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Apple's Juice
Some of the best coverage of the Apple-FBI showdown comes from the \u201cAppleInsider\u201d website, which today reports [ http://bit.ly/1Ub1vYW ] \u201cApple's opposition to backdoors in FBI case gains global, animated attention.\u201d

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s James Lewis writes today for the New York Times \u2019 \u201cRoom for Debate\u201d [ http://nyti.ms/1Ub1cNL ] that \u201cnobody is asking for a backdoor\u201d into Americans\u2019 or other countries phones.

SAMS I Am
In the wake of reports that China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the South China Sea, Washington and Beijing are trading accusations over the strategic contest in the contested waters, as the Wall Street Journal \u2019s Chun Han Wong reports [ http://on.wsj.com/1Ub2NmL ] .

And, as Vice News reports [ http://bit.ly/1mKMEH3 ] , US deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia Amy Searight said yesterday at CSIS, \u201cWe need to be ready to be very loud and vocal, in harmony together, standing behind the Philippines and the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) claimants to say that this is international law, this is incredibly important, it is binding on all parties.\u201d

And Reuters\u2019 David Brunnstrom reports [ http://reut.rs/1mKMLlR ] today that Searight also said at CSIS, \u201cCertainly, reputational cost is at stake, but we can think of other creative ways to perhaps impose costs as well.\u201d

Dive Deeper: The CSIS event at which Searight delivered those remarks [ http://bit.ly/1OiDxU4 ] can be accessed On Demand.

Plus, a new commentary by CSIS\u2019s Mike Green, Bonnie Glaser, and Zack Cooper, \u201cSeeing the Forest Through the SAMS,\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1WtVCVb ] was published today.

Brexit Explained
The UK is set to decide in a referendum likely to be held in June if it will leave the EU. James Walsh of the Guardian explains what\u2019s at stake. [ http://bit.ly/1UaZbRG ]

Dive Deeper: A new Chatham House podcast series [ http://bit.ly/1UaZWdk ] explores the UK\u2019s referendum on membership in the EU, exploring public attitudes, international implications, and the potential consequences of a \u201cBrexit.\u201d

Plus, the German Marshall Fund has an excellent resource on \u201cBrexit Initiatives.\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1Ub0kZp ]

And, the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel has a new feature today: \u201cWhich fiscal union for the euro area?\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1Ub0zUf ]

In that Number
~1,000
The number of readily discoverable English-speaking ISIS supporters on Twitter.
Source: GW Program on Extremism [ https://cchs.gwu.edu/sites/cchs.gwu.edu/files/downloads/Berger_Occasional%20Paper.pdf ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cNobody is asking for backdoor entry into Americans\u2019 phones: That\u2019s a fiction invented to skew the debate.\u201d
\u2014James A. Lewis, director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, on recent controversy over the FBI\u2019s request for data from the San Bernardino killers\u2019 iPhones.
Source: New York Times [ http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/02/18/crimes-iphones-and-encryption/establish-an-international-precedent-for-sharing-encrypted-data ] .

One to Watch


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Mark Luckie (@marksluckie [ https://twitter.com/marksluckie ] ) is the new [ http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/16/reddit-hires-twitters-former-news-manager-as-head-of-journalism-and-media ] head of journalism and media at Reddit. Mark will work with the media and other organizations to explore how news is spread within Reddit\u2019s bustling subreddits, according to TechCrunch. Mark previously served as the manager of journalism and news at Twitter and as the social media editor at the Washington Post . Mark is one to watch for innovative news analysis and emerging trends.

Optics
Vice News released Cold War 2.0 [ https://youtu.be/AkW4eW7TMvM ] this past weekend, featuring interviews with US and Russian officials, including Vice President Joe Biden and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Highly Recommended
This is really good. \u201cRobert Caro Wonders What New York Is Going To Become,\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1PISOSy ] by Christopher Robbins for the Gothamist .

