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** Good Evening,
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It's Thursday, February 1st.


** Syria New Chemical Weapons
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The Syrian government may be developing new types of chemical weapons, and President Trump is prepared to again order military action against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s forces if necessary to deter chemical attacks, as Reuters’ Matt Spetalnick reports (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa/u-s-says-syria-may-be-developing-new-types-of-chemical-weapons-idUSKBN1FL665?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “Pro-Assad Coalition Set To Escalate In Southern Syria (http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/warning-update-pro-assad-coalition-set-escalate-southern-syria?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) ,” by the Institute for the Study of War’s Christopher Kozak.


** Protests Erupt in Kabul
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Afghan security officials, facing public wrath after a spate of urban terrorist attacks that left more than 130 people dead and hundreds injured, announced Thursday that they had presented Pakistani authorities with “undeniable evidence” that some of the insurgents were trained in Pakistan and that the attacks were planned there. And meanwhile, several hundred protesters rallied at a nearby park and outside the Pakistani Embassy, demanding that the Kabul government do more to protect its citizens and that Pakistan stop fostering insurgents, as the
Washington Post’s Pam Constable reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/protests-erupt-in-kabul-over-recent-attacks-amid-allegations-of-pakistani-involvement/2018/02/01/61bd1388-075e-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html?utm_term=.8ac61cfa890b&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: “The State of the Afghan War (https://www.csis.org/analysis/state-afghan-war/?block3&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) ,” by CSIS’s Seth Jones


** Saudi Arabia Meets Google
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Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant and Google parent Alphabet Inc., two of the world’s biggest companies, are in talks about jointly building a large technology hub inside the kingdom, as the
Wall Street Journal reported (https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-parent-alphabet-and-aramco-in-talks-to-build-tech-hub-in-saudi-arabia-1517495498?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) today.

Dive Deeper: “Losing in Every Direction: The Arab Game of Thrones (https://www.csis.org/analysis/losing-every-direction-arab-game-thrones?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) ,” by CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman.


** 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=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .


** In That Number
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** 6%
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The average level of Arab state spending on military forces consumed about six percent of their economies—three times the 2% goal of GDP for military spending by the developed states in NATO and close to twice the actual percent for the United States.

Source: CSIS (https://www.csis.org/analysis/losing-every-direction-arab-game-thrones?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .


** Critical Quote
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** “I am thoroughly ashamed at not being in my place and therefore I shall be offering my resignation to the prime minister . . . with immediate effect.”
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—Lord Michael Bates (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/31/i-am-thoroughly-ashamed-british-lord-resigns-after-arriving-late-to-work/?utm_term=.b63ef9b9dba3&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) , who resigned and was reinstated today from the British House of Lords for being late.


** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
In a global community built on technology, how countries leverage their R&D efforts has a profound impact on their economic prosperity and the quality of life enjoyed by their citizens. ChinaPower’s new feature (https://chinapower.csis.org/china-research-and-development-rnd/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) takes a deep dive into China’s research and development.

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: Dan Kitwood/Pool/Getty Images.) British Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a Tea Ceremony at Xi's official Diaoyutai State Guesthouse today in Beijing.


** Recommended Reading
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“Strava’s Just the Start: The US Military’s Losing War Against Data Leakage (http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/01/stravas-just-start-us-militarys-losing-war-against-data-leakage/145632/?oref=d_brief_nl&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) ,” by Defense One’s Patrick Tucker.


** This Town Tomorrow
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Join CSIS tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for a discussion with Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass (https://www.csis.org/events/conversation-under-secretary-david-malpass?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) on the Administration’s approach to promoting growth and prosperity in Latin America, as well as China’s involvement in the region.


** Video
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General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, joined us last week for a discussion on the state of U.S. maritime security in 2018 (https://www.csis.org/events/discussion-general-robert-b-neller-commandant-us-marine-corps?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .


** Sounds
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The CSIS Podcast brought together an all-star panel to discuss President Trump’s State of the Union Address. To parse out the policy from the pageantry, our experts covered everything from North Korea to the opioid crisis. Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-csis-podcast/id214886950?mt=2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) or SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/state-of-the-union-special-expert-roundtable?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .


** Smiles
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My ancestral Philly roots are taking over and I can’t help but think about the Iggles getting ready for this weekend’s Super Bowl. The last time the Eagles won a championship was 1960 and my dad was there. So they are due.

So here’s some love for the City of Brotherly Love, an incredibly funky version of Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6lAwbE1J4&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=5f6d94c316-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-5f6d94c316-145367789) .” Smile.
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