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It's Wednesday, April 19th. |
Sudan Cease Fire
On the fifth day of violent clashes, the two warring military factions in Sudan said they had agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire on Wednesday evening, but it was unclear if the truce would take effect, as the NYT reports. |
U.S. Announces New Round of Military Aid for Ukraine
The Biden administration announced a $325 million security assistance package for Ukraine on Wednesday, marking the 36th drawdown of equipment for Ukraine from the Defense Department since August 2021. The United States has granted Ukraine more than $35 billion in military assistance since Russia’s invasion in February of last year, as The Washington Post reports. |
Patriot Systems Arrive in Ukraine
American-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday, providing Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian airstrikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure, as the AP reports. |
Executive Education
In Red Teaming: Alternative Analysis and Risk Assessments for a Changing World, participants will work with CSIS scholars and learn how to apply time-tested techniques like argument mapping, assumption checks, pre-mortem analysis, and other methods to update baseline forecasts. |
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
18
Natural gas consumption in the EU fell almost 18% between August and March, exceeding the bloc’s target and easing fears of energy shortages caused by massive cuts to Russian imports, according to figures published today by Eurostat, the EU statistics agency.
Source: FT |
Critical Quote
“We encourage our allies, Turkey and Hungary, to ratify Sweden’s accession as soon as possible.”
—Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
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iDeas Lab
 The latest issue in the CSIS Hidden Reach series examines how China can leverage its growing footprint in the Arctic and Antarctica to advance its strategic and military interests in the world’s most remote frontiers.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.
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Optics
(Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images.) A column of smoke rises behind buildings near the airport area in Khartoum, Sudan on April 19, 2023, amid fighting between the army and paramilitaries following the collapse of a 24-hour truce. |
Recommended Reading
“Seven Critical Technologies for Winning the Next War” by CSIS’s Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 2:00 p.m., the CSIS China Power Project hosts a fireside chat on Taiwan's 2024 election with Dr. Ko Wen-je, chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party and former mayor of Taipei.
Also at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program assesses the idea of a U.S. cyber force to improve preparedness against threats to the digital domain.
Earlier, at 11:15 a.m., the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program discusses the future of U.S. natural gas with Charif Souki, executive chairman of Tellurian. |
Video
Today, the CSIS Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies launched a new report, Accelerate: 175, with recommendations for addressing state-level barriers to meeting India's climate goals. Watch the video here. |
Podcasts
Paul Haenle and Faryar Shirzad join the podcast to discuss the economic and security ties between the United States and China during the Bush administration.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
It still amazes me when I “discover” a Tom Petty gem that I haven’t heard before. Last weekend I was sitting on the Mississippi River levy in Uptown New Orleans, known locally as “The Fly.” It’s a special place where you can hang out and watch the barges glide by. It’s also a park with a bunch of soccer and baseball fields.
I was with my best friend who lives in New Orleans and we were about to go watch his son play in a high school baseball game adjacent to the Mississippi. That game turned out to be a classic. It was the longest baseball game in Louisiana high school history—22 innings! If you know anything about baseball in Louisiana, that’s quite a feat. Anyway, the Petty tune I heard by happenstance in my friend’s car just before the game was “About To Give Out,” off the Heartbreakers' 1999 record “Echo.” It was a memorable track for a memorable day. |
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