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Syria Truce
A two-week truce is scheduled to begin in Syria on Saturday morning, and today Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said there are \u201cserious reasons\u201d why he believes the truce may hold, as Bloomberg\u2019s Ilya Arkhipov reports [ http://bloom.bg/1LKwEvl ] .

The Return of Moktada al-Sadr
The New York Times \u2019 Tim Arango wrote a must-read piece today: \u201cAmid Iraqi Chaos, Moktada al-Sadr, an Old Provocateur, Returns [ http://nyti.ms/1LjjCd5 ] .\u201d

Encryption Dispute
As Kate Mather and James Queally of the Los Angeles Times report, \u201cThe federal government is fighting Apple for something the police want too [ http://lat.ms/1LKC1KO ] .\u201d

And, a thoughtful op-ed by former Obama and Bush senior administration officials Daniel Rosenthal and Jamil Jaffer, \u201cHow Apple\u2019s fight with the FBI will hurt our privacy [ http://politi.co/1LiGnOo ] \u201d is an important read.

Second Week of Gains
US stocks posted their second straight week of gains, buoyed by the recent rally in oil prices, but traders said the rough start to 2016 looms large on sentiment, as the Wall Street Journal \u2019s Corrie Driebusch and Riva Gold report [ http://on.wsj.com/1LKyBru ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Jane Nakano and Kevin Book authored a Critical Questions (CSIS\u2019s signature series of asked & answered short papers): \u201cU.S. Shale Gas Sets Sail\u2026Now What? [ http://bit.ly/1LKzy35 ] \u201d

Nuclear News
With anti-Trident campaigners set to hold what will likely be a major nuclear disarmament rally in London on Saturday, Britain\u2019s defense minister, Philip Dunne, has published a blog entry on the Conservative Home website [ http://bit.ly/1Ljm97i ] laying out why the government is pushing ahead with a 32 billion (US$44.6 billion) program to build a new generation of nuclear missile submarines. The march to stop the Trident is expected to attract thousands of protesters, but attention on the event is likely to be shared with that created by the presence of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, as Defense News \u2019s Andrew Chuter reports [ http://bit.ly/1Ljmmaw ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Rebecca Hersman today authored a timely Critical Questions (CSIS\u2019s signature series of asked & answered short papers): \u201cUnited Kingdom Debates Scrapping Nuclear Program: Why the United States Cares [ http://bit.ly/1LjmBSO ] .\u201d

In that Number
70%
The percentage of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in developing economies that are unserved or underserved by financial institutions. Source: Department of State [ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/02/253725.htm ] .

Critical Quote


\u201cWe see you, we know who you are, we know what you are doing, wherever possible we will say your names out loud and eventually there will be consequences.\u201d
\u2014Tom Malinowski, US assistant secretary of state, on North Korean human rights abuses.
Source: CSIS [ https://csis.org/publication/honorable-tom-malinowski-special-address-center-strategic-and-international-studies ] .

One to Watch


( Photo Credit: Twitter. )
Jay Yarow (@jyarow [ https://twitter.com/jyarow ] ) is CNBC\u2019s new senior vice president and executive editor for CNBC Digital, where he will set the editorial direction for all their products and services. Jay previously served as executive editor at Business Insider . For innovative digital journalism, Jay is one to watch.

Optics
For a look at election day in Iran, check out this Reuters photo roundup [ http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/iran-votes?articleId=USRTX28POF ] .

Highly Recommended
\u201cLunch with the FT: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg [ http://on.ft.com/1LiJHcq ] \u201d by Gideon Rachman. Great interview with CSIS senior statesman Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. [ http://thebea.st/1a6v4re ] CSIS Today
Today, CSIS\u2019s Project on Prosperity and Development hosted Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan\u2019s minister of planning, reforms, and development, for a conversation on the role of human resource development in Pakistan\u2019s future. Video of the event is available here [ http://csis.org/event/pakistan-innovations-human-development ] .

CSIS Monday
Join us on Monday at 2:00 p.m. for a discussion on China\u2019s initiative to promote Internet sovereignty as a key governing concept of the global Internet. You may register or watch live here [ http://csis.org/event/china-reality-check-chinas-internet-sovereignty-initiative-origins-and-consequences ] .

This Town Monday
Join Brookings on Monday at 10:00 a.m. for a discussion on Nigeria nine months after President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s inauguration. You may register here [ http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/02/29-nigeria-update ] .

CSIS on Demand
Larry Summers, former US secretary of the treasury, discussed the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and the making of international economic policy. Watch the full speech here and Q&A here [ http://csis.org/multimedia/video-us-economic-statecraft-and-global-order ] .

Sounds
On Foreign Policy \u2019s The E.R. podcast [ http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/22/saving-syria-at-the-11th-hour ] , David Rothkopf is joined by Rosa Brooks and Kori Schake to discuss US inaction in Syria and whether or not the US can still make a difference.

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

ESPN has long been an innovator in broadcast media. Harvard\u2019s Nieman Lab takes us inside [ http://bit.ly/1Ljgm1k ] the network\u2019s mobile strategy, which just might be the key to it all\u2026

Smiles
A couple of weeks ago I visited friends at NPR for a taping of one of Bob Boilen\u2019s genius \u201cTiny Desk Concerts.\u201d But it wasn\u2019t just any taping. It was with Wilco, the best rock band in America in my view. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s even close.

It was a lot of fun and I ended up hanging out a bit with Wilco\u2019s Jeff Tweedy and John Stirratt after they played.

This is an intense performance [ http://n.pr/1LKvYpM ] by Wilco which NPR just published a couple of days ago. I think you will enjoy the craft, musicianship, sincerity, and sense of urgency the band performs with.

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