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It's Monday, March 4th. |
UN Says Inquiry Finds Evidence of Sexual Assault in Hamas Attack on Israel
A United Nations report released on Monday said that it had found grounds to believe that sexual violence occurred against women during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel and evidence that hostages being held in the Gaza Strip were also assaulted. It called for a full investigation, as the NYT reports. |
Russia’s Backdoor for Battlefield Goods
Two years after the invasion of Ukraine, drones and U.S.-made computer chips are increasingly flowing to Russia from China through Central Asian trade routes, showing the difficulty of strangling supplies to Moscow’s war effort, as the WSJ reports. |
Haiti Declares State of Emergency
Haiti is under a nighttime curfew after armed gangs led a mass prison break and demanded the resignation of the country’s prime minister, who is abroad seeking support for a UN-backed international security force for the Caribbean nation, as The Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
Looking for a deeper read on the Capitol’s centers of influence? From staffers to Senators, explore the key decisionmakers in the policy process with experienced D.C. insiders. Registration closes tonight—register here to join CSIS experts for “Decoding D.C.: Policy, Power, and People,” virtually or in person March 18-21, 2024. |
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: "Food as the “Silent Weapon”: Russia’s Gains and Ukraine’s Losses" with CSIS's Caitlin Welsh. |
In That Number
4,000
Haiti declared a state of emergency after armed gangs attacked its two largest prisons on Saturday night, allowing nearly 4,000 inmates to escape.
Source: NYT |
Critical Quote
“Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate cease-fire at least for the next six weeks.”
—Vice President Kamala Harris |
iDeas Lab
Satellite imagery from July 2023 revealed over 180 Chinese militia ships gathered in Mischief Reef in the South China Sea after only a minimal presence in months prior. Read the latest feature from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative 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: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.) U.S. soldiers take part in the NATO Dragon 24 military exercise on the Vistula River in Poland on March 4, 2024. |
Recommended Reading
“Food as the “Silent Weapon”: Russia’s Gains and Ukraine’s Losses” by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh and Joseph Glauber. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:00 a.m., the CSIS Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies welcomes key leaders from rating agencies to discuss economic trends that will impact India's economic trajectory.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development examines digital solutions for women, girls, and other vulnerable populations to engage in the formal economy.
Later, at 4:30 p.m., the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and the CSIS Australia Chair welcome Hugh Jeffrey, Deputy Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, for a conference keynote. |
Video
Today, the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program welcomed Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defense at the European External Action Service, to discuss the role of the European Union as a defense actor. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS's Cy McGeady is joined by climate expert Nat Bullard to discuss the key trends that are shaping our decarbonization future.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
I love when the top artists release archival material from their “vault.” The Grateful Dead and associated acts are masters of this practice. Some other bands are a bit more surprising when it comes to issuing rare and previously unreleased material. For example, I’d completely ignored the Steve Miller Band’s 2019 compilation “Welcome To The Vault.” One of my good friends who has excellent taste sent me a few tracks over the weekend and I locked in on it. Dig this alternative version of “Jet Airliner.” I almost like it better than the hit original. |
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