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It's Monday, June 12th. |
Ukraine Recaptures
Ukraine’s military said on Monday that it had retaken an additional village near a string of small settlements along a river in eastern Ukraine, an area that has been at the epicenter of fighting as the counteroffensive to push back Russian forces has taken shape, as the NYT reports. |
Holding Hands with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was “holding hands firmly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the latest sign of the deepening ties between the two countries as Moscow has faced isolation from much of the West, as the WSJ reports. |
Stoltenberg to Visit WH Tuesday
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the White House on Tuesday, part of a trip that could determine whether he stays on at the helm of the Western military alliance or if the U.S. will back a new candidate, as Politico reports. |
Executive Education
The Breakthrough Leadership Program is a collaboration between CSIS and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University designed to accelerate the advancement of mid-career professionals from historically marginalized communities. This unique program blends leadership and communication coaching with seminars on pressing global issues to enhance the skills and insights that high-potential employees need to take on bigger roles within their organizations. |
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
7
Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning 90 square kilometers from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kyiv’s counteroffensive notched small successes.
Source: AP |
Critical Quote
“I would be pretty surprised if any world leader was not taking note of what this shows, in terms of the spirit of this alliance, which means the strength of this alliance. That includes Mr. Putin.”
—Amy Gutmann, U.S. ambassador to Germany |
iDeas Lab
New CSIS analysis concludes that Russian fortifications in Ukraine are the most extensive defensive works in Europe since World War II, but the Ukrainian military could effectively combine strategy, technology, and geography to retake territory seized by Russia.
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: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images.) Migrants return inland from the beach near Gravelines Nuclear Power Station after being prevented from boarding smugglers' boats by French National Police on the beach of Gravelines, northern France on June 12, 2023. |
Recommended Reading
"Ukraine’s Offensive Operations: Shifting the Offense-Defense Balance" by CSIS's Seth Jones, Alexander Palmer, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 1:00 p.m., the CSIS International Security Program discusses how NATO might recast its thinking about–and accounting for–how allies are sharing security and strategic responsibilities.
Then, at 2:00 p.m., Carnegie hosts a conversation on climate security and its challenges within the Indo-Pacific.
Later, at 3:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council holds a discussion on corruption in Iran. |
Video
Dr. Bulent Aliriza explains what the Turkish election outcome means for U.S.-Turkey relations, and how the West should navigate its difficult relationship with an increasingly autocratic Turkey. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen joins to discuss what has changed since May 30th, when the Center for AI Safety released the statement: “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Neil Young continues to release astonishingly great material through his re-issue series. Coming this July, “Discs 22, 23+, 24 & 25” will include some of Young’s best loved material from the late 1980s-early 90s. Here’s one of the rare tracks “Don’t Spook the Horse,” a b-side to the single “Mansion on the Hill” (from 1990’s "Ragged Glory”) recorded at Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch. |
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