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Welcome to The Evening CSIS \u2014my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. If you want to view this in your browser, click here [ http://CSIS.informz.net/InformzDataService/OnlineVersion/Individual?mailingInstanceId=5312231&subscriberId=1062005454 ] .

Defense 360
Today CSIS launched Defense 360, a one-stop shop for all things CSIS defense analysis, all packaged in a smooth new website defense360.csis.org [ http://defense360.csis.org ] . It features in-depth analysis from CSIS experts as well as a commentary from CSIS President and CEO John Hamre: \u201cLooking Back at the Need for Goldwater-Nichols [ http://defense360.csis.org/goldwater-nichols-2016 ] .\u201d

On the site you\u2019ll find pieces from our defense team including: Andrew Hunter on the trends in defense acquisition [ http://defense360.csis.org/acquisition-and-beyond ] in 2015, Todd Harrison\u2019s take on defense modernization [ http://defense360.csis.org/defense-modernization ] plans, as well as what to expect for defense policy in 2016 [ http://defense360.csis.org/defense-outlook-2016 ] by the project's leaders Kathleen Hicks, Mark Cancian, Todd Harrison, and Andrew Hunter.

Dive Deeper: For more on this project, see today's op-ed in Defense One [ http://www.defenseone.com/management/2016/01/what-watch-2016/125452 ] by that same CSIS team.

And Defense News's Aaron Mehta has even more coverage here [ http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/industry/2016/01/27/csis-report-defense-acquisition-hits-bottom-bounceback-slow/79371524 ] .

UPenn Think Tank Rankings: CSIS #1 in Intl Security
Today our friends at the Wilson Center hosted the annual launch of the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Global Think Tank Rankings.

I\u2019m proud to report that for the fifth consecutive year, CSIS has been ranked as the number 1 \u201cDefense and International Security Think Tank.\u201d

Dr. James McGann directs the study, which examined over 7,000 think tanks worldwide and ranks the top 150.

Some additional highlights of CSIS\u2019s rankings in various categories include:

CSIS ranked number 3 overall in the US behind our friends at Brookings and Carnegie. When factoring in the rest of the world, CSIS ranked number 4 globally behind Brookings, Chatham House, and Carnegie. Major congrats to our peers\u2014you earned it and we are pleased to be in your company.

In addition, congratulations to CSIS\u2019s Steve Morrison and the Global Health Policy Center who ranked number 3 in the category of \u201cTop Global Health Policy Think Tanks.\u201d

Finally, congratulations to my colleagues in External Relations. Despite CSIS\u2019s SVP for External Relations (me), your hard work generated rankings of number 1 in \u201cThink Tanks with the Best External Relations/Public Engagement Program,\u201d number 1 in \u201cThink Tanks with the Best Use of the Internet,\u201d and number 1 in \u201cBest Use of Media (Print or Electronic).\u201d Thanks team, you all make it fun to come to work every day.

The 2015 Global Think Tank Index has much more information to dive deeper into. You can read the full report here [ https://csis.org/files/attachments/FINALUPennRankings.pdf ] .

Iraq Struggles
Despite victory in Ramadi, Iraq\u2019s military is still struggling, as successfully training a home-grown fighting force proves slow work, as this report from AP\u2019s Susannah George shows [ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/701bb970dd8844be88ffbe58c6dae698/iraqs-military-still-struggling-despite-us-training ] .

Dive Deeper: This December piece from Anthony Cordesman outlines the challenges facing the US forces already in Iraq: \u201cMore Special Forces for Iraq and Syria: Tactical Asset or Strategic Tokenism [ http://csis.org/publication/more-special-forces-iraq-and-syria-tactical-asset-or-strategic-tokenism ] .\u201d

In that Number
220,000
Brazil will deploy 220,000 soldiers to fight the Zika virus, which is spreading quickly across the country.
Source: BBC [ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35409873 ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cWe've created this thing, and we still have a very primitive approach to securing and governing it.\u201d
\u2014James A. Lewis, director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, on digital infrastructure and the cyberspace race.
Source: W [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/27/the-problem-with-ben-carsons-cyber-space-race-analogy ] shin [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/27/the-problem-with-ben-carsons-cyber-space-race-analogy ] gton Post [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/27/the-problem-with-ben-carsons-cyber-space-race-analogy ] .

