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** Good Evening,
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It's Tuesday, March 6th.


** NK Willing to Denuclearize
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has told South Korean envoys he is willing to negotiate with the United States on abandoning his country’s nuclear weapons, as the
New York Times’ Choe Sang-Hun and Mark Landler report (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/world/asia/north-korea-south-nuclear-weapons.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .

In Washington, President Trump said that there is “no question” that his administration has made progress on North Korea, as Politico’s Christiano Lima reports (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/06/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-security-guarantee-438579?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “The Devil’s Weapons: What Ordinary North Koreans Think about their Nuclear Program (https://beyondparallel.csis.org/devils-weapons-ordinary-north-koreans-think-nuclear-program/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) ,” by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Marie DuMond.


** Clash on Tariffs
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President Trump, while saying that the U.S. would impose tariffs in a ‘loving way,’ clashed with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at a joint press conference in the White House over his plans to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, as
The Hill’s Jonathan Easley reports (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/377023-trump-swedish-leader-clash-on-tariffs-at-joint-press-conference?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “Is the US Ready for a Trade War? (https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/us-ready-trade-war?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) ” by CSIS's Scott Kennedy.

And, read “The Risks of U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/risks-us-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) ,” by CFR’s James McBride.


** Iranian Aggression in Syria
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Speaking to an estimated 18,000 pro-Israel activists today in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Trump for promising to counter Iranian aggression in Syria, as
USA Today’s Herb Jackson reports (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/06/netanyahu-praises-president-trumps-pledge-counter-iran-aggression-syria/398957002/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .

And, as CNN reports (https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/netanyahu-aipac-us-israel/index.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) , Netanyahu also said today that the White House still intends to abandon the Iran nuclear deal unless it is “fixed.”

Dive Deeper: “Here's How to Fix But Not Nix the Iran Deal (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/heres-how-to-fix-but-not-nix-the-iran-deal?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) ,” by the Washington Institute’s Robert Satloff.

Also, see the Washington Institute’s “Crossing Redlines: Escalation Dynamics in Syria (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/crossing-redlines-escalation-dynamics-in-syria?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .”


**
Pentagon May Create a Combatant Command for Space
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The Pentagon is considering creating a combatant command for space warfare, the latest step by the Defense Department to respond to Chinese and Russian militarization high above Earth, as Defense One’s Marcus Weisgerber reports (http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/03/pentagon-may-create-combatant-command-space/146430/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) late this afternoon.

Dive Deeper: Visit CSIS’s interactive micro website, “Aerospace Security (https://aerospace.csis.org/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .”


** Your Questions
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** Executive M.A. from CSIS/Syracuse U
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CSIS & Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs offer Executive Master's in International Relations. Information here (https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/dc/emir/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .


** In That Number
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** 39
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A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria today, killing all 39 people on board. Source: Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-syria-russia-crash/update-4-russian-military-plane-crash-in-syria-kills-39-idUSL5N1QO4QC?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .


** Critical Quote
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** “The North Korean side clearly stated its willingness to denuclearize.”
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— Statement from the Office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/world/asia/north-korea-south-nuclear-weapons.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .


** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
Researchers asked North Korean citizens about their views of the Kim regime. Here’s how they responded (https://beyondparallel.csis.org/a-view-inside-north-korea/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .

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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Die Welt
(Photo Credit: Getty Images/Getty Images). Vietnamese military officers purchase souvenirs during a tour aboard the USS Carl Vinson at Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam. A United States aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, made a historic visit to Vietnam on Monday marking the biggest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.


** Recommended Reading
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“Emerging markets under pressure as debt mounts (https://www.ft.com/content/c6df7af2-1c9f-11e8-956a-43db76e69936?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) ,” the
FT’s “Big Read” by Jonathan Wheatley.


** This Town Tomorrow
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Join the Asia Society at 8:30 a.m. (https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/iran-protests-aftermath-and-impact?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) for a discussion on the impact of this year’s protests in Iran, and how it differed from the protests of 2009.

At 9:00 a.m. (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/report-launch-democratic-defense-against-disinformation?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) , join the Atlantic Council for a report launch and conversation on the possibilities for a democratic defense against disinformation.

At 9:30 a.m. (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/climate-change-and-conflict-new-research-for-defense-diplomacy-and-development?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) , join the Wilson Center for a discussion on how the effects of climate change interact with fragility to shape conflict trends.


** Video
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the peace and friendship treaty between China and Japan. CSIS hosted leading Japanese scholars to discuss Japan's evolving relationships with China and Taiwan. Watch the full conversation here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM-XJSuqyVY&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .


** Sounds
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On the latest episode of The CSIS Podcast, CSIS's Seth Jones looks at what needs to be overcome for a successful peace process to take root between the Afghani government and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Listen here on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/the-csis-podcast/id383703191?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/prospects-for-peace-in?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=245f42b102-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-245f42b102-145367789) .


** Smiles
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