First Republic Bank Seized and Sold

Regulators seized First Republic Bank and struck a deal to sell the bulk of its operations to JPMorgan Chase & Co., heading off a chaotic collapse that threatened to reignite the recent banking crisis, as the WSJ reports.

Russia Launches Another Aerial Assault

Russia launched a broad pre-dawn aerial assault at targets across Ukraine on Monday, the second wide-ranging attack in four days, as fighting appeared to intensify ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive, as the NYT reports.

Sudan’s Warring Sides Agree to Negotiate

Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top UN official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a fragile cease-fire, as the AP reports.

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In That Number

800,000

The United Nations warned on Monday that 800,000 people may flee Sudan as rival military factions battled in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire and foreign states wound down evacuations.

Source: Reuters

Critical Quote

“This part of the crisis is over. Everyone should just take a deep breath.”

—JP Morgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon

iDeas Lab

CSIS's Matthew P. Goodman testified before the House on countering China's trade and investment agenda and opportunities for American leadership.

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: Antoine Gyori-Corbis/Getty Images.) Protesters take part in a May Day (Labour Day) demonstration on May 1, 2023, in Paris, France.

This Town Tomorrow

At 11:00 a.m., the CSIS Interpret: China project holds a discussion on Chinese studies of the fall of the Soviet Union, based on recently translated primary source documents.

Earlier, at 9:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council examines how labor issues will be addressed in the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

Then, at 10:00 a.m., the Wilson Center explores the impact of the war in Ukraine on Central Asia’s economic and geopolitical development.

Video

Last week, CSIS held a conversation on the impact of sanctions on humanitarian and peacekeeping operations. Watch the full conversation here.

Podcasts

Former U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama," which makes 30 newly declassified Transition Memoranda public for the first time.

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Smiles

The legendary Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th birthday this past weekend with a monster show filled with all-star performers. To celebrate Willie, I thought we might look in on one of his stellar performances from Austin City Limits.

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Paige Montfort, Claire Dannenbaum, and Claire Smrt.