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CSIS's John Hamre on 60 Minutes
Last night, 60 Minutes aired \u201cInto Dangerous Hands,\u201d [ http://cbsn.ws/1OzIaPP ] a segment about critical lapses in the US security clearance process that millions of people must pass to work with America's secrets. John Hamre, CSIS president and CEO, was featured prominently in the piece reported by CBS\u2019s Scott Pelley and produced by CBS\u2019s Michael Rey, Oriana Zill de Granados, and Andrew Bast.

\u201cWe don't organize our clearance process around the sensitivity of jobs. We organize them around people's background. And I think that's a big failing,\u201d Dr. Hamre told Scott Pelley.

Dive Deeper: In 2013, Dr. Hamre wrote two important op-ed\u2019s for the Washington Post, which in part led 60 Minutes to pursue a story on security clearances. In February 2013, Dr. Hamre\u2019s \u201cThe wrong way to conduct security clearances\u201d [ http://wapo.st/1PlGkCf ] was published.

Then, in September of 2013, Dr. Hamre wrote [ http://wapo.st/1PlGJ7M ] \u201cNavy Yard shooting exposes flawed security clearance process" for the Post.

Shared Interests Stressed
President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel today sought to stress areas of agreement and common interest in their first meeting in over a year, as the Washington Post\u2019s Steven Mufson and Ruth Eglash report [ http://wapo.st/1Y0sMxE ] .

And, as the Jerusalem Post reports [ http://bit.ly/1Y0sYNi ] , PM Netanyahu told President Obama that Israel has not given up hope for a two-state solution.

Dive Deeper: CSIS\u2019s Haim Malka authored a new commentary: U.S.-Israeli Tectonics. [ http://bit.ly/1PlEFN8 ]

And, from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy\u2019s David Makovsky: \u201cNetanyahu Comes to Washington: A Recalibration, if Not a Reset." [ http://bit.ly/1PlELnG ]

Landmark Election
Myanmar\u2019s landmark election is making international headlines. Most reports are indicating the election was substantially free and mostly fair. So much so that initial reports indicate the opposition probably has won by a landslide, as Reuters reports [ http://reut.rs/1PlFdSY ] . However, there are many steps remaining, and Myanmar is a large country, so votes will continue to be tallied over the next several days. CSIS experts are watching developments closely. With this vote, there appears to be the possibility of historic political reform, but that benchmark has not been achieved yet. Our scholars are deep in the trenches on this and will be providing analysis as the waters clear in Myanmar .

Dive Deeper: The New Yorker\u2019s Jon Emont writes today \u201cCan Myanmar\u2019s New Government Control Its Military?\u201d [ http://bit.ly/1PlFIMS ]

In that Number
80 percent
The estimated turnout for Myanmar\u2019s first openly contested election in decades.
Source: BBC News [ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34763273 ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cI think there's a lot at stake. Just the sense that they have an opportunity to participate in selecting their government and driving governance is so empowering to people.\u201d
\u2014Ernie Bower, CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, on Myanmar\u2019s historic elections.
Source: USA Today [ http:// ] .

One to Watch


Carter Dougherty (@CarterD [ https://twitter.com/CarterD ] ) is the new senior international economics writer at International Business Times . Carter was most recently a reporter with Bloomberg News . He previously wrote about economics and trade for the New York Times , International Herald Tribune , and Washington Times . ( Photo credit: New York Times. )

Optics
Myanmar held a general election yesterday. Early reports indicate that Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s National League for Democracy party came out favorably in many races . Reuters [ http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/myanmars-historic-vote?articleId=USRTS61U2 ] has a great photo roundup of this historic moment.

Highly Recommended
Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen\u2019s essay for POLITICO magazine, \u201cCheney and Me,\u201d [ http://politi.co/1Y0rnXC ] published in connection with his new book, Cheney One on One: A Candid Conversation with America\u2019s Most Controversial Statesman (Regnery), published last week.

CSIS Today
CSIS\u2019s top Asia and G20 experts held a press briefing this morning on President Obama\u2019s upcoming trip to the G20, APEC, and ASEAN summits. Download the transcript [ http://csis.org/event/csis-press-briefing-president-obama-g20-apec-and-asean-summits ] of the discussion.

CSIS Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program will host the launch [ http://csis.org/event/leveraging-internet-things-more-efficient-and-effective-military ] of Leveraging the Internet of Things for a More Efficient and Effective Military . Sean O\u2019Keefe, former secretary of the navy and former administrator of NASA, and Gen. James Cartwright, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be among the speakers.

This Town Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the Atlantic Council will host John P. Carlin, assistant attorney general for national security at the Justice Department, for a discussion on the current national security threats landscape and recent trends in the US government\u2019s approach to disrupting cyber threats. Register for the event here [ http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/cyber-threat-landscape ] .

CSIS on Demand
Listen as four former US and UK national security policymakers recount the formation of the seminal UK Trident Program. The CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues hosted this exclusive panel [ http://csis.org/event/reliving-history-retrospective-trident ] to examine the implications for the two countries\u2019 relationship.

Sounds
NPR\u2019s Scott Horsley discusses the implications [ http://www.npr.org/2015/11/09/455367677/does-obama-netanyahu-meeting-signal-relationship-reset ] of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting today, and whether or not it signals a relationship reset between the two nations.

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

PBS\u2019s digital series \u201cBlank on Blank\u201d [ http://blankonblank.org ] takes old audio interviews and gives them new life through animation. I like it.

Smiles
An extraordinary recording was released late last week, \u201cBob Dylan 1965-1966: The Cutting Edge.\u201d

\u201cCutting Edge\u201d is volume 12 of Dylan\u2019s incomparable bootleg series. The previous 11 editions are superb and it never occurred to me that volume 12 could be so astonishingly beyond what the bard has already released. But it is.

\u201cCutting Edge\u201d features rare and unreleased recordings from Dylan\u2019s three seminal albums, \u201cBringing it all Back Home,\u201d \u201cHighway 61\u201d and \u201cBlonde on Blonde.\u201d These records changed rock and roll music. And now, you can listen to the evolution of how Dylan crafted such songs as \u201cLike a Rolling Stone,\u201d \u201cSubterranean Homesick Blues,\u201d and \u201cIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.\u201d

For example, this collection has 20 different versions of \u201cLike a Rolling Stone\u201d which trace the evolution of the song and offer the listener a fascinating window into Dylan\u2019s creative process as he crafted his classic.

We\u2019ll talk more about Dylan and his bootleg series this week but watch this video [ http://bit.ly/1OzL2wb ] about the story of the \u201cCutting Edge.\u201d It\u2019s a smile and you don\u2019t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

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