EMAIL DETAILS

The Evening CSIS: Crumbling Dictatorship, Just Showing Off, Feeling Stronger Every Day & More
------------------------------------------------------------
Email not displaying correctly?
View it in your browser (http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=58b097b093&e=e55aaf27de) .


** Good Evening,
------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to
The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please sign up here (http://bit.ly/ecs1s) .


** Crumbling Dictatorship
------------------------------------------------------------
South Korea’s partnership with the US was front and center for President Park Geun-hye today as annual joint military drills kicked off amid growing concerns that the North Korean government is crumbling, as the
Nikkei Asian Review reports (http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/South-Korea-pivots-back-to-US-amid-signs-of-cracks-in-North-regime) .

And North Korea has threatened nuclear retaliation for a joint US-South Korea military drill in a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry, via state news agency KCNA (http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-threaten-us-and-south-korea-nuclear-strike-492347) .

Dive Deeper: For in-depth analysis on North and South Korea, visit the CSIS interactive micro-website “Beyond Parallel (http://beyondparallel.csis.org/us-rok-exercises-not-provoke-dprk/) .”


** Just Showing Off
------------------------------------------------------------
A military alliance between Tehran and Moscow showed signs of strain as newly launched Russian bombing missions to Syria from an Iranian air base came to a quick end and Iran’s defense minister accused Russia of “showing off,” as the
Wall Street Journal’s Asa Fitch reports (http://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-raids-from-iranian-air-base-finished-for-now-tehran-says-1471861287) .

And, as the Washington Post’s Andrew Roth reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tensions-mount-between-russia-and-ukraine-following-terror-incident/2016/08/21/33490f2c-658c-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html) , tensions are mounting between Russia and Ukraine ahead of Russia’s planned September military exercises.

Dive Deeper: CSIS visiting fellow Igor Zevelev authored a commentary today: “The Russian World in Moscow’s Strategy (https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-world-moscows-strategy) .”


** Turkish Tragedy
------------------------------------------------------------
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of Turkey said today that authorities do not know if a suicide bomber who attacked a Kurdish wedding on Saturday killing 54 people was a child. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after Saturday’s attack in Gazantiep that the bomber was 12-14 years old, as the BBC reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37158615) .


** New CSIS Posting
------------------------------------------------------------
CSIS’s Mark Cancian has a new article on Defense360: “Lengthening the Tenure of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (http://defense360.csis.org/lengthening-tenure-chairman-vice-chairman/) ."


** In That Number
------------------------------------------------------------


** 75,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Number of US and South Korean forces conducting annual military drills that began today.
Source: NPR (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/22/490921432/u-s-south-korea-war-games-begin-despite-threats-from-north-korea) .


** Critical Quote
------------------------------------------------------------


** “It’s like a couple having a marital tiff—these two countries have been allies for 60 years, and this is one of the most serious ones they’ve had—and they're talking past each other.”
------------------------------------------------------------
— Bulent Aliriza, CSIS Turkey Program director, on US-Turkey relations ahead of Vice President Biden’s upcoming visit to the country. Source: Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-08-22/biden-s-public-backing-for-erdogan-to-mask-stern-private-message) .


** One to Watch
------------------------------------------------------------
(Photo Credit: Jay Solomon (http://www.jay-solomon.com/about/) .)

The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon (@WSJSoloman (https://twitter.com/WSJSolomon) ) has a new book, The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East, which has already broken news and is making waves. CSIS will be hosting the book’s Washington launch on August 30.


** Optics
------------------------------------------------------------
(Photo Credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images.)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, dressed as Super Mario, emerges from a green pipe during yesterday’s closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo will host the games in 2020.


** Highly Recommended
------------------------------------------------------------
“A Visual History of Rock and Roll, Room by Empty Room (http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-visual-history-of-rock-and-roll-room-by-empty-room?intcid=mod-latest) ,” by the
New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusich.


** CSIS This Week
------------------------------------------------------------
Join CSIS’s International Security Program on Thursday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m. for “Innovation in the Defense Department with General Paul Selva. (https://www.csis.org/events/innovation-defense-department-general-paul-selva) ” The discussion will focus on the future of joint capabilities and military innovation.


** This Town Tomorrow
------------------------------------------------------------
Join the Stimson Center at 2:00 p.m. for “Sustainable Development & River Basin Management: From the Mekong to the Mississippi. (https://www.stimson.org/content/sustainable-development-river-basin-management-mekong-mississippi) ”


** CSIS On Demand
------------------------------------------------------------
As US-South Korea military exercises begin today, watch “The ROK-U.S. Alliance: Strength and Resilience in the Face of Challenges (https://www.csis.org/events/csis-korea-foundation-forum-rok-us-alliance-strength-and-resilience-face-challenges) ,” a CSIS–Korea Foundation Forum.


** Sounds
------------------------------------------------------------
CSIS’s Energy and National Security Program released a new podcast today, “Efficiency and Emissions Standards in the Transport Sector (https://www.csis.org/podcasts/energy-podcast-series) .”


** I Like It Like That
------------------------------------------------------------
Back to school supplies for a digital age by the Verge (http://www.theverge.com/a/college-dorm-supplies-shopping-list-2016) .


** Smiles
------------------------------------------------------------
I’ve been thinking about “comfort bands” a lot lately—music you can always go back to because it sounds great just about any time you put it on. I’ve mostly been doing this because I can’t find a lot of new music that sounds good to me.

Meanwhile, it’s fun to revisit those classic sounds that are embedded deep. The classic rock group Chicago has one of those sounds that is unforgettable. I’m not the only one who thinks this—they’ve sold over 100 million records and are second only to the Beach Boys in Billboard singles and album chart success among US bands. Last April, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, deservedly so.

My favorite Chicago song is a rousing tune I grew up with, “Feeling Stronger Every Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-wHixgp2RE) .” They recorded it in 1973 but it’s timeless. It’s the horns, those horns! Long before I knew the Rolling Stones used horns to make their music swagger or that Jazz was born in the Crescent City, I knew about Chicago’s horns and this infectious track.


** Feedback
------------------------------------------------------------
I always welcome and benefit from your feedback. Please drop me a line at aschwartz@csis.org (mailto:aschwartz@csis.org)

============================================================
The Evening CSIS is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Colm Quinn, Brandon Schwartz, Jackie Ramsay, and James Dunton.

Follow CSIS

** (https://twitter.com/CSIS)
** (https://www.facebook.com/CSIS.org)
** (http://us11.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=58b097b093&e=e55aaf27de)

Connect w/ H. Andrew Schwartz

** (https://twitter.com/handrewschwartz)
** (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hschwartz1)
** (mailto:aschwartz@csis.org?subject=Evening CSIS)
Copyright © 2016 Center for Strategic & International Studies, All rights reserved.

202-887-0200 | ** www.CSIS.org (http://www.CSIS.org)

Center for Strategic & International Studies
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA

** Update preferences/unsubscribe (https://www.csis.org/subscribe/manage/f326fc46b6/Q0bCCU-l2XPZXtjoZtuRX6Po26GKOlr188l9-Uh0yk8)

This email was sent to hbiden@rosemontseneca.com (mailto:hbiden@rosemontseneca.com)
why did I get this? (http://csis.us11.list-manage1.com/about?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=f326fc46b6&e=e55aaf27de&c=58b097b093) unsubscribe from this list (http://csis.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=f326fc46b6&e=e55aaf27de&c=58b097b093) update subscription preferences (http://csis.us11.list-manage1.com/profile?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=f326fc46b6&e=e55aaf27de)
Center for Strategic & International Studies . 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW . Washington, DC 20036 . U