The Evening: ISIS, Italy, Heart of Gold and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, August 20th.
** ISIS Gained Ground
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The Islamic State has gained ground in some areas, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged on Tuesday, despite President Trump’s proclamation that the extremist group had been vanquished, as the
NYT’s Rick Gladstone reports ([link removed]) .
** Italy's Government Collapses
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After 14 months of bickering, Italy’s government collapsed on Tuesday, plunging a key European nation already hobbled by financial fragility and political chaos into a renewed period of crisis and uncertainty, as the
NYT’s Jason Horowitz reports ([link removed]) .
** U.S. Warning to Greece
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The U.S. warned Greece against assisting the Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar as it continues efforts to block the vessel and further drags its allies into escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, as the
WSJ’s Benoit Faucon reports ([link removed]) .
** EU Rebuffs Boris Johnson on Brexit
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The European Union on Tuesday rebuffed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand that it reopen the Brexit divorce deal, saying Britain had failed to propose any realistic alternative to an agreed insurance policy for the Irish border, as Reutersreports ([link removed]) .
** 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]) .
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** In That Number
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** 5
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On average, North Korea carries out provocative actions five months after negotiations with the United States break down. True to form, North Korea has launched six sets of missile tests since July 25—five months after the Hanoi summit.
Source: CSIS's Beyond Parallel ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “We aren't scared."
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— Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini
** iDeas Lab
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Tensions are again escalating in the Eastern Mediterranean over hydrocarbons and maritime borders. CSIS's Nikos Tsafos explains ([link removed]) how these tensions fit into a broader political and geopolitical context.
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: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images). U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a Security Council meeting at the United Nations today in New York. Prior to the meeting on the Middle East, Pompeo acknowledged that ISIS has gained ground in some areas.
** Recommended Reading
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“Where Are the Northern Triangle Countries Headed? And What Is U.S. Policy? ([link removed]) ” by CSIS’s Mark Schneider and Michael Matera.
** This Town Tomorrow
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At 10:45 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Hudson Institute will host a panel to discuss ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and U.S. efforts to build an anti-Iran coalition.
** Video
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Given the significant costs of engaging the United States in combat, and the growing range of indirect and non-military tools at their disposal, rivals are seeking ways to achieve relative gains without triggering escalation. These approaches often lie in the contested arena somewhere between routine statecraft and open warfare—the “gray zone.” Learn more ([link removed]) here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Die Welt
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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Neil Young makes me smile. He’s 73 and he’s angry these days about streaming, Spotify, and what digital tech is doing to music (see this week’s New York Times Magazine piece ([link removed]) by David Samuels), but I really love the guy and his music. Here he is ([link removed]) just a couple of years ago with his backing band “Promise of the Real,” which includes Willie Nelson’s son Lukas Nelson.
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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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