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It's Monday, April 3rd. |
U.S. Allies Demand Russia Release Evan Gershkovich
European governments and the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization denounced the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and demanded his release, while a senior Russian diplomat said the investigation in the reporter’s case was ongoing and declined to state when he would be permitted visits from lawyers and U.S. diplomats, as the WSJ reports. |
St. Petersburg Arrest
The Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and Russian opposition activists on Monday for the bombing that killed a popular pro-war blogger a day earlier. And as the NYT reports, the police detained a Russian woman on Monday and released a video that it said showed her confessing that she had delivered a statuette containing a bomb to the blogger, who was known as Vladlen Tatarsky. |
Finland to Join NATO
The blue-and-white Finnish flag rises outside NATO headquarters Tuesday afternoon, making Finland a member and doubling Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance, as the AP reports. |
Executive Education
The Economics in National Security course examines the range of economic policy tools available to U.S. policymakers, how these tools are used, and their implications. It features interactive seminars with CSIS scholars and guests, including former senior trade officials, policy thinkers, and experts on economic sanctions. |
Video Shorts
Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “The Recap,” “Data Unpacked,” “Testify,” “What's Happening,” “Preview,” and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel! |
In That Number
31
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Monday that Finland is set to join NATO as its 31st member on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters |
Critical Quote
“Journalism is not a crime. Russia must release Evan Gershkovich immediately.”
— German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock |
iDeas Lab
The CSIS International Security Program held a conversation on the potential for new tools to establish authenticity standards in media and online content. Watch the ReCap here.
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: Sergei Supinsky/ AFP/Getty Images.) A photograph taken on April 3, 2023 shows children drawings in the basement of a school where villagers were kept for almost a month by Russian troops in Yagidne, Ukraine. |
Recommended Reading
"OPEC+ Throws a Curveball" by CSIS's Ben Cahill. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., CSIS's Smart Women, Smart Power hosts Admiral Linda L. Fagan for a discussion on the U.S. Coast Guard's growing presence beyond America’s immediate maritime borders.
Later, at 10:00 a.m., Brookings holds a conversation on how to improve federal government procurement processes.
Also at 10:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council discusses how the World Bank Group can respond to global challenges with World Bank President David Malpass. |
Video
The Impossible State Live! podcast discussed how North Korea is affected by its changing external security environment. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
The Trade Guys discuss the U.S.-Japan deal on EV tax credits, USTR Katherine Tai's House Ways and Means Committee hearing, and Mexico's rollback of power and oil markets reforms.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
The CMT Awards are always a big smile. This year, it was no different. I really love this performance of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Wynonna Judd and Ashley McBryde. |
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