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All Eyes on Sea
The US and Southeast Asia nations turned their attention to the South China Sea today in the second day of the Sunnylands Summit, as Reuters\u2019 Jeff Mason and Bruce Wallace report [ http://cs.is/1TmGucX ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) [ http://cs.is/amtiMischiefReef ] has all the latest satellite images, analysis, and resources regarding activity in the South China Sea.

China's Economy
This weekend, China\u2019s central bank stepped up efforts to restore stability to the nation\u2019s currency and economy, with Governor Zhou Xiaochuan breaking his long silence to argue there\u2019s no basis for continued yuan depreciation, as Bloomberg\u2019s Enda Curran reports [ http://cs.is/1TmHbDg ] .

But today, Bloomberg\u2019s Lianting Tu reports [ http://cs.is/1TmHn5o ] that China\u2019s banks may be getting creative about hiding their losses.

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Scott Kennedy today authored a new commentary: \u201cNot Your Average Zhou: China\u2019s Central Bank Governor Finally Speaks.\u201d [ http://cs.is/1TmHOwy ]

Plus Brookings\u2019 Jeff Bader authored a new commentary today: \u201cHow Xi Jingping sees the world\u2026and why.\u201d [ http://cs.is/1TmIdz9 ]

Turkey's Talk
Turkish officials increased the tension level over Syria today, indicating that it is in discussion with the US and allies over a military ground operation into northern Syria, as the New York Times \u2019 Ceylan Yeginsu and Rick Gladstone report [ http://cs.is/1PPd7vm ] .

Dive Deeper: Chatham House\u2019s Hassan Hassan had a new commentary published: \u201cRegime Advance Could Open Door to Another ISIS Push.\u201d [ http://cs.is/1TmFsxB ]

Plus, the Atlantic Council\u2019s \u201cSyria Source\u201d [ http://cs.is/1TmFzZX ] has the latest reporting on the nearly 50 civilians killed in missile attacks according to the UN.

In that Number
49%
The percentage of Americans who say that the US is the number one military power in the world, down from 59% last year.
Source: Gallup [ http://www.gallup.com/poll/189191/americans-less-likely-no-militarily.aspx?g_source=Politics&g_medium=newsfeed&g_campaign=tiles ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cAs four successive days of long-range shelling by its artillery of targets in northern Syria confirms, Turkey is increasingly unhappy over the Russian-backed advances by the Assad regime near Aleppo and the Syrian Kurdish PYD close to its border. However, Ankara is continuing to find it difficult to persuade Washington to support a ground operation it has long advocated in Syria. Combined with Turkish objections to growing cooperation between the US and the PYD, this is inevitably putting further strains on the US-Turkish alliance.\u201d
\u2014 Bulent Aliriza, CSIS Turkey Project director, on Turkey\u2019s view of the situation in Syria.

One to Watch


( Photo Credit: Twitter. )
Pamela Engel (@PamEngel12 [ https://twitter.com/PamEngel12 ] ) reports on foreign policy for Business Insider \u2019s politics section. Pamela previously reported from Indianapolis for the Associated Press. For the latest news on terrorism and geopolitics, Pamela is one to watch.

Optics


( Photo Credit: Arthur MacMillan [ https://twitter.com/arthurmacmillan ] . )
Campaigning for Iran\u2019s parliamentary elections is set to begin on Thursday. AFP\u2019s Tehran deputy bureau chief, Arthur MacMillan, tweeted [ https://twitter.com/arthurmacmillan/status/699602482046070788 ] this photo of a street poster in Tehran today.

Highly Recommended
Defense News \u2019 Vago Muradian interviews [ http://cs.is/1Tmwd0g ] Pentagon comptroller Mike McCord on the FY2017 DoD budget request.

CSIS Today
Watch tonight [ http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-right-honourable-theresa-may-mp-home-secretary-united-kingdom ] as The Right Honourable Theresa May, MP, Home Secretary, United Kingdom, joins CSIS to discuss counterterrorism policy in Europe and how the US and UK can work toward ending violent extremism.

CSIS Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Energy and National Security Program previews the 2016 state of the oil market [ http://csis.org/event/state-oil-market ] . The panel will discuss updated forecasts of supply and demand and the implications for the midstream and refining sector. And afterward, the CSIS Europe Program and CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies present \u201cStrengthening EU-U.S. Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region,\u201d a half-day conference [ http://csis.org/event/strengthening-eu-us-cooperation-asia-pacific-region ] exploring new ways that the European Union and the United States can enhance cooperation in the region, with panels addressing trade, investment, and security issues.

This Town Tomorrow
Tomorrow you can join Johns Hopkins SAIS or watch live online as an all-star panel discusses the challenges facing Iran\u2019s economy after the lifting of sanctions. Register or catch it live here [ https://www.sais-jhu.edu/content/after-sanctions-challenges-facing-iranian-economy ] .

CSIS on Demand
What\u2019s on the agenda at today\u2019s ASEAN Sunnylands summit? The CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies hosted a conference call on what\u2019s at stake; download the transcript here. [ http://csis.org/files/attachments/160205_ASEAN_summit_conferencecall_transcript.pdf ]

Sounds
With over 1 million people infected, CSIS\u2019s Steve Morrison joins the latest CSIS podcast [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-csis-podcast/id214886950?mt=2 ] for a discussion on the Zika virus, the international response, and the steps the United States and international community is taking.

I Like It Like That
Eye-catching things in CSIS's orbit
The latest podcast news [ http://cs.is/1TmDJs4 ] from Hot Pod\u2014who always know what\u2019s going on.

Smiles
Last night\u2019s 58th annual Grammy Awards was interesting and smile worthy in that it presented something of a changing of the guard. The show was laden with tribute performances to late-greats David Bowie, Glen Frey, Maurice White, and BB King. They received their proper respect to be sure.

But it\u2019s exciting that the raves in the press the morning after are about young artists who have enlivened their respective genres: Broadway\u2019s \u201cHamilton,\u201d Rapper Kendrick Lamar, and alt-rockers, the Alabama Shakes to name a few.

Fronted by lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard, the Shakes took home three awards, two of them for this song, \u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Fight,\u201d performed here [ http://cs.is/1TmtS5y ] in a more organic setting than glitzy Grammys. It\u2019s a smile to see rock so alive and not completely dependent on the alta kachers\u2026

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