EMAIL DETAILS

The Evening: Manchester Bomber, Trump Budget, Healing Chant and More
------------------------------------------------------------
Email not displaying correctly?
View it in your browser (http://mailchi.mp/csis.org/the-evening-manchester-bomber-trump-budget-healing-chant-and-more?e=e55aaf27de) .


** Good Evening,
------------------------------------------------------------
It's Tuesday, May 23rd.


** Manchester Bomber Named
------------------------------------------------------------
Salman Abedi has been named by police as the suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured 59 at Manchester Arena on Monday night. The 22-year-old man was born in Manchester to parents of Libyan descent, the BBC reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40020168?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .

The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/23/manchester-attack-city-shock-search-victims-continues?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) has more on the aftermath of the Manchester attack.

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s interactive report, Turning Point: A Comprehensive Strategy for Countering Violent Extremism (https://www.csis.org/features/turning-point/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .


** Budget Proposal
------------------------------------------------------------
President Trump today proposed dramatic changes to the role of the federal government, issuing a budget plan that culls or eliminates numerous programs that the White House says are a waste of money or create too much dependency, as the
Washington Post’s Damian Paletta reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/23/trump-proposes-dramatic-changes-to-federal-government-slashing-safety-net-programs-that-affect-up-to-a-fifth-of-americans/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_budget-1120am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.736df22336d7&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Todd Harrison on “What to Expect in the FY 2018 Defense Budget (https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-expect-fy-2018-defense-budget/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .”

And CSIS's Mark Cancian in Breaking Defense, "Trump’s Promised Big Boost To DoD Evaporates In 2018 Budget (http://breakingdefense.com/2017/05/trumps-promised-big-boost-to-dod-evaporates-in-2018-budget/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) ."

Also, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities’ Chad Stone has this report: “Gap Between Trump, CBO Predictions on Economic Growth the Largest on Record (http://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/gap-between-trump-cbo-predictions-on-economic-growth-the-largest-on-record?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .”


** Middle East Peace
------------------------------------------------------------
The
New York Times’ Ian Fisher, Peter Baker, and Isabel Kershner report (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/world/middleeast/trump-abbas-bethlehem-palestine.html?_r=0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) that President Trump has left the Middle East with hope for peace, but without a plan for it.

Dive Deeper: The Washington Institute’s David Makovsky and Dennis Ross have new report: “Toward a New Paradigm for Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/toward-a-new-paradigm-for-addressing-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .”

And CFR’s Robert Danin has this commentary: “President Trump’s Peace Efforts Require A Regional Approach (https://www.cfr.org/blog-post/president-trumps-peace-efforts-require-regional-approach?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .”


** In That Number
------------------------------------------------------------


** $639 billion
------------------------------------------------------------
President Trump’s budget proposal for the Department of Defense—a $52 billion increase from the 2017 annualized continuing resolution level. Source: The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/budget.pdf?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .


** Critical Quote
------------------------------------------------------------


** “To push back on Belt and Road, Washington must ramp up trade, investment, and infrastructure building across Asia.”
------------------------------------------------------------
—CSIS’s Ziad Haider authored a new piece in Foreign Affairs today, “Can the U.S. Pivot Back to Asia? (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2017-05-23/can-us-pivot-back-asia?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) ”


** iDeas Lab
------------------------------------------------------------
This interactive map (https://www.csis.org/features/turning-point?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) visualizes the world’s terrorist attacks from 2012 to 2015, found in Turning Point, a report by the CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and video.


** Optics
------------------------------------------------------------
(Photo Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images.)
An electronic advertising board close to the Manchester Arena following a deadly terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert yesterday.


** Recommended Reading
------------------------------------------------------------
“Trump budget advocates slashing weapons grants for U.S. allies (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-budget-advocates-slashing-weapons-grants-for-u-s-allies/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) ,” by CBS News’ Kylie Atwood.


** This Town Tomorrow
------------------------------------------------------------
Join CSIS’s Russia and Eurasia Program at 10:00 a.m. for “The Russian Military of 2035 (https://www.csis.org/events/russian-military-2035?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) ,” a discussion of the long-term implications of Russian military acquisitions.

Join the CSIS Global Food Security Project at 3:30 p.m. for the launch of their newest report, Staying Power: Considering the U.S. Government’s Global Nutrition Coordination Plan (https://www.csis.org/events/rise-nutrition-coordination-investments-and-trump-administration?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) , followed by a discussion of sustained global nutrition investments under the Trump administration.

And join the Atlantic Council at 2:00 p.m. for “The Kremlin’s Gas Games in Europe: Implications for Policy Makers (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/the-kremlins-gas-games-in-europe-implications-for-policy-makers?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .”


** On Demand
------------------------------------------------------------
Today, CSIS's Energy and National Security Program hosted, "Balance for Oil, Imbalance for LNG? (http:// https://www.csis.org/events/balance-oil-imbalance-lng?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) "


** Sounds
------------------------------------------------------------
Today CSIS’s International Security Program hosted an all-day conference on the state of U.S. civil-military relations. To set the stage, the International Security Program launched “Command Climate (https://www.csis.org/events/command-climate-state-us-civil-military-relations?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) ,” a mini-podcast series on the issues playing out in the civil-military dynamic in policy, politics, and the public.


** Smiles
------------------------------------------------------------
Even in the saddest of times, such as in the aftermath of a vicious terrorist attack on a concert put on primarily for teenagers in Manchester yesterday, music has certain healing powers. For me, the Neville Brothers are always a source of healing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQXpaFdbys&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789) .
I invite you to email me at aschwartz@csis.org and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz (https://www.twitter.com/handrewschwartz?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)

============================================================
The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Colm Quinn, Brandon Schwartz, and Jackie Ramsay.

Follow CSIS

** (https://twitter.com/CSIS?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)
** (https://www.facebook.com/CSIS.org?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)
** (http://us11.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=da8144ee00&e=e55aaf27de)

Connect w/ H. Andrew Schwartz

** (https://twitter.com/handrewschwartz?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)
** (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hschwartz1?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)
** (mailto:aschwartz@csis.org?subject=Evening CSIS)
Copyright © 2017 Center for Strategic & International Studies, All rights reserved.

202-887-0200 | ** www.CSIS.org (http://www.CSIS.org?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)

Center for Strategic & International Studies
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA

** Update Subscription Preferences for: hbiden@rosemontseneca.com (https://www.csis.org/subscribe/manage/f326fc46b6/Q0bCCU-l2XPZXtjoZtuRX6Po26GKOlr188l9-Uh0yk8?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=da8144ee00-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-da8144ee00-145367789)

** Unsubscribe hbiden@rosemontseneca.com from this list. (http://csis.us11.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=833ec271d60c6750d9c3baaac&id=f326fc46b6&e=e55aaf27de&c=da8144ee0