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Climate Summit
The UN Climate Change Conference began today in Paris, featuring the largest gathering ever of world leaders for talks aimed at producing the most far-reaching pact yet to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. And, as the Washington Post \u2019s Steve Mufson reports [ http://wapo.st/1HB6f6H ] , President Obama delivered an ominous warning that \u201cno nation large or small, wealthy or poor, is immune\u201d to ravages of global warming.

And, as the AP reports [ http://nyti.ms/1HB6Rcw ] , Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says the House of Representatives will not go along if President Obama tries to commit taxpayer money to support a climate accord reached in Paris.

Plus, NPR today published an article: \u201c10 Things To Know About The U.N. Climate Talks In Paris.\u201d [ http://n.pr/1HB7CC9 ]

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Sarah Ladislaw today authored a new Critical Questions (CSIS\u2019s signature asked & answered series of short policy papers): \u201cThe Road to Paris and Beyond.\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1HB7T8m ]

Plus, in a recent podcast [ http://bit.ly/1HBaJu1 ] , CSIS\u2019s Jane Nakano and Michelle Melton discussed what is at stake for states in Asia as the international community attempts to address climate change.

Kabul Attack Warning
US officials warned Americans in Afghanistan today about \u201ccredible reports of an imminent attack\u201d on the country\u2019s capital in the next 48 hours, as the Washington Post \u2019s Sarah Larimer reports [ http://wapo.st/1HBb0wW ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Anthony Cordesman\u2019s major report emAfghanistan at Transition: The Lessons of the Longest War [ http://bit.ly/1C6CB3Q ] is a must read.

Word from the Comptroller
Pentagon comptroller Mike McCord appeared today at CSIS for a discussion with CSIS\u2019s Todd Harrison: \u201cBeyond the Budget Deal.\u201d Among the highlights of the discussion, McCord said:

The White House decision to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through 2016 will add about $3 billion to FY17 war budget;
The FY17 budget will contain a \u201cpretty significant increase in the European Reassurance Initiative;
The FY17 budget likely will include \u201cslowdowns\u201d in programs to meet the $17 billion cut mandated by budget deal;
The Pentagon is near the end of FY17 budget preparation, and the White House is expected to give DOD the final FY17 number in the next 2 weeks;
And, the FY17 budget likely to be released on time in February.

Smart coverage by Breaking Defense\u2019s Sydney Freedberg Jr. [ http://bit.ly/1HBdlrE ] and Defense News\u2019s Aaron Mehta. [ http://bit.ly/1HBefEB ]

Join the Club
The IMF today designated the Chinese renminbi as one of the world\u2019s elite currencies, a major milestone that underscores the country\u2019s rising financial and economic heft and a move that will integrate the country into a global financial system dominated for decades by the US, Europe, and Japan, as the New York Times \u2019 Keith Bradsher reports [ http://nyti.ms/1HBcE1C ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Scott Kennedy today authored a new Critical Questions (CSIS\u2019s signature asked & answered series of short policy papers): \u201cThe RMB Joins the SDR: Historic Inch-stone in Global Financial System.\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1HBcMhM ]

Plus, CFR\u2019s Robert Kahn today authored a new commentary: \u201cChina\u2019s Symbolic Currency Win.\u201d [ http://on.cfr.org/1HBcVSk ]

In that Number
900
More than 900 women are running for office in the December 12 municipal election in Saudi Arabia, a first in the kingdom\u2019s history.
Source: CNN [ http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/30/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-candidates/?utm_source=Mic+Check&utm_campaign=7ce134b67e-Monday_Nov_3011_29_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f2320b33-7ce134b67e-285047565 ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cParis will only be as successful as the actions it is able to catalyze after the negotiations are over.\u201d
\u2014Sarah Ladislaw, director of the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, on pivotal climate talks in Paris during the Conference of Parties (COP).
Source: CSIS [ http://csis.org/publication/road-paris-and-beyond ] .

