The Evening: Iran Killings, French Strikes, Caravan and More
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It's Thursday, December 5th.
** U.S. Says Iran May Have Killed More Than 1,000 in Protests
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Iranian security forces may have killed more than 1,000 people since protests over gasoline price hikes began in mid-November, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday, as Reuters’ Humeyra Pamuk reports ([link removed]) .
Dive Deeper: "Iran’s Protests and the Threat to Domestic Stability ([link removed]) ," by CSIS's Seth Jones and Danika Newlee.
** Massive Strike in France
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Cities across France were paralyzed by a massive public transport strike against a planned overhaul of France’s pensions system in a test of President Emmanuel Macron’s resolve to modernize the economy, as the
WSJ’s Noemie Bisserbe reports ([link removed]) .
** NK Name Calling
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North Korea on Thursday threatened to resume calling President Trump bad names, including a “dotard,” two days after he again called its leader “Rocket Man” and raised the possibility of using military force, as the
NYT’s Choe Sang-Hun reports ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** 15%
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Unless Washington and Beijing strike a deal by December 15, the United States is scheduled to add 15% tariffs on $165 billion of Chinese imports on top of the tariffs already imposed on about $360 billion of Chinese goods
Source: Wall Street Journal ([link removed] )
** Critical Quote
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** “As the truth is trickling out of Iran, it appears the regime could have murdered over a thousand Iranian citizens since the protests began.”
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— Brian Hook, U.S. special representative for Iran
** iDeas Lab
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Responding in part to a growing Chinese strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean, India has increased investments to ensure it remains the region's preeminent maritime security provider. In the latest episode of "High Resolution ([link removed]) ," CSIS's Greg Poling explains Delhi's Indian Ocean strategy.
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(Photo credit: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images). A masked protester holds a smoke grenade as public and private workers demonstrate during a mass strike against pension reforms today in Marseille, France.
** Recommended Reading
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“Controversy Swirls at OPEC Discussions, but It Really Has Only One Option... ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Frank Verrastro and Guy Caruso.
** This Town Tomorrow
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At 8:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , The German Marshall Fund of the United States will hold its third annual Women of Color in Transatlantic Leadership Forum, which will convene over 100 distinguished women of color leaders from across sectors to discuss the foreign policy and national security issues most pressing to the transatlantic space.
Later, at 2:30 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Brookings Institution will hold a panel discussion on the growing concentration of economic power in a few large corporations and the impact of this trend on the upcoming presidential election.
** Video
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CSIS today held a discussion to analyze the merits and pitfalls of using the Cold War comparison for U.S.-China strategic competition. Watch the video ([link removed]) here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Janet Fleischman, CSIS senior associate (non-resident) in the Global Health Policy Center, joined host Beverly Kirk in the latest episode of Smart Women Smart Power for a conversation about her latest report, which examines why women and girls’ health and protection should be a top priority in emergency and international crisis situations.
Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
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