The Evening: Tanker Released, Hong Kong, Already Gone and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, August 19th.


** Release of Tanker Hailed as Victory in Iran
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As the Iranian tanker seized last month by British commandos finally set sail from Gibraltar, the Islamic republic was in a triumphalist and defiant mood, as the
FT’s Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Andrew England report ([link removed]) .


** China Spreads Disinformation in Hong Kong
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China has aggressively stirred up anti-Western and nationalist sentiment using state and social media as part of an information war in the Hong Kong protests, as the
NYT’s Kate Conger reports.

Dive Deeper: Check out CSIS’s newest podcast “Hong Kong on the Brink ([link removed]) ” featuring CSIS’s Jude Blanchette.


** President Calls for Rate Cut
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President Trump on Monday called for the Federal Reserve to sharply cut interest rates and again criticized the central bank’s chairman for a “horrendous lack of vision,” while reiterating his belief that the U.S. economy is strong, as the
WSJ’s Rebecca Ballhaus and Paul Kiernan report ([link removed]) .

And, as the AFP reports ([link removed]) stock markets rallied Monday after President Trump's top economic adviser hailed "positive" trade talks with Chinese negotiators.

Dive Deeper: “We need to get back to a pro-trade consensus. But it’ll take a fight ([link removed]) ,” CSIS Commission on Affirming American Leadership co-chairs’ Frederick Smith, William Brock and Charlene Barshefsky in an Op-Ed for today’s Washington Post.

“Trump's Fall 2019 China Tariff Plan: Five Things You Need to Know ([link removed]) ,” by the Peterson Institute’s Chad Bown.

“Competition Without Catastrophe: How America Can Both Challenge and Coexist With China ([link removed]) ,” by Kurt Campbell and Jake Sullivan for Foreign Affairs.


** 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 ([link removed]) .


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


** In That Number
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** 1.7 Million
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Organizers say 1.7 million people turned out at Sunday's pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing.

Source: BBC ([link removed])


** Critical Quote
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** “Engagement is essential to our survival; trade is an integral part of our engagement.”
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— Frederick W. Smith, William Brock and Charlene Barshefsky co-chairs of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Affirming American Leadership.


** iDeas Lab
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North Korea's Ryongyang Mine ([link removed]) is one of the largest in the world, but its infrastructure and technology is dated and obsolete when compared to world standards.

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: Chris McGrath/Getty Images). Thousands of anti-government protesters march on a street after leaving a rally in Victoria Park, Hong Kong.


** Recommended Reading
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“China’s New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong by Jude Blanchette ([link removed]) ,” a review for the
FT by Christian Shepherd.


** This Town Tomorrow
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At 12:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the East-West Center in Washington will hold a panel discussion with Dr. Pek Koon Heng, American University professor and ASEAN expert, titled “Malaysia under a Fracturing Alliance of Hope Coalition: Future Prospects.”

And, at 2:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) will hold a briefing with Rosemary Gallant, senior commercial officer at the U.S. Embassy in London.

Also at 2:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Carnegie Middle East Center will hold a public forum to discuss the conflict in Yemen with former Yemeni ambassador Mustapha Noman and author Huda Al-Attas.


** Video
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The CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access focused on finding concrete U.S. policy solutions to increase access to vulnerable and displaced populations in conflict. Watch the video here ([link removed]) .


** Podcasts
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Hong Kong has again erupted in protest over frustrations with Beijing’s increasingly iron-clad rule. CSIS’s Freeman Chair in China Studies Jude Blanchette and Chief Communications Officer Andrew Schwartz unpack the latest developments in this volatile conflict.

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


** Smiles
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“You can see the stars and still not see the light.”

I really love The Eagles. They always make me smile ([link removed]) .
I invite you to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz ([link removed])

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