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It's Thursday, September 14th. |
Ukraine Intensifies Attacks on Russia
Ukraine is stepping up its long-distance attacks into Russian-occupied Crimea and the Black Sea, launching several new strikes on Thursday, in a campaign to break down the Kremlin’s war effort by hitting targets far behind the front lines where soldiers are fighting and dying, as the NYT reports. |
U.S. to Sanction 150 Entities Amid Campaign Against Transit-Country Trade With Russia
The U.S. on Thursday will sanction around 150 foreign companies and individuals, including for allegedly shipping American or other Western technology to Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, marking an expanding Western effort to cut off the flow of goods Moscow needs to prosecute its war against Ukraine, as the WSJ reports. |
Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya
The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday as, the AP reports. |
Executive Education
Beyond the Battlefield: Global Implications of Russia's War in Ukraine breaks down how the February 2022 invasion and concomitant sanctions have been altering national and regional security in Russia, on the European continent, and the United States. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS experts give short, spoken-word summaries on the biggest takeaways from their latest reports, white papers, and commentaries—in their own words.
Listen here: "The Saudi Request for U.S. Nuclear Cooperation and Its Geopolitical Quandaries" with CSIS's Jane Nakano. |
In That Number
150
The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned around 150 foreign companies and individuals, including for allegedly shipping American or other Western technology to Russia, marking an expanding Western effort to cut off the flow of goods Moscow needs to prosecute its war against Ukraine.
Source: WSJ |
Critical Quote
“We express our deep concern and regret that despite repeated warnings from the international community, North Korea and Russia discussed military cooperation issues, including satellite development, during their summit. Any science and technology cooperation that contributes to nuclear weapons and missile development, including satellite systems that involve ballistic missile technologies, runs against U.N. Security Council resolutions.”
—Lim Soo-suk, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson |
iDeas Lab
Satellite imagery shows a close-up view of the launching ceremony for the newly built North Korean ballistic missile submarine No. 841 Hero Kim Kun Ok underway at the Sinpo South Shipyard on September 6, 2023.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images.) Two men comfort each other as people check the damage caused by deadly floods in Derna, eastern Libya on September 14, 2023. |
Recommended Reading
"How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses" by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:30 a.m., the CSIS Stephenson Ocean Security Project and Human Rights Initiative explore the challenges and opportunities ahead as we move towards a more sustainable and traceable seafood industry.
Then, at 9:00 a.m., Brookings discusses Russia's aggression against Ukraine, China's assertiveness, and extremist challengers in upcoming elections in the United States and Europe.
Later, at 2:00 p.m., the Hudson Institute hosts Luminita Odobescu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, for a keynote on challenges and opportunities in the Balkans. |
Video
Yesterday, CSIS President and CEO John J. Hamre spoke with Richard Koo, chief economist at Nomura Research Institute, about his new book Pursued Economy: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenging New Realities for Advanced Economies. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS’s Victor Cha joins the podcast to discuss the meeting between President Putin and Kim Jong-un, in which they vowed greater cooperation on economic and security issues.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Alright, we played a new video featuring Jackson Browne performing one of his best loved songs yesterday with a new ensemble. Here’s a song Jackson co-wrote in the early '70s with the Eagles' Glenn Frey—you may recognize some of the performers here, they sure can sing. |
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