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It's Monday, August 24. |
First Reinfection
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus, as the NYT reports. |
New Cases Fall
The number of new coronavirus infections in the U.S. declined from a day before, reaching the lowest level in more than two months and notching a ninth straight day with fewer than 50,000 new cases, as the WSJ reports. |
IAEA Seeks Access to Iranian Nuclear Site
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday, Iranian state TV reported, as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a months-long standoff between Tehran and the body, as Reuters reports. |
CSIS Executive Education
Join CSIS’s Trade Guys for their next crash course on trade policy. This two-day program breaks down the fundamentals of how U.S. trade policy is formulated, the legalities of trade in an international arena, and the impact of Covid-19 on supply chains. Register here. |
Video Shorts
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!
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In That Number
4.5
An apparently young and healthy patient had a second case of Covid-19 infection, which was diagnosed 4.5 months after the first episode according to University of Hong Kong Researchers.
Source: NYT
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Critical Quote
“Those responsible must be identified and held accountable.”
— German Chancellor Angela Merkel today called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. |
iDeas Lab
The last chapter of (re)GENERATION, a three-part mini-documentary series on climate change adaptation, presents a simple but unconventional bioengineering technique used to protect Nepal's grain basket region from unprecedented flooding and erosion.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia. |
Optics
(Photo credit: Debbie Hill/Pool/AFP/Getty Images.) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bump elbows ahead of making a joint statement to the press after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020. |
Recommended Reading
“Analysis of the FY 2021 Defense Budget,” by CSIS's Todd Harrison and Seamus Daniels. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:30 a.m., join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative to discuss diplomatic relations between China and Saudi Arabia.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the Woodrow Wilson Center’s (WWC) Maternal Health Initiative and the Guttmacher Institute will take a closer look at the advancements, challenges, and data underscoring the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
And later, at 11:00 a.m., join the Atlantic Council's Africa Center for virtual conversation on the current status and challenges to the peace process going forward in Sudan. |
Video
Earlier today, the CSIS Economics Program hosted a discussion with Kevin Hassett, vice president and managing director of The Lindsey Group and former senior economic advisor to President Trump, on economic policy in a time of crisis. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
 In this episode, host Victor Cha is joined by Sue Mi Terry and Professor John Delury (Yonsei University) to discuss North Korea's current economic situation, how Covid-19 is being approached in the impossible state, as well as various factors affecting China-North Korea relations.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
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Steve Winwood always makes me smile. This, here, is a gift. |
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