The Evening: Pandemic Reduces Energy Demand, Mapping U.S. China Policy, Watching the Wheels and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, October 13th.
** Pandemic Will Reduce Global Energy Demand
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The coronavirus pandemic will slash global energy demand this year by 5 percent, according to an International Energy Agency forecast issued on Tuesday. The decline would be the largest over the last century except for those during the two World Wars and the Great Depression, as the
NYT reports ([link removed]) .
** WTO Says EU May Impose Tariffs on U.S.
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The World Trade Organization said the European Union may impose tariffs on $3.99 billion in Boeing Co. jets and other U.S. goods annually as part of a long-running trade dispute, as the
WSJ reports ([link removed] ) .
** CSIS: Mapping the Future of U.S. China Policy
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CSIS surveyed the American public and thought leaders in the United States, Asia, and Europe on the future of policy toward China. The results point to possible contours of an enduring strategy around international coalition building on the China challenge. Among the findings, 54% of the U.S. public names China as the country posing the greatest challenge to the United States—Russia is a distant second at 22%. Read the survey results and policy recommendations on this new CSIS interactive microwebsite ([link removed]) .
** CSIS Executive Education
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CSIS's Risk and Foresight Group is hosting a new global executive education program that weaves together important issues, trends, and revolutions that government and business leaders must understand as they position themselves for the next 25 years. Register for the course here ([link removed]) .
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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 ([link removed]) !
** In That Number
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** 17
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For almost a month, new U.S. coronavirus cases have been trending upward. On Monday, 17 states hit a new high in their seven-day average of case counts, and eight of those states hit records again by this afternoon.
Source: Washington Post ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “STIMULUS! Go big or go home!!!”
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— President Donald Trump
** iDeas Lab
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Many of the China's Rocket Force brigades ([link removed]) fielding short-range DF-15B and DF-11A missiles are clustered in coastal provinces along the Taiwan Strait. They would thus be the most likely to engage in a potential Taiwan contingency.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.
** Optics
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(Photo credit: Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images.) Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual briefing where he outlined new Covid-19 rules.
** Recommended Reading
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“Threat from nuclear weapons and missiles has grown since Trump entered office ([link removed]) ," by the
Washington Post's Paul Sonne.
** This Town Tomorrow
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Tomorrow, at 9:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosts Linda Capuano, administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), for a presentation and discussion of the EIA's International Energy Outlook 2020
And, at 1:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS’s Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics hosts authors Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell for the launch of their upcoming book, Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise.
Then, at 4:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative holds a discussion on the Covid-19 response in the Pacific Islands, featuring remarks from Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States Rosemary Banks.
** Video
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Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) and CSIS's James Lewis today discussed the importance of semiconductors to technological leadership. Watch their conversation here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Die Welt
Host Kathleen Hicks speaks with Samuel Brannen and Mackenzie Eaglen about the national security and defense issues in the ongoing election cycle and debates in the latest episode of Defense 2020.
Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
** Smiles
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“People ask me questions
Lost in confusion
Well, I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions”
John Lennon would have turned 80 last week (October 9). As a happy birthday tribute, Willie Nelson and his two ultra-talented sons Lukas and Micah recorded this video ([link removed]) of the Lennon/Ono classic “Watching the Wheels” with Lukas’ band Promise of the Real. It stirred my soul watching this. I hope you like it.
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