charlie Watts”

Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is an American treasure in my book. Take his hit from late summer of 1988, “Slow Turning ([link removed]) .” It’s a song I turn to over and over. It always puts me in a place where I can gather perspective on things. Turn this one up loud and listen to the lyrics closely—it’s all in there…. This one is for my best bud Baz.
I invite you to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz ([link removed])

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Emma Colbran, Caleb Diamond, and Brad Honigberg.

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