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Global Forecast 2021

Global Forecast

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is an annual collection of essays by CSIS experts focused on the critical issues facing the United States and the world in the year ahead. The latest papers examine President Biden's international economic policy and U.S.-China engagement on climate change.

Executive Education

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from CSIS and the #1-ranked Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in as few as 18 months. Work alongside top policy experts at the leading international security think tank while developing the leadership skills, international perspective, and technical expertise needed to excel in today’s global landscape.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Data Unpacked,” 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

31

In the United States, terrorist attacks by far-right adherents have risen significantly over the past decade. Between 2007 and 2011, the number of far-right attacks in the U.S. was five or fewer per year. The number of attacks then rose to 14 in 2012, and eventually jumped to 31 in 2017.

Source: CSIS

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Critical Quote

“He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety. And that is why you will never hear me mention his name.”

— New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

iDeas Lab

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New satellite imagery shows no significant changes to the vertical engine test stand or launch pad at North Korea's Sohae launch facility

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since the last Beyond Parallel report was published 10 days ago.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

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(Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump present each other with their national soccer team jerseys before a meeting in the Oval Office.

Recommended Reading

“Turkey: Erdogan’s Struggle to Lift Flagging Business

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,” by the FT’s Laura Pitel.

This Town Tomorrow

At 8:30 a.m.

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, join CSIS for a forum on the national security space landscape and the release of the FY2020 budget, featuring Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Later, at 5:00 p.m.

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, return to CSIS for a discussion hosted by CBS News legend and CSIS Trustee Bob Schieffer on China’s rise, focusing on the change of China’s domestic governance model under the leadership of Xi Jinping and China’s growing technological leadership.

And, at 3:30 p.m.

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, the Stimson Center will host a discussion on the challenges posed by the United States’ approach to airstrikes in Somalia and around the world, and the impact of these operations on standards for transparency and accountability.

Video

Last week, Todd Harrison, director of Defense Budget Analysis at CSIS, testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. He summarizes his testimony on improving military recruitment and retention in the latest installment of our “Testify” series. Watch the full video here

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Podcasts

CSIS is out with a new podcast - Cyber from the Start - which unveils the roots of today's cybersecurity policies. In its first episode, host Jim Lewis interview John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS and Former Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Listen on SoundCloud

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& Apple Podcasts

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The Showtime hit “Billions” is back for its fourth season, thank goodness. One of the many things I love about Billions is the constant pop culture references that the shows’ creators Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin feature every week. In the fourth season series premier Sunday night [SLIGHT SPOILER ALERT], one of Bobby Axelrod’s lawyers, Orrin Batch, tells Axe that his non-compete agreements are “tight as AC/DC in 1978.”

I invite you to email me at [email protected]

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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 Kendal Gee.

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