Good Evening,
It's Monday, July 8th. |
Ukrainian Children’s Hospital Destroyed
Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital was destroyed by a Russian missile on Monday, shaking Kyiv, the capital, with images of bloodied and injured children, and sending hundreds racing to the scene to help clear twisted metal and smashed concrete in a desperate search for survivors, as the NYT reports. |
Divided France
France’s elections have produced a fractious Parliament that threatens an unprecedented period of political paralysis, as the WSJ reports. |
Israel Launches New Gaza City Operation
Israel launched a new military offensive in Gaza City on Monday, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing in what residents said was some of the worst bombardment in the heart of the war-ravaged northern city since the early days of the war, as The Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
Develop your global acumen and elevate your leadership with the Breakthrough Leadership Program. Through coaching on key skills and seminars on pressing policy issues, the Breakthrough Leadership Program empowers rising global leaders to grow their impact. Applications close tonight, July 8. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to CSIS's Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe's latest commentary, "Why Ecuador’s Security Crisis Demands Global Action." |
In That Number
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Recent satellite imagery shows major expansions at two key Iranian ballistic missile facilities that American researchers assessed are for boosting missile production, a conclusion confirmed by senior Iranian officials.
Source: Reuters |
Critical Quote
“Russia cannot claim ignorance of where its missiles are flying and must be held fully accountable for all its crimes. Against people, against children, against humanity in general.”
—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky |
iDeas Lab
New satellite imagery from Hidden Reach depicts suspected Chinese spy bases in Cuba, including a previously unreported site near a U.S. naval base. China may be using Cuba’s geographic proximity to the United States to obtain sensitive electronic communications from American military bases and other sources.
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: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images.) Volunteers and medics work to clear rubble at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv following Russian airstrikes on July 8, 2024. |
Recommended