The Evening: Israeli Soldiers Killed, Turkey Approves Sweden for NATO, Dire Straits, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Tuesday, January 23rd.

Israeli Military’s Deadliest Day in Gaza

The Israeli military suffered its deadliest day of the Gaza ground invasion on Monday, announcing that 24 soldiers had been killed, about 20 of them in a single explosion inside the territory near the Israeli border, as the NYT reports.

Turkey Approves Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid

Turkey’s parliament approved Sweden’s entrance to NATO, removing one of the last remaining obstacles to a historic expansion of the alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the WSJ reports.

Pentagon Says Ukrainian Soldiers Running Out of Ammunition Without U.S. Funds

Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are running out of ammunition and other weapons needed to fight the Russian invaders, a Pentagon official said Tuesday, as Politico reports.

Executive Education

Ready to take the next step towards policy success in Washington? Join CSIS experts March 18-21, 2024, at CSIS Headquarters for "Decoding D.C.: Policy, Power, and People," to unlock the secrets to thriving in the capital's unique policy landscape. Register here by March 4.

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 Geopolitical Promise of New Zealand’s Conservative Swing" with CSIS's Kathryn Paik.

In That Number

24 Critical Quote

“This is a war that will determine the future of Israel for decades to come. The fall of our fighters is a requirement for achieving the goals of the war.”

—Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

iDeas Lab

Pacific Policy Pulse, a new series from the CSIS Australia Chair, is dedicated to conversations with key policy and thought leaders throughout the Pacific. In the first episode, CSIS’s Charles Edel is joined by Greg Moriarty, Australia’s Secretary of Defense. Watch the full video here.

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: Liu Ranyang/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images.) Rescuers work at the site of Monday’s deadly landslide on January 23, 2024 in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province in China.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:30 a.m., the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies welcomes Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) for a bipartisan discussion on strategic competition in advanced technologies.

Then, at 11:00 a.m., the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis Program discuss Air Force budget priorities with the Hon. Kristyn E. Jones and Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr.

Earlier, at 10:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council unpacks the outlook for the EU in 2024 and the future of U.S.-EU relations for 2025 and beyond.

Video

Today, the CSIS Southeast Asia Program hosted the 2024 U.S.-Vietnam Conference, featuring keynote remarks from senior U.S. and Vietnamese officials and panel discussions on key issues related to the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including strategic and security cooperation, trade, technology, and energy, and education, culture, and history. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS's Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies is launching a new series, The AI Policy Podcast, to give you a deep dive into the world of AI policy, from regulation and innovation to national security and geopolitics. The first episode reviews the biggest developments of 2023 and our responses to it all.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Late last week, Rhino Records released a dream box set: “Dire Straits Live 1978-1992.” It’s a trove of classic Dire Straits tracks performed at the height of the band’s powers. Some of this material has been out there but hard to find, like the “Alchemy” live tracks that we used to listen to around the clock in my dorm room in the late 1980s at Tulane. Some of it is rare, like the BBC tracks drawn from the “Old Grey Whistle Test” in ’78. And, then there’s a previously unreleased show from the Rainbow in London in ’79. It’s exciting, original, urgently performed music, and just like back in the dorm, I can’t get enough of it.

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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.