The Evening: Iranian Drone Down, Hezbollah, Fame and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Thursday, July 18th.

Note: The Evening will be “gone fishin’” until July 29th.


** Navy Ship Shot Down Iranian Drone
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The American military shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said today at the White House, as the
NYT’s Thomas Gibbons-Neff reports ([link removed]) .

Dive Deeper: “Risks to Watch in 2019: Q3 Update ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Sam Brannen.


** Argentina Brands Hezbollah Terrorist Organization
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Argentinian authorities designated Hezbollah, which it blames for two attacks on its soil, a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered the freezing of its assets in the country, as Reuters’ Cassandra Garrison reports ([link removed]) .


** Narrowing Divisions on Digital Tax Plan
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Finance officials from some of the world’s largest economies took a step toward an agreement on how to divide up multinational companies’ profits, narrowing differences over U.S. and French approaches to taxing digital firms and pledging to outline their plan by January, as the
WSJ’s Noemie Bisserbe reports ([link removed]) .

Dive Deeper: Check out the new episode of the CSIS Trade Guys podcast “World Peace Through World Trade ([link removed]) ” with special guest Chris Padilla of IBM.


** 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 Million
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One million plant and animal species globally are on the verge of extinction in what is already among the six largest mass-extinction events in Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history.

Source: United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ([link removed])


** Critical Quote
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** “We’ve reached an agreement between the administration, the House, and the Senate on top-line numbers for both year one and year two. We are now discussing offsets.”
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— Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin


** iDeas Lab
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In the latest episode ([link removed]) of High Resolution, CSIS’s Victor Cha and Joseph Bermudez analyze the Yusang-ni missile operating base, one of North Korea's most important missile sites, and how it affects U.S.-North Korea negotiations.

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: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP/Getty Images). Participants in a commemoration ceremony hold photos of the victims in their hands on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina building in Buenos Aires today. The attack killed 87 people and injured over 100.


** Recommended Reading
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“How Cyber Weapons Are Changing The Landscape Of Modern Warfare ([link removed]) ,” by the
New Yorker’s Sue Halpern.


** This Town Tomorrow
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At 10:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , the U.S. Institute for Peace will host a discussion with the “Defendamos la Paz” leaders, a civil society movement that has sought to rally political and popular support for the implementation of the FARC peace agreement and the continuation of suspended dialogues with the ELN.

And at 12:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Cato Institute will hold an event examining the political stalemate in Venezuela and the role of the international community, featuring an address from Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States.

Also at 12:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Stimson Center will host an expert panel on U.S.–Taiwan relations, which will include CSIS's Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project.


** Video
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CSIS today hosted Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) for a dialogue on U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Watch the full event here ([link removed]) .


** Podcasts
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Die Welt
In the latest episode of AIDS 2020, Sara Allinder speaks with Anton Pozniak, president, and Kevin Osborne, executive director, of the International AIDS Society (IAS). They discuss the upcoming IAS conference in Mexico City in July 2019, how to keep HIV center stage in the media, and positive messaging about living with HIV.

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


** Smiles
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“Fame puts you there where things are hollow.”

David Bowie released “Fame ([link removed]) ” in 1975 but when I hear the song today it still sounds to me like it comes from the future. How is that even possible?
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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