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Intense Weekend
President Obama\u2019s envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL spent the weekend touring Syria, the first known visit by a senior US official since the coalition began airstrikes in 2014, as the New York Times \u2019 Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports [ http://cs.is/1PQGByf ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Anthony Cordesman authored new commentary today: \u201cCreeping Incrementalism: U.S. Forces and Strategy in Iraq and Syria from 2011 to 2016: An Update [ http://cs.is/1KKQAgU ] .\u201d

Plus, Brookings\u2019 Charles Lister authored a new paper: \u201cJihadi rivalry: The Islamic State challenges al-Qaida [ http://cs.is/1PQHdnB ] .\u201d


And, the Wilson Center\u2019s Henri J. Barkley had a new commentary published: \u201cA US Blueprint for Syria [ http://bit.ly/1P0MEdI ] .\u201d


In addition, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy\u2019s Ed Stafford and Soner Cagaptay authored \u201cA Turkish-Friendly Zone Inside Syria [ http://cs.is/1PQHGWQ ] .\u201d

Libya Intervention
The UK is waiting to see whether peace efforts succeed before joining the US and France in calling for direct military intervention in Libya against ISIS, as the Guardian \u2019s Patrick Wintour reports [ http://cs.is/1PQIVoV ] .

Dive Deeper: The CFR interview \u201cNew Order of Disorder for Libya? [ http://cs.is/1PQJ3Vj ] \u201d is a smart read.

Taliban Strike Kabul
A suicide bomber has killed 20 people at a police headquarters in Kabul, as the BBC reports [ http://cs.is/1PQI8V2 ] .

Dive Deeper: The US Institute of Peace published an important analysis in early December: \u201cUrgent Imperative: Get Afghanistan\u2019s Government Working [ http://cs.is/1PQIs6f ] .\u201d

Hamas Tunneling
Israelis near Gaza fear Hamas is tunneling beneath them, as Reuters reports [ http://cs.is/1PQJjUq ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Jon Alterman authored a recent commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: \u201cThe Other Crisis [ http://bit.ly/1PFXJ3Q ] .\u201d

Don't Miss
CSIS\u2019s International Security Program has released a new micro website, \u201cDefense 360 [ http://defense360.csis.org ] ,\u201d our latest platform for showcasing analysis by top CSIS experts, including a special column to appear regularly by CSIS\u2019s president and CEO, John Hamre.

In that Number
10,000
Roughly 10,000 migrant children who traveled to Europe are unaccounted for, according to Europol.
Source: CNN [ http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/world/europe-missing-migrant-children/index.html?eref=rss_world ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cRussia is probably showing the Turks that they haven\u2019t been deterred by what happened before.\u201d
\u2014Jeffrey Mankoff, deputy director of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, on Russia\u2019s recent violation of Turkish airspace for the second time in recent months. The previous incident, in November, ended with the Turkish air force shooting down a Russian warplane.
Source: Christian Science Monitor [ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0130/Another-Russian-jet-violates-Turkish-airspace-What-is-Russia-s-strategy ] .

One to Watch


( Photo Credit: LinkedIn.)
Robin Kwong (@RobinKwong [ https://twitter.com/RobinKwong ] ) is the new special projects editor at the Financial Times . Robin previously served as an interactive data journalist at the Financial Times after having reported for them in Taiwan and Hong Kong. For innovation in the newsroom, Robin is one to watch.

Optics
Last week marked the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution. For a look back at events on the ground, check out this retrospective photo essay [ http://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/remembering-uprising-egypt-36508643/image-36511534 ] , courtesy of ABC News.

Highly Recommended
\u201cTo defeat ISIS, listen to the women,\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1P0uRWq ] by Tara Sonenshine for the Hill.

This Town Tomorrow
Join the Wilson Center tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. as Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz speaks on Iran\u2019s nuclear agreement and the steps it\u2019s taken to reduce its nuclear stockpiles. For more information and to register, click here. [ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/secretary-energy-ernest-moniz-irans-nuclear-agreement ]

CSIS on Demand
Last week, CSIS hosted an event [ http://csis.org/event/us-economic-statecraft-and-global-order ] on US economic statecraft and the global order, featuring Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury. The discussion highlighted the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and explored the making of international economic policy.

Sounds
Listen to the latest Blogs of War Covert Contact podcast on Iran\u2019s Quest for Regional Domination [ http://covertcontact.com/2016/01/25/irans-quest-for-regional-domination-episode-38 ] . Host John Little is joined by Phillip Smyth of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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

Amazon is investing [ http://bit.ly/1m8ikWv ] more resources into podcasting to bolster its entertainment offerings.

Smiles
Last week we looked at the softer side of Neil Young. Thanks for all the great mail and conversation.

Let\u2019s talk about the more rugged side of Young. It\u2019s startlingly primal and euphoric.

I\u2019ve rarely seen audiences as mesmerized and consumed as I have in attending a show put on by Neil Young and his longtime band Crazy Horse. Beginning in 1969 and continuing to perform and record together to the present day, Billy Talbot on bass and Ralph Molina on drums have been Young\u2019s two constant sidemen. Together they form perhaps the greatest garage rock band of all time.

This clip [ http://bit.ly/1sRFtt2 ] of Young and Crazy Horse live in 1991 ignites with ragged sonic precision. I love how the audience smiles and is consumed by the band\u2019s blistering take on their classic \u201cCinnamon Girl.\u201d It\u2019s one of my favorite guitar riffs\u2026ever. I can just listen to it over and over again.

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