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Slip Slidin' Away
A broad selloff in stocks accelerated today, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its lowest level since late September. And as the Wall Street Journal \u2019s Saumya Vaishampayan reported [ http://on.wsj.com/1PspyMH ] late this afternoon, \u201cStocks have swung intraday in recent sessions, as investors remain ultrasensitive to changes to the price of oil and updates on global growth.\u201d

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Frank Verrastro published \u201cImplications of Sustained Low Oil Prices [ http://bit.ly/1PspUmx ] \u201d for CSIS\u2019s 2016 Global Forecast.

NK Provocations
North Korea's UN mission claimed today that its successful nuclear bomb test showed that it could now "wipe out" the United States, as the UN Security Council grappled with a response to the underground blast. Meanwhile, AP reports [ http://abcn.ws/1PsqpNz ] South Korea's President Park Geun-hye called for Chinese help to launch what she calls the "strongest" international sanctions on North Korea over the nuclear test.

And in Washington, CSIS experts Bonnie Glaser and Victor Cha told a panel of Capitol Hill lawmakers that China is key to blunting North Korea\u2019s provocations, as VOA reports [ http://bit.ly/1PsqBfD ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Bonnie Glaser and Victor Cha testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific today on the US response to North Korea\u2019s aggression. Their statements and video of the House hearing can be accessed here [ http://bit.ly/1PsqPn6 ] .

Also, CSIS iDeas Lab producer/photographer Sam Ellis accompanied Glaser and Cha to Capitol Hill today and put together this photo essay [ http://bit.ly/1PsqYqF ] that provides a glimpse of what he saw.

Iran Did What???
A video, aired today by Iranian state television, shows an American sailor apologizing for entering Iranian waters, as CNN reports [ http://cnn.it/1Psra9k ] .

And, the Washington Post \u2019s Karen DeYoung reports [ http://wapo.st/1PsrtAQ ] Iranian videos showed the US sailors on their knees, with hands locked behind their heads, while the ship was searched by armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval forces.

In that Number
$500 million
United Nations education envoy Gordon Brown appealed for $500 million to allow half the 2 million Syrian children who are refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan to go to school and offer their families an alternative to fleeing to Europe.
Source: Reuters [ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-education-idUSKCN0UQ2H020160113 ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cThe problem is that North Korea is not interested in talking.\u201d
\u2014Victor Cha, CSIS Korea Chair, during his testimony today to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the US response to North Korea\u2019s nuclear provocations.
Source: CSIS [ http://csis.org/files/attachments/ts160113_Cha.pdf ] .

One to Watch


( Photo Credit: Twitter. )
Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap [ https://twitter.com/mattzap ] ) is joining [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2016/01/07/matt-zapotosky-joins-national-security-team ] the Washington Post \u2019s national security team where he will cover the Justice Department. Matt began with WaPo as a summer intern nine years ago and most recently led their coverage of the federal courts in Virginia. For news at the intersection of law and national security, Matt is one to watch.

Highly Recommended
\u201cThe End of Al Jazeera America [ http://theatln.tc/1Psp9dh ] ,\u201d by the Atlantic \u2019s Krishnadev Calamur.

CSIS Today
Today the CSIS Europe Program hosted Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME) for a half-day conference on \u201cNational Security Challenges and Icebreaking Operations in the Arctic [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01Mjc3ODY3JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzI3NjQ0MjM/index.html ] .\u201d And afterward, watch \u201cThe Future of Arctic Shipping Considered [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01Mjc3ODY3JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzI3NjQ0MjQ/index.html ] ,\u201d as participants analyze the current and future state of play related to destination shipping and transshipment across the Arctic region.

CSIS Tomorrow
Join us tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for \u201cImpact Investment: An International Development Opportunity?\u201d The half-day conference will survey the growing impact investment field and identify opportunities for collaboration with traditional development stakeholders. Register and watch live here [ http://csis.org/event/impact-investment-international-development-opportunity ] . And afterward, CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power will host [ http://csis.org/event/smart-women-smart-power-conversation-deborah-lee-james-secretary-air-force ] Deborah Lee James, secretary of the US Air Force, to discuss present and future threats to the United States and homeland security.

This Town Tomorrow
As the long-standing rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran heats up, the new element of instability threatens US goals against the Islamic State. Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., the Wilson Center hosts a discussion on \u201cThe Iranian-Saudi Crisis: Implications for 2016 and Beyond [ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-iranian-saudi-crisis-implications-for-2016-and-beyond ] .\u201d

CSIS on Demand
Will Asia be an issue in the 2016 US election? What will happen to TPP this year? Will tensions between North Korea and the rest of region continue to escalate? Listen as CSIS experts give us the forecast for Asia in 2016 [ http://csis.org/event/asia-forecast-2016-0 ] .

Sounds
Ahead of Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull\u2019s US visit next week, the latest CogitAsia podcast [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cogitasia-podcast/id962095834?mt=2 ] explores Australia\u2019s future strategy, including the strategic choices it faces with respect to terrorism, balancing China ties, and reinvigorating its economy.

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


The virtual reality wars are accelerating. Google\u2019s latest move [ http://on.recode.net/1PsjST2 ] screams \u201cgame on.\u201d

Smiles
I always listen to Van Morrison. There are certain artists that always make me smile, that I can always return to, that rock my soul. Van Morrison is at the very top of the list.

When discussing Morrison\u2019s most memorable performances captured on film or video in his prime, most people immediately think of his Last Waltz appearance where he was backed by The Band. Indeed, his Last Waltz \u201cCaravan\u201d is among the most memorable performances in the history of rock and roll.

Van had another band backing him in 1974 which included Jerome Rimson on bass, Pete Wingfield on keyboards and Peter van Hooke on drums. You probably don\u2019t recognize any of these names. But you won\u2019t forget this clip of Van signing \u201cInto the Mystic\u201d in his prime with these guys, captured here on the German television show Musik Laden (Music Shop). And I bet you will return to this clip [ http://bit.ly/1Psp4Gx ] time after time, and smile.

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