EU Leaders Agree on Ukraine Package

European Union leaders agreed to a $54 billion budget-aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, locking in their financing for Kyiv for the next four years and overcoming weeks of opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as the WSJ reports.

Iran Worried

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council held an emergency meeting this week, deeply worried that the United States would retaliate after an Iran-aligned militia in Iraq killed three American soldiers and wounded more than 40 others in Jordan, as the NYT reports.

Biden Sanctions Israeli Settlers

President Biden signed an executive order Thursday that imposes sanctions on four West Bank settlers who the administration says have committed violence against Palestinians, as The Washington Post reports.

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In That Number

$54 billion

European Union leaders sealed a deal on Thursday to provide Ukraine with a new $54 billion support package for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary backed down from its threats to veto the move.
Source: AP

Critical Quote

“I did not handle this right.”

—Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

iDeas Lab

Last week, the CSIS Project on Trade and Technology hosted Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, to preview the Biden administration’s trade, technology, and commercial agenda heading into 2024. Watch the ReCap here.

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Optics

(Photo credit: Luis Miguel Caceres/Getty Images.) A protester throws an EU flag into the fire during a farmer's protest in Brussels, Belgium, on February 1, 2024.

This Town Upcoming

On Monday, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project unpacks the importance of foundational semiconductors, featuring Dr. Chris Miller.

Also on Monday, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosts the Honorable Douglas R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.

Earlier on Monday, at 9:30 a.m., CSIS joins the Wilson Center in welcoming Mexican presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez to discuss nearshoring, migration, energy, and more.

Video

Today, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosted Andrew Herscowitz, Executive Director of ODI, for a conversation on achieving universal energy access in Africa amid global decarbonization. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS's Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy discuss Ukraine’s continued struggle to secure funding from the European Union and welcome guest Catherine Belton from The Washington Post to disucss Russian attempts to influence European politics.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Just when we thought Dead and Company had ended their run last summer with a “Final Tour,” we learned late yesterday that the show will go on! Starting in mid-May, Dead and Co will be in residence at The Sphere in Las Vegas. So it’s not a “tour,” it’s a “residence.” I’m super excited and grinning from ear to ear.

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