Hamas Leader Killed

Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing, was killed in an Israeli strike this month in central Gaza, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Monday. Earlier Monday, Israel’s military said it was carrying out a “precise operation” at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, citing Israeli intelligence that the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants, as The Washington Post reports.

Putin’s Terms

Fresh from an election in which he was the only viable contender, Vladimir Putin came out swinging against the West, vowing that peace in Ukraine would come only on his terms, and warning that if NATO put boots on the ground, it could mean nuclear war, as the WSJ reports.

Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan

Pakistan launched two airstrikes into Afghanistan on Monday morning that killed at least eight people, escalating simmering tensions between the two countries, as the NYT reports.

Executive Education

Looking to unpack the defense priorities of FY25 without needing to decrypt complicated jargon and dig through lengthy reports? Join CSIS experts on April 16 for Inside DOD’s FY 2025 Budget to explore the most important strategic priorities, acquisition program changes and major budget movements for your organization. Register here by April 2.

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: "China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses" with CSIS's Lily McElwee.

In That Number

$8 billion

The European Union on Sunday announced an $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
Source: AP

Critical Quote

“Every single intelligence community official that testified before the Intelligence Committee last week suggested that under its current ownership structure, TikTok is a threat to national security.”

—Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI)

“Essentially, ByteDance is the 100% owner of Tiktok. ByteDance basically has its Editor-in-Chief, who’s also the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party cell embedded at the highest echelons of the company, to control all of its products.”

—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)

iDeas Lab

Satellite imagery of the Zhu Hai Yun, a Chinese research vessel, moored next to a Type 056A corvette, a modern PLA Navy warship, on July 24, 2022, reveals China's dual-use missions in key strategic regions of the seas. Read the second edition of the Hidden Reach Snapshots series 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.) In ongoing protests against grain imports from Ukraine, Polish farmers use their tractors to block the A12 highway border crossing to Germany on March 18, 2024.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Americas Program discusses innovations made to advance women's economic security in Northern Central America.

Then, at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program unpacks Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Later, at 4:30 p.m., the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project hosts a discussion with Luc Van den hove, President and CEO of imec, the leading global center for cooperative research in the semiconductor industry.

Video

Today, the CSIS Americas Program analyzed the business-to-business landscape in Latin America, with a focus on the space and technology sector, featuring industry leaders from across Latin America and the United States. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

In the latest episode, the Trade Guys discuss the House's vote to ban TikTok and updates from the Nippon Steel acquisition.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

If you read this space, you probably know that I am a big fan of Little Feat and their original lineup featuring the late Lowell George. Don’t get me wrong, I love that the band continues to tour and make new music despite George’s untimely death in 1979. They even have a new album that is coming out on May 17th called “Sam’s Place.” But it’s the vintage Little Feat material with George from the mid-1970s that I think is incomparable. This week, I’ll dive into some of Little Feat’s best known songs, and some of the obscure ones as well.

Here’s a video clip of just how brilliant this band was with Lowell George at the helm.

I invite you to email me at [email protected] and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz

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.