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It's Monday, May 8th. |
Downed Russian Drones
Ukraine said Monday that it shot down more than two dozen drones above Kyiv overnight, as Russia intensifies strikes that seek to degrade its rival’s air defenses ahead of an expected offensive by Kyiv, as the WSJ reports. |
China Says Relations with U.S. on “Cold Ice”
China’s foreign minister said Monday a “series of erroneous words and deeds” by the United States had placed relations between the two superpowers on “cold ice,” but stabilizing ties is a “top priority,” as CNN reports. |
Syria Readmitted to Arab League
The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalize ties with President Bashar al-Assad in a move criticized by Washington, as Reuters reports. |
Executive Education
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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
400
The death toll of last week’s deadly floods and landslides in the Democratic Republic of the Congo climbed to more than 400 people, the government said on Monday, as rescue workers and family members searched through debris and mud for victims and survivors of the disaster.
Source: NYT |
Critical Quote
“The agenda of dialogue and cooperation agreed by the two sides has been disrupted, and the relationship between the two countries has once again hit the cold ice.”
—Qin Gang, Chinese foreign minister |
iDeas Lab
Recent satellite imagery from CSIS's Beyond Parallel shows North Korea has resumed long suspended activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Oleg Pereverzev/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images.) A child looks into the interior of a car wrecked by the fall of the downed Shahed kamikaze drone on May 8, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Recommended Reading
"Putin’s Missile War" by CSIS's Ian Williams. |
This Town Tomorrow
At, at 12:30 p.m., CSIS launches the new Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies with a half-day conference focused on the state of the field and future implications of AI.
Earlier, at 11:00 a.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program discusses how to counter the spread of online gender-based disinformation and harassment.
Later, at 2:30 p.m., the Wilson Center explores the impact of super climate pollutants in rebuilding U.S.-China climate cooperation. |
Video
Last week, the CSIS Americas Program hosted Juan Guaidó, former Interim President of Venezuela, for a conversation on the current situation and humanitarian challenges in Venezuela, and the ongoing efforts towards a peaceful democratic transition. Watch the full event here. |
Podcasts
CSIS's Victor Cha is joined by Jinmyung Kim, Washington correspondent for the Chosun Ilbo, to discuss Yoon's state visit.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
“There is a house in New Orleans…”
The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival just wrapped yesterday after two weeks of joyful noise played at the Fairgrounds and throughout the music clubs of the Crescent City. I think one of the closing acts on Sunday underscores the essence of Jazz Fest—Mumford & Sons, who brought special guests Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, and blues guitarist Celisse Henderson on for an incendiary version of “House of the Rising Son.” Jazz Fest is all about the collaborations and the fusion. I wasn’t there for this performance, but one of my sons attended. And we all get to experience it a little bit via this clip. |
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