CSIS Today
Today, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted a presentation [ http://csis.org/event/bp-energy-outlook-2016-edition ] of the BP 2016 Energy Outlook, featuring Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP.

CSIS Tomorrow
Tomorrow, join us at CSIS for a full-day conference and gathering of policymakers, opinion leaders, and stakeholders on the topic of North Korean human rights and the nexus with security issues. Register here [ http://csis.org/event/north-korea-human-condition-and-security-nexus ] or watch the event live.

This Town Tomorrow
Ahead of President Obama\u2019s trip to Cuba, join the Atlantic Council tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. for a discussion [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/low-oil-prices-and-economic-and-political-stability-in-latin-america ] on how the oil collapse has effected economic and political stability in Latin America, as well as the future of US-Latin American relations.

CSIS on Demand
Earlier this week, CSIS hosted \u201cStrengthening EU-U.S. Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region,\u201d the second conference of CSIS\u2019s EU-U.S. Dialog for the Asia-Pacific Region (EUDAP) initiative. This half-day conference [ http://csis.org/event/strengthening-eu-us-cooperation-asia-pacific-region ] explored ways that the EU and US can enhance cooperation in the region, with panels addressing trade, investment, and security issues.

Sounds
As Syria\u2019s wars continue, NPR\u2019s Ari Shapiro [ http://www.npr.org/2016/02/18/467253387/aid-convoy-finally-reaches-5-besieged-areas-of-syria ] speaks with Red Cross representatives on the aid convoys in the country, which have now gained access to five cities that were previously under siege.

I Like It Like That
Eye-catching things in CSIS's orbit

NPR\u2019s genius host of \u201cAll Song\u2019s Considered\u201d and \u201cTiny Desk Concerts,\u201d Bob Boilen, is going to be [ http://n.pr/1UaX4gG ] on The Simpsons as himself. Really.

Smiles
\u201cI\u2019d like to rest, my heavy head tonight on a bed, of California stars.\u201d

Woody Guthrie wrote that lyric. And, as we discussed in this space last week, Wilco put Woody\u2019s lyrics to music Woody never got to make before his untimely death in 1967.

\u201cCalifornia Stars\u201d is worth revisiting. I can\u2019t stop listening to it. When you listen to a song like this over and over it does something to your soul that is undeniable. For me it\u2019s all about Americana. It\u2019s about Woody, Bob Dylan and Wilco\u2019s Jeff Tweedy\u2014troubadours who have so captured the soaring American spirit in song.

Did you know that Dylan visited Woody, who was suffering from Huntington\u2019s disease at the Greystone Park Psychiatric hospital in New Jersey before Guthrie died? Guthrie gave Dylan a card after their first meeting that said \u201cI ain\u2019t dead yet.\u201d

Guthrie\u2019s autobiography \u201cBound for Glory,\u201d inspired a young Robert Zimmerman to become Bob Dylan.

\u201cI been travelin\u2019 around the country, followin\u2019 in Woody Guthrie\u2019s footsteps,\u201d Dylan said upon arrival in Greenwich Village where he would soon become famous beyond comprehension.

Tweedy wants to be Dylan, just like Dylan wanted to be Woody. And in an effortless fashion, Tweedy is the dang closest thing there is in American music to the Bard.

One day, I\u2019m going to write a novel based on American visions of Woody, Dylan and Tweedy. There, I said it. Alert the media, and my agent!

So let\u2019s revisit an early Wilco performance of \u201cCalifornia Stars,\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1UaEGEN ] from 1998, the year they recorded it. The late Jay Bennett is on guitar, Leroy Bach on keys, John Stirratt on bass and Ken Coomer on drums.

None of those guys are now with Tweedy and the current iteration of Wilco except Stirratt. I loved Jay Bennett, and used to talk to him on the phone every so often. He was an American original himself and an outstanding musician. Here\u2019s to Jay, Jeff, Woody and to \u201cCalifornia Stars.\u201d

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