The Evening: Brexit, China Aircraft Carrier, Hendrix and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, December 17th.
** UK Will Cut EU Ties By End of 2020
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said it would leave a post-Brexit transition period at the end of 2020, with or without a trade deal with the European Union, raising new concerns in Brussels and among businesses, as the
WSJ’s Max Colchester and Laurence Norman report ([link removed]) .
** China Commissions 2^nd Aircraft Carrier
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China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Tuesday, reaching a new milestone in its ambitions to build a modern navy capable of challenging American dominance of the seas, as the
NYT’s Steven Lee Myers reports ([link removed]) .
Dive Deeper: Learn more about how China is modernizing its navy by visiting the CSIS ChinaPower microsite ([link removed]) .
** Trump Focused on EU Trade
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USTR Robert Lighthizer today suggested that the Trump administration was ready to escalate its trade confrontation with the EU, potentially through new tariffs, as the FT’s James Politi reports ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** $16 Trillion
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The 27 member states that will remain in the EU after Britain’s departure have a $16 trillion economy.
Source: Wall Street Journal ([link removed] )
** Critical Quote
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** “China’s Communist Party propaganda outlets can censor Mesut Ozil and Arsenal’s game all season long, but the truth will prevail. The CCP can’t hide its gross #humanrights violations perpetrated against Uighurs and other religious faiths from the world.”
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— Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
** iDeas Lab
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Satellite imagery from Beyond Parallel ([link removed]) shows the Tonghae satellite launching ground, North Korea’s oldest ballistic missile and space launch facility.
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: Kiran Ridley/Getty Images). Protesters march in Paris' Place de la Republique as strikes enter their third week.
** Recommended Reading
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Note: This week's recommended reads come from the annual CSIS “Bad Ideas in National Security" series.
“Bad Idea: Assuming the Small Wars Era is Over ([link removed]) ,” by Alexandra Evans of Rand and Alexandra Stark of New America.
** This Town Tomorrow
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At 9:30 a.m. ([link removed]) , the National Committee on North Korea and the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea will hold a discussion about North Korea's information operations.
And, at 11:45 a.m. ([link removed]) , the Hudson Institute will host an expert panel discussion about China's human rights in the Xinjiang region and the U.S. response.
Later, at 2:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , Brookings will host a panel discussion on the unrest in Iran, what it means for the future of the country and region, and potential U.S. and international responses.
** Video
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CSIS's China Power Project hosted Assistant Secretary of State David R. Stilwell last week for an address on the historical lessons of U.S.-China bilateral relations. Watch the full speech ([link removed]) here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Die Welt
In this episode, the Trade Guys catch you up on everything USMCA. Plus, the U.S.-China saga continues while the WTO's appeals court is in limbo.
Listen on Spotify ([link removed]) & Apple Podcasts ([link removed]) .
** Smiles
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The Jimi Hendrix “Band of Gypsys” live record first released in 1970 with only six tracks proved to be one of rock’s most influential albums. Songs like “Machine Gun,” “Power To Love,” and “Message To Love” fused the blues, rock, and funk into something that pops out of speakers even today.
So when the Hendrix estate released “Songs For Groovy Children,” a collection comprised of 43 more songs from those same live recordings the original Band of Gypsys album was culled from, I took notice of tracks like this previously unreleased version of “Message To Love ([link removed]) " live at the Fillmore East.
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