The Evening: Houthi Barrage Intercepted, PLA Submarine Warfare Mapping, Blue Sky, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Wednesday, January 10th.

Houthi Barrage Shot Down

U.S. and U.K. warships shot down one of the largest barrages of missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels into the crucial Red Sea shipping lane overnight, as the WSJ reports

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Blinken Meets Abbas

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Wednesday with PA leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the role that the authority might play in Gaza post-conflict, as the NYT reports

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Chinese PLA-linked Vessels Map the Indian Ocean for Submarine Warfare

According to an analysis released today by CSIS, Chinese research vessels with ties to the People’s Liberation Army are conducting sweeping surveys of the undersea floor in the Indian Ocean, collecting data that could be crucial in deploying submarines in a region that is a critical energy supply line for Beijing in the event of a war with Taiwan, as The Washington Post reports

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Executive Education

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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: "U.S.-China Relations in 2024: Managing Competition without Conflict

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" with CSIS's Scott Kennedy.

In That Number

21

U.S. and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday towards the southern Red Sea, the United States said, with Britain hinting at further measures to protect international shipping lanes.

Source: Reuters

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Critical Quote

“As we made clear, and many other countries made clear, there’ll be consequences for the Houthis’ actions.”

—Secretary of State Antony Blinken

iDeas Lab

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Many Chinese survey ships have a record of calling at port in military-affiliated facilities in China. This includes Sanya, Guangzhou, Qingdao, and other ports known to host major contingents of PLA Navy warships and maritime militia vessels. Read full CSIS analysis.

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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: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg/Getty Images.) Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and food supplies enter into Gaza, queue at the Kerem Shalom Crossing on the Israel-Gaza border, in Kerem Shalom, Israel, on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Recommended Reading

“A Different Two-State Solution

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” by CSIS's Jon B. Alterman.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m.

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, the CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business discusses the implementation of key agreements such as the CPTPP.

Later, at 11:30 a.m.

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, the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program hosts a conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Elizabeth M. Allen on managing security risks in the Black Sea Region.

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And, at 3:30 p.m.

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, the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group welcomes the country's first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, the Honorable Dr. Laura D. Taylor-Kale, for a discussion on the new National Defense Industrial Strategy.

Video

Last month, CSIS's Ryan Berg testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions on U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s energy sector. Watch what he told Congress, in about two minutes.

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Podcasts

While at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum, CSIS's Kathleen McInnis had the opportunity to sit down with Karen Courington, Vice President of Trust and Safety at Google, and Alexandra Veitch, the Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube to discuss their career paths, mis and disinformation, and more.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

If you liked yesterday’s Playing for Change clip featuring Warren Haynes, you’ll enjoy this one too—Haynes and friends performing the Allman Brothers classic, “Blue Sky.”

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I invite you to email me at [email protected]

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed by Lauren Adler, Ava Rose, and the External Relations team.

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