The Evening: World’s Oceans, Iran Spurs Talks, Scarlet Fire and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, September 25th.


** World’s Oceans Are in Danger
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Earth’s oceans are under severe strain from climate change, a major new United Nations report warns, which threatens everything from the ability to harvest seafood to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people living along the coasts, as the
NYT’s Brad Plumer reports ([link removed]) .


** Iran Spurs Talks
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country would engage in no new negotiations with the U.S. until Washington lifted its punishing economic sanctions, while signaling that Tehran was open to a new, broader deal if that condition were met, as the
WSJ’s Michael Gordon and Laurence Norman report ([link removed]) .

Dive Deeper: “On Iran, Trump Needs UN Help. He May Even Know It ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Jon Alterman for Defense One.

“Iran Is Testing the Trump Administration ([link removed]) ,” by the Washington Institute’s Dennis Ross for Foreign Affairs.


** Netanyahu Tapped
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Israel’s president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday with assembling a new government after power-sharing talks with his strongest rival, Benny Gantz, failed following an inconclusive election, as Reuters’ Jeffrey Heller reports ([link removed]) .


** CSIS Executive Education
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Join CSIS October 15-18 for our course,
Understanding Washington ([link removed]) . Explore how formal entities and informal networks interact to impact policy decisions. Open to professionals who are new to D.C. or those seeking a better understanding of the policy ecosystem.


** Video Shorts
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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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** 3.6 mm
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While sea level has risen globally by around 15 cm during the 20th century, it is currently rising more than twice as fast – 3.6 mm per year – and accelerating.

Source: UN Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate ([link removed])


** Critical Quote
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** “It is virtually certain that the global ocean has warmed unabated since 1970 and has taken up more than 90% of the excess heat in the climate system.”
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— Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate


** iDeas Lab
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If you were representing the United States or China in a trade war, what decisions would you make? CSIS's Simon Chair has developed a U.S.-China Trade War simulator ([link removed]) to accompany their latest report, Beyond the Brink ([link removed]) .

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: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images). The Nats are in the playoffs!


** Recommended Reading
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“The Arctic Spring ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Heather Conley for
Foreign Affairs.


** This Town Tomorrow
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At 9:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Woodrow Wilson Center will host a panel discussion with experts on militarism, Japan’s constitutional security challenges, and the U.S. presence in East Asia.

And, at 10:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will hold a panel discussion on the evolving role of Taiwan in promoting growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a presentation by Timothy Hsiang, Secretary General of Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF).

Later, at 3:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will host a discussion with leading China economists Loren Brandt and Thomas Rawski, who present their findings from their latest book, Policy, Regulation, and Innovation in China’s Electricity and Telecom Industries.


** Video
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This year’s Schieffer Series kicked off with Bob hosting a panel discussion about the Iran-Saudi crisis with CSIS experts Seth Jones and Jon B. Alterman and
New York Times journalist David Sanger. Watch the event here ([link removed]) .


** Podcasts
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Bob and I bring in nonpartisan legal expert Bradley Moss to explain the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 and how the process may move forward.

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


** Smiles
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“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.”

As Robert Hunter’s family so eloquently said, “In this time of grief please celebrate him the way you all know how, by being together and listening to the music. Let there be songs to fill the air ([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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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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