One to Watch


Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly [ https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly ] ) will be joining CNN as a general assignment correspondent in January. Phil previously served as Bloomberg\u2019s White House correspondent and national political correspondent, after covering economics and finance for CQ. Phil is one to watch as he heads to CNN\u2019s New York bureau. ( Photo Credit: Bloomberg. )

Optics
While attending the climate talks in Paris, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority shook hands for the first time since 2010. Turn to the T [ http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-paris-netanyahu-and-abbas-shake-hands-for-first-time-in-years ] [ http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-paris-netanyahu-and-abbas-shake-hands-for-first-time-in-years ] es of Israel [ http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-paris-netanyahu-and-abbas-shake-hands-for-first-time-in-years ] for a look at this rare encounter.

Highly Recommended
The Financial Times \u2019 Erika Solomon in Gaziantep and Ahmed Mhidi in southern Turkey write about how ISIS gets its guns in \u201cIsis: The munitions trail.\u201d [ http://on.ft.com/1OAyphA ]

CSIS Today
Today, CSIS hosted DOD comptroller Mike McCord for a discussion on the long-term challenges that remain unresolved in the Department of Defense\u2019s budget. Catch the conversation here [ http://csis.org/event/event-beyond-budget-deal-conversation-dod-comptroller-mike-mccord ] . And later, the CSIS Energy and National Security Program hosted Dr. Fatih Birol for a presentation of IEA\u2019s 2015 World Energy Outlook. [ http://csis.org/event/ieas-world-energy-outlook-2015 ]

CSIS Tomorrow
Join us [ http://csis.org/event/emerging-us-security-partnerships-southeast-asia ] at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow as CSIS hosts a discussion on prospects for emerging US security partnerships in Southeast Asia. Panelists will discuss how Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam are developing closer security ties with the United States and balancing them against relations with China. And later join us [ http://csis.org/event/developmental-approaches-countering-violent-extremism ] at 11:00 a.m. for an expert discussion on the role of development actors in addressing the drivers and manifestations of violent extremism, including what makes young people in particular vulnerable to radicalization and recruitment.

This Town Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council will host a discussion on the future of American airpower, with General Mark A. Welsh III; General Welsh will discuss the current and future state of US airpower in a rapidly changing global security environment and changing political dynamic. Register or watch live here [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/the-future-of-american-airpower-a-conversation-with-general-mark-a-welsh-iii ] .

CSIS on Demand
As the Chinese renminbi is added to the IMF\u2019s Special Drawing Rights today, brush up on what this means as top China experts discuss [ http://csis.org/event/china-challenge-shaping-choices-rising-power ] the country\u2019s rise, US-China relations, and the regional balance.

Sounds
How is ISIS funded, and what measures can be taken to squeeze the group financially? CSIS senior adviser Juan Zarate explains in Part 2 of \u201cTracking ISIS\u201d on the CSIS Podcast [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-csis-podcast/id214886950?mt=2 ] .

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

Amazon says it has figured out a place for its drones to land. [ http://on.wsj.com/1OAxNbA ]

Smiles
It\u2019s always kind of hard to shake off that Thanksgiving lethargy. I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a wonderful and reflective time surrounded by family and friends.

Last week before the holiday I left you with a classic smile from The Band\u2019s \u201cLast Waltz\u201d which took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976.

But what happened to the individual members of The Band after they parted ways? It wasn\u2019t all smiles, but that\u2019s a long story.

Levon Helm, The Band\u2019s great drummer and vocalist had some ups and downs but passed away at peace, at home, surrounded by music, family and friends in April of 2012. Bob Dylan, a longtime Helm collaborator said "He was my bosom buddy friend to the end.\u201d

Before that end and after The Band delivered their famous last performance, Levon still had a lot of music and a lot of smiles left in him. I\u2019ll never forget standing in my kitchen grinning ear-to-ear while on the phone with him one evening asking him question after question for an interview\u2014it was really that extraordinary, unmistakable voice on the other end of the line. Boy did I ever get lucky to talk with Levon Helm! And I got to talk with him because he kept on making great music until the very end.

Here\u2019s an amazing clip [ http://bit.ly/1HAYCNC ] of Levon performing The Band\u2019s classic \u201cUp on Cripple Creek\u201d with Ringo Starr\u2019s and His All-Star Band in 1989. Check out who else is on stage: Ringo, Joe Walsh, Dr. John, Billy Preston, Nils Lofgren, Clarence Clemons, Jim Keltner and Rick Danko. What a great smile.

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