One to Watch


Siobhn O\u2019Grady (@siobhan_ogrady [ https://twitter.com/siobhan_ogrady ] ) is a staff writer at Foreign Policy . She previously reported for the Houston Chronicle as a political reporting fellow with the Washington Center for Politics & Journalism. Siobhn is one to watch for high-quality reporting on terrorism, Iran, and other foreign policy issues.

Optics
CNN has a thorough background article [ http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/health/zika-what-you-need-to-know ] with videos and infographics on the mosquito-borne Zika virus that has rapidly spread across South America.

Highly Recommended
Has the Internet made air travel irrelevant? [ http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/01/air-head?mbid=nl_160127_Daily&CNDID=33849010&spMailingID=8480578&spUserID=MTIwNzM5NTAzNTQzS0&spJobID=843041187&spReportId=ODQzMDQxMTg3S0 ] Via the New Yorker.

CSIS Today
Today, CSIS launched a new initiative, \u201cDefense Outlook: A CSIS Series on Strategy, Budget, Forces, and Acquisition [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzA5MDQ2JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzMwMjA3ODU/index.html ] .\u201d And, catch the \u201cClean Power Plan 2016 [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzA5MDQ2JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzMwMjA3ODY/index.html ] ,\u201d as an expert energy panel discusses an state, federal, and court activity planning for the upcoming year. Finally, CSIS hosted Admiral Harry B. Harris, commander of US Pacific Command, for a discussion on strategic opportunities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific [ http://csis.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzA5MDQ2JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjQ2OTgzNTkmbGk9MzMwMjA3ODc/index.html ] .

CSIS Tomorrow
Join us tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. for \u201cBeyond Aid: The Integration of Sustainable Development in a Coherent International Agenda [ http://csis.org/event/beyond-aid-integration-sustainable-development-coherent-international-agenda ] ,\u201d as experts in international development share their thoughts on how policy coherence for sustainable development can help to achieve ambitious global goals by 2030. And at 6:00 p.m., join us for the latest Schieffer Series, \u201cA Discussion on Terrorism [ http://csis.org/event/schieffer-series-discussion-terrorism ] .\u201d Bob Schieffer moderates a discussion with Fran Townsend, Juan Zarate, and Mary Louise Kelly.

This Town Tomorrow
Join [ http://www.aei.org/events/cyberspace-policy-at-home-and-abroad-the-agenda-for-2016-and-beyond ] AEI tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for a keynote with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) on the coming year in cybersecurity and what lies ahead for domestic and international cyberspace policy.

CSIS on Demand
What do the recent Taiwanese elections means for US-China relations? Joseph Wu, secretary general of the Democratic Progressive Party, joined CSIS to discuss the outcomes and implications of Taiwan\u2019s January 2016 elections. Watch the discussion on demand [ http://csis.org/event/joseph-wu ] .

Sounds
Are Europe\u2019s borders closing? As big question marks hang over the European Union, NPR\u2019s On Point discusses [ http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/01/27/schengen-zone-european-union-borders ] Europe\u2019s future amid the pressure from last year\u2019s massive influx of refugees.

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

ICYMI yesterday, CSIS iDeas Lab producer Sam Ellis shot this DC in Winter photo montage [ https://swellis.exposure.co/snowzilla ] of our bout with Snowzilla. We got a lot of great feedback on it so for those of you who missed it try to remember to forget the snow, but enjoy what it looked like when it was still pretty.

Smiles
Encore for the promise of an endless summer that the Beach Boys provide even when one is staring into the face of slush and snow. Another incredible live performance from the Tami Show is this clip [ http://youtu.be/MDIBMaCTwFw ] of \u201cI Get Around.\u201d Check out Mike Love\u2019s dance moves, Brian Wilson\u2019s incomparable voice, and Dennis Wilson destroying it on drums. The warmth of the sun indeed.

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