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The Evening: U.S. Economy, Russian Economy, Beat Club and More
August 9, 2018 | H. Andrew Schwartz This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers future insight on the U.S. economy, a drop in Russian economy, and more.

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China Strikes Back
August 9, 2018 | Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, H. Andrew Schwartz

No truce for the U.S.-China trade war, and Canada is left out of NAFTA talks.

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Don’t Give Up Yet: There’s Still a Chance to Salvage Eastern Syria
August 9, 2018 | Melissa Dalton The United States must determine its sources of leverage, articulate its goals, connect those goals to a stabilization framework, and operationalize burden sharing under an eastern Syria framework.

Critical Questions
U.S. LNG into Europe after the Trump-Juncker Agreement
August 9, 2018 | Nikos Tsafos

On July 25, President Donald Trump met Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, to diffuse an escalating trade war. They agreed to work towards zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers, and zero subsidies. 

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U.S. Arms Transfer Policy: Shaping the Way Ahead
August 8, 2018 The Trump Administration released its new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) export policy in April 2018. It constitutes the first update to the CAT policy since January 2014.

Newsletter
PacNet #56 - Reading the Belt and Road Tea Leaves: Aggression, Exploitation, or Prosperity?
August 8, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to reassure the world that his trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was not a scheme for world domination.

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Terrorism: U.S. Strategy and the Trends in Its “Wars” on Terrorism
August 8, 2018 | Anthony H. Cordesman The trends in terrorism and extremism are only one part of this problem, and part of the lack of any clear grand strategy that can offer the U.S. a credible probability of lasting victory in its wars – if "victory" is defined a stable, friendly postwar state.

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The Evening: Russia Sanctions, Iran Sanctions, Alexa Advice and More
August 8, 2018 | H. Andrew Schwartz This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers sanctions on Russia and Iran, trade war between China, and more.

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Iran Sanctions at the Halfway Point
August 8, 2018 | Andrew J. Stanley, Sarah Ladislaw, Frank A. Verrastro The complex geopolitical, economic, and logistical considerations involved make it very difficult to predict how much Iranian oil will ultimately come off the market and estimates vary widely.

Newsletter
PacNet #55 - Why China Discounts the Indo-Pacific Quad
August 7, 2018

The revival of the Quad is not the only demonstrable feature of the US Indo-Pacific strategy, but it is an important and highly visible one.

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The Evening: Iran Sanctions, China Hypersonic, Alexa and More
August 7, 2018 | H. Andrew Schwartz This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers new U.S. sanctions, China's hypersonic aircraft, and more.

Critical Questions
What’s Next for Zimbabwe?
August 7, 2018 | Alexander H. Noyes

A disputed poll and violent post-election crackdown have raised questions about Zimbabwe’s prospects for shedding its pariah status and restoring investor confidence in its economy. 

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