The Evening: Russia Accuses U.S., Sudan Sanctions, Nevilles at Jazz Fest, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Thursday, May 4th.

Russia Accuses U.S.

Russia blamed the United States on Thursday for the apparent drone attack on the Kremlin, doubling down on accusing Washington of “direct involvement” in the war in Ukraine, as the NYT reports

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Sudan Sanctions

President Biden signed an executive order enabling the U.S. to impose new sanctions on individuals and entities related to the conflict in Sudan, as the WSJ reports

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ECB Slows Pace of Rate Hikes But Vows More

The European Central Bank slowed the pace of its interest rate increases Thursday, stepping back like the U.S. Federal Reserve from a string of jumbo hikes aimed at snuffing out inflation. But the ECB also said it was “not pausing” even as its efforts have worked by making mortgages and business loans harder to get, as the AP reports

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Executive Education

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In That Number

3.25%

In a statement, the European Central Bank said it would increase its key rate by a quarter percentage point, to 3.25%, a near 15-year high. It was the smallest move since the bank started raising rates last July.

Source: WSJ

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Critical Quote

“We had nothing to do with it. Peskov is just lying there, pure and simple.”

—John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson

iDeas Lab

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Recent satellite imagery

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shows new activity at North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility, including the completion of road construction and new structures by the collapsed portal of Tunnel No. 4.

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: CSIS.) President of the Republic of the Philippines, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., speaks at CSIS on May 4, 2023.

Recommended Reading

"The Future Appetite for Alternative Proteins

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" by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Majkut, and Zane Swanson.

This Town Tomorrow

At 11:00 a.m.

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, the CSIS Americas Program hosts a conversation with Juan Guaidó, former interim president of Venezuela.

Then, at 1:00 p.m.

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, the CSIS Korea Chair webcasts an episode of The Impossible State podcast on President Yoon’s state visit to the White House.

And, at 8:30 a.m.

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, the Atlantic Council holds a conversation on priorities for NATO's Vilnius Summit.

Video

Today, the CSIS Southeast Asia Program hosted President of the Republic of the Philippines, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., for a conversation on the U.S.-Philippines alliance. Watch the full event here.

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Podcasts

CSIS’s Jen Sciubba joins the podcast to discuss the announcement that India has overtaken China as the most populous country and what it means for the world.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

It’s the beginning of the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, a joyful time in the Big Easy. And I can tell you that nothing was more joyful than seeing the Neville Brothers perform every year at Jazz Fest

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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.

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