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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, August 23rd.


** Costs of War
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President Trump said the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan was “not a blank check,” but his decision to send more troops will add billions of dollars a year to the already-towering war costs, which have topped $1 trillion in Afghanistan alone over the past 16 years, as the
Washington Post’s Steven Mufson reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/23/trump-decision-to-bolster-u-s-forces-in-afghanistan-will-add-to-the-trillions-of-dollars-of-war-costs/?utm_term=.bdf5fb37cf50&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See a new blog post from Brookings’ John Allen and Michael O’Hanlon, “Trump made the right move on Afghanistan (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/08/23/trump-made-the-right-move-on-afghanistan/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”

Plus, Heritage’s Luke Coffey authored a commentary, “Trump Lays Out a Winning Strategy for Afghanistan (http://www.heritage.org/asia/commentary/trump-lays-out-winning-strategy-afghanistan?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”

And, CFR’s Alyssa Ayres's blog post, “The Not-So-New "New" South Asia Strategy (https://www.cfr.org/blog/not-so-new-new-south-asia-strategy?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”


** Kushner in Cairo
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White House adviser Jared Kushner arrived in Cairo on Wednesday only to learn that one of his top-level meetings with Egyptian officials had apparently been cancelled, as Egypt voiced its displeasure at the Trump administration's decision to slash aid to the country, as CBS News reports (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-jared-kushner-sameh-shoukry-president-abdel-fattah-el-sissi-us-aid/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See CSIS’s Jon Alterman’s report, “Making Choices: The Future of the U.S.-Egyptian Relationship (https://www.csis.org/analysis/making-choices-future-us-egyptian-relationship?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”


** China Responds on Sanctions
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China on Wednesday denounced new U.S. sanctions linked to North Korea trade, accusing the Trump administration of “long-arm jurisdiction” that unfairly targets Chinese companies and threatens Beijing's cooperation in reining in the rogue state, as the
Los Angeles Times’ Jessica Meyers reports (http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-china-denounces-u-s-sanctions-on-north-1503495214-htmlstory.html?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .

Dive Deeper: See the latest newsletter from the CSIS Korea Chair, “Chinese and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Assisting North Korea (https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinese-and-russian-entities-sanctioned-assisting-north-korea/?block2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”

And CFR’s backgrounder by Jonathan Masters, “What Are Economic Sanctions? (https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-are-economic-sanctions?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) ”


** In That Number
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** 5
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The amount of days Iran's atomic chief said the Islamic Republic needs to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent, a level at which the material could quickly be further enriched for use in a nuclear weapon. Source: Associated Press. (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-days-needed-ramp-uranium-enrichment-49350842?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789)


** Critical Quote
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** “The Chinese should not be surprised that Trump’s patience is limited.”
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—CSIS’s Bonnie Glaser in Vox (https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/23/16189170/china-sanctions-north-korea-russia-mnuchin-trump-august-22-2017?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .


** iDeas Lab
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Die Welt
Nuclear Narratives (http://nuclearnarrative.csis.org/?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) , an interactive report from CSIS’s Project on Nuclear Issues, communicates the rationale for the role and value of U.S. nuclear weapons from 1989 to present day.

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: Farshad Usyan/AFP/Getty Images.) An Afghan boy salutes while dressed in military gear during celebrations to mark the country's Independence Day in Mazar-i-Sharif on August 19.


** Recommended Reading
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“Here’s What Russia’s Propaganda Network Wants You to Read (http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/23/russia-propaganda-network-kremlin-bots-215520?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) ,” by
Politico’s J.M. Berger.


** This Town Tomorrow
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The Young Professionals in Foreign Affairs will host a discussion on human rights in Egypt (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/human-rights-in-egypt-shadi-mokhtari-tickets-36847057541?aff=es2&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library in D.C. Join them at 6:00 p.m.

Forbidden Root, Chicago's first botanic brewery, will release their newest brew, "Atomic Child" on August 30 (http://thebulletin.org/press-release/have-beer-our-honor11037?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) . If you’re in Chicago, be sure to drop by – the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will receive $1 for each glass of beer sold and each 4-pack purchased.


** On Demand
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CSIS’s Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosted a debate forum on the nuclear challenges and policy decisions facing the Trump administration (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49KFOAyZVb0&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .


** Sounds
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Building the Future, a podcast from the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development, released a new episode: “Exploring the Intersection of Responsible Investors and International Development with Bennett Freeman (https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/exploring-the-intersection-of?utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) .”


** Smiles
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Yes, Carly Simon has one of the greatest all time smiles. And her music has made a whole lot of people smile for over 5 decades—including “Mockingbird (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WM_R-6AKHE&utm_source=CSIS+All&utm_campaign=8ba84e0425-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f326fc46b6-8ba84e0425-145367789) ,” her energetic hit duet with Simon’s then-husband James Taylor. Such a great tune.
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