The Evening: Covid-19 and Children, Israel UAE, Feelin’ Alright and More

Children and Covid-19

As some schools begin in-person classes, data compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics from the summer show that cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the coronavirus have increased at a faster rate in children and teenagers than among the general public, as the NYT reports.

Israel-UAE Talks

Israeli and U.S. diplomats, taking a chartered airliner on a symbolic first direct flight between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday to hammer out details of a recent agreement to establish regular relations between Israel and the UAE, as the Washington Post reports.

US Vetoes UN Resolution Over Islamic State Fighters' Return

The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Monday calling for the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of all those engaged in terrorism-related activities, saying it didn’t call for the repatriation from Syria and Iraq of foreign fighters for the Islamic State extremist group and their families which is “the crucial first step,” as the AP reports.

CSIS Executive Education

Join CSIS’s Trade Guys for their next crash course on trade policy. This two-day program breaks down the fundamentals of how U.S. trade policy is formulated, the legalities of trade in an international arena, and the impact of Covid-19 on supply chains.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Testify,” "What's Happening," "Preview," and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel!

In That Number

53,000

The virus is resurging in Spain, which reported 53,000 new cases in the past week.

Source: NYT

Critical Quote

iDeas Lab

An updated missile map from the CSIS Missile Defense Project identifies Russia's ballistic and cruise missile capabilities.

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

Optics

(Photo credit: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The great Georgetown men’s basketball coach John Thompson died today at 78. Here, he’s shown in 1991 with Georgetown’s Alonzo Mourning. Very few coaches have transcended their sport the way Coach Thompson did, RIP. Hoya Saxa.

Recommended Reading

“The Spectrum of Encryption: Safety and Security Considerations,” by CSIS’s Lindsey Sheppard, Kathleen Hicks, Brian Katz, and Joseph Federici.

This Town Tomorrow

Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., join CSIS to celebrate the official launch of reGENERATION, a three-part mini documentary series on climate change adaptation, featuring a keynote address from Senator Bob Casey.

And, at 3:00 p.m., Brookings Institution will host Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard to talk about the outlook for the economy and monetary policy, as well as the Fed’s new framework in light of an economy marked by below-target inflation and persistently low interest rates.

Later, return to CSIS at 4:00 p.m. to assess Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy across a range of policy areas including security, diplomacy, and economics, as well as Japan’s political and strategic trajectory.

Video

Last week, CSIS expert Heather Conley hosted German Deputy Secretary of Defense Benedikt Zimmer and Ben Hodges, former Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe, to discuss Germany’s current and future role in European and international security and defense cooperation. Watch the full event here.

Podcasts

The 35 West podcast sat down with John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to better understand the challenges the agency has faced in providing critical humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people, and the United States' perspective on Venezuela's upcoming parliamentary elections.

Listen on Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

WARNING: This is a smile that will have you grinning ear to ear. “Feelin’ Alright,” is one of rock’s all-time great songs, written by Dave Mason of Traffic for their eponymous 1968 album. But it was Joe Cocker who made the track a hit and it’s since been covered by scores of artists and probably every bar and garage band that exists.

Recently, Dave Mason reprised “Feelin’ Alright” with his new band, The Quarantines which includes Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Michael McDonald and John McFee, Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons from The Doobie Brothers. I know you’ll be smiling just as much as I am after you watch this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd56ap_aa4k