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Critical Questions
Xi’s in Charge: What the Fourth Plenum Tells Us about Xi Jinping’s Hold on Power
October 25, 2019 | Jude Blanchette This week, China’s top political leadership will convene in Beijing to discuss governance reform. In this CQ, CSIS’s Jude Blanchette explores what tells us about Xi Jinping’s hold on power.

Report
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen
October 25, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman By neglecting the local civil conditions that lead to and underly its “failed state” wars, the United States ignores necessary components in securing peace and stability.

Newsletter
The Evening: Kurds Accuse Turkey, Pence Slams NBA, Cassidy and More
October 24, 2019 This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers Kurds Accuse Turkey, Pence Slams NBA, Cassidy and More.

Transcript
The Politics of You-Smacka
October 24, 2019 Andrew and the Trade Guys discuss the USMCA on the campaign trail, China's play at the WTO, and more.

Newsletter
The Role of LNG in the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy
October 24, 2019 | Nikos Tsafos CSIS’s Nikos Tsafos discusses the origins, goals, and limits of LNG’s role in the Trump administration’s U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy in his essay as part of the National Bureau of Asian Research’s recent special report.

Report
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: SOF, Civilians, Contractors, and Nukes
October 24, 2019 | Mark F. Cancian Military forces consist not just of the services, but also special operations forces, civilians, contractors, and non-DOD agencies. In his final white paper in a series on U.S. forces, CSIS’s Mark Cancian analyzes recent changes to these other national security elements.

Commentary
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
October 24, 2019 | Anna Carroll, Samantha Stroman Despite recent progress in health security policy formulation, there are still critical gaps in global health security preparedness, and the threat of a deadly pandemic is growing. The United States cannot afford not to invest in global health security.

Newsletter
Global Economics Monthly, October 2019
October 24, 2019 This month’s GEM features a data GEM on China's portfolio flows, several new written pieces from our experts, and a summary of upcoming and past events.

Newsletter
The Evening: Turkey Sanctions Lifted, Brexit, Nobody’s Fault But Mine and More
October 23, 2019 This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers Turkey Sanctions Lifted, Brexit, Nobody’s Fault But Mine and More.

Report
"Burden-sharing" and the 2 percent of GDP Solution: A Study in Military Absurdity
October 23, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman NATO’s call for each member country to spend 2 percent of its GDP and 20 percent of its defense expenditure on major new equipment risks facing the real problem of force planning with a non-solution.

Critical Questions
Storm Clouds Gather Over Open Skies Treaty
October 23, 2019 | Iain King As Russia plays fast and loose with one of the few remaining international security treaties, could an over-reaction by President Trump leave NATO allies in the dark, and Ukraine in peril?

Report
Trust Your Eyes? Deepfakes Policy Brief
October 23, 2019 | Arthur Nelson, James Andrew Lewis Advances in artificial intelligence are making it possible to create fake video and audio that is nearly indistinguishable from reality. CSIS’s James Lewis and Arthur Nelson explain the implications of deepfakes technology, and how the United States can respond to its risks.

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