The Evening: U.S. Strikes Yemen, Search for Missing SEALs, Rads Reunion, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Tuesday, January 16th.

U.S. Strikes More Targets in Yemen as Houthis Hit a Greek Ship

The United States carried out a new military strike against Houthi ballistic missiles in Yemen on Tuesday and destroyed four missiles that the Pentagon’s Central Command said posed an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels traveling through the Red Sea and nearby waters, as the NYT reports.

U.S. Searches for Missing Navy SEALs

The U.S. military was searching for two Navy SEALs lost at sea during an operation last Friday that seized Iranian-made missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, as the WSJ reports.

Qatar Announces Deal on Medicine for Israeli Hostages, Aid to Gaza

France and Qatar said late Tuesday that they had brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to deliver medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza, as well as additional aid to Palestinians in the besieged territory, as the AP reports.

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: "Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS" with CSIS's Mark F. Cancian.

In That Number

83

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 83 countries had participated in a conference of national security advisers on Sunday in Davos to agree on a final draft of a peace proposal to send to Russia.
Source: NYT

Critical Quote

“They still have time to make the right choice, which is to stop these reckless attacks.”

—John Kirby, White House National Security Council Spokesman

iDeas Lab

There has been steady growth in North Korean provocations and missile testing over the past four U.S. administrations. These have accelerated further over the past three years, with new CSIS analysis finding a 112 percent increase of North Korean testing over the previous U.S. and South Korean administrations.

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: VCG/Getty Images.) A view of Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying 3 satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on January 11, 2024 in waters off the coast of Haiyang, Shandong Province of China.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:30 a.m., the CSIS Asia Program unpacks what is and should be in store for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in 2024.

Also, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS International Security Program and Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict and implications of a wider regional war.

Then, at 8:00 p.m., the Carnegie Endowment examines the upcoming election in Indonesia and possible changes from new leadership.

Video

Today, the CSIS Asia Program hosted panel discussions of CSIS experts at the 2024 Indo-Pacific Forecast to explore future security, economic, and political developments in the Indo-Pacific region. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS's Victor Cha is joined by Dr. James Brady to discuss the recent earthquake, the political fundraising scandal, and speculation regarding Japan-DPRK relations in 2024.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

For me, one of the great happenings in live music is the annual January reunion shows of the New Orleans band The Radiators. If you read this space you already know that I’m an ambassador for the sounds of the Crescent City and that the “Rads” are one of my favorites. Click the link below, scroll your cursor to about 7 minutes in and you’ll get a taste of this past weekend’s shows at the legendary Tipitina’s. The first tune is a cover of the Amazing Rhythm Aces’ classic, “The End is Not in Sight,” followed by a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Little Sadie.”

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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.