The Evening: West Bank, Revolutionary Guard, Hard to Handle and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, November 18th.
** New Trump Policy Toward Israeli West Bank Settlements
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The Trump administration declared on Monday that the United States does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law, as the
NYT’s Lara Jakes reports ([link removed]) .
** Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Threatens Protesters
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Iran’s top paramilitary force threatened to crack down on Iranians protesting a rise in fuel prices, as the
WSJ’s Aresu Eqbali and Isabel Coles report ([link removed]) .
And, Reuters reports ([link removed]) that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today the United States is terminating its sanctions waiver related to Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant and that it is closely monitoring protests in Iran and is deeply concerned by reports of several fatalities.
Dive Deeper: “Iran’s Protests and the Threat to Domestic Stability ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Seth Jones and Danika Newlee.
** Escape from HK Polytech
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Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from Hong Kong Polytechnic University sealed off by police on Monday by shimmying down plastic hosing from a bridge and fleeing on waiting motorbikes as the police fired projectiles, as Reuters reports ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** 1.7 Billion
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Nearly 1.7 billion adults conduct business outside the formal banking system in the developing world.
Source: CSIS, “The New Missing Middle in Development Finance ([link removed]) ,” by Dan Runde, Erol Yayboke and Sundar Ramanujam.
** Critical Quote
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** “We will take decisive and revolutionary action against any continued moves to disturb the people’s peace and security.”
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— Iranian Revolutionary Guard statement
** iDeas Lab
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China’s spending on R&D for spacecraft manufacturing skyrocketed from $22.6 million in 2000 to $386.6 million in 2016. Read the new ChinaPower feature on China's space capabilities ([link removed]) .
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(Photo credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images). Protesters lower themselves down a rope from a bridge to a highway, to escape from Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus today.
** Recommended Reading
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“The End of the American Order: Ian Bremmer speech at 2019 GZERO Summit in Tokyo ([link removed]) ,” via the Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer.
** This Town Tomorrow
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At 9:00 a.m. ([link removed]) , The Farm Foundation will host a forum at the National Press Club to evaluate two reports relating to global food security and poverty reduction. The forum will feature a panel of experts discussing the findings of the reports.
Also, at 2:30 p.m. ([link removed]) , The Asia Society Policy Institute will host an event discussing Japan’s approach to foreign policy in the face of a less predictable U.S. and a more assertive China.
Later, at 5:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , The George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs will hold an event with three former ambassadors on the refugee crisis and how globalization and rising nationalism effect the future of the issue.
** Video
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Today, CSIS hosted General John W. Raymond, Commander of the U.S. Space Command and Commander of the Air Force Space Command for a discussion on USSPACECOM and his plans for the future of the command. Watch General Raymond’s full remarks here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Mike Green sits down with CSIS Korea Chair experts Victor Cha and Sue Mi Terry to discuss U.S. grand strategy on the Korean peninsula and the possible alliance decoupling of the U.S. and South Korea.
Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
** Smiles
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So, if you are excited (as I am) about the Black Crowes getting back together, I think you will enjoy this clip of them performing last week on the Howard Stern Show, and explaining what it’s like to cover an Otis Redding song ([link removed]) .
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