Putin to North Korea

Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, furthering concerns about the growing military cooperation between the two states at a time when Moscow is hungry for munitions to use in its war against Ukraine, as The Washington Post reports.

Israeli War Cabinet Dissolved

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismantled the war cabinet set up to bring a unified approach to the fight against Hamas, as a top U.S. envoy traveled to the region to push diplomatic efforts aimed at heading off a wider conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese border, as the WSJ reports.

IMF AI Warning

The IMF said it had “profound concerns” about massive labor disruptions and rising inequality as societies move towards generative AI, and it urged governments to do more to protect their economies, as the FT reports.

Executive Education

The Breakthrough Leadership Program helps rising leaders navigate global issues, fine-tuning key skills for success. Designed for mid-career professionals from marginalized backgrounds, it blends virtual and in-person sessions to provide tools and knowledge for career advancement. Applications close June 28.

Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to CSIS's John J. Hamre and Victor Cha's latest commentary, "A Reimagined G7."

In That Number

1,000

More than 1,000 truckloads of aid are piled up at a Gazan border crossing on Monday, a day after Israel implemented a humanitarian pause in fighting to help increase the flow of aid.
Source: WSJ

Critical Quote

“Why is it that we have failed to respond to the harms of social media when they are no less urgent or widespread than those posed by unsafe cars, planes or food?”

—Dr. Vivek Murthy, United States Surgeon General

iDeas Lab

Beyond Parallel conducted analysis of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center using 29 publicly available LANDSAT 8 and LANDSAT 9 thermal infrared (TIR) images to assess what can reasonable be discerned concerning operational status of key facilities at the center. Read the full CSIS analysis 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: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images.) Class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, leaves Havana Harbor on June 17, 2024.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies explores the current state of U.S.-India clean energy collaboration and ways for the United States to become a partner of choice for India.

Earlier, at 9:00 a.m., Brookings hosts a conversation on outcomes-based financing in the global health sector, and how it can help meet the Sustainable Development Goal of healthy lives for all.

Later, at 12:30 p.m., the Atlantic Council honors Juneteenth by convening experts across various fields to discuss African American history and its influence on contemporary issues such as policy, education, and more.

Video

Last week, CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the need for the United States to develop a robust critical minerals supply chain that both sets the U.S. to compete and remain independent from China. Watch what she told Congress, in under 60 seconds.

Podcasts

In the latest episode of Russian Roulette, Max Bergmann sits down with Hanna Notte and Jon B. Alterman to discuss how Russia and Iran have strengthened their political, economic, and security collaboration since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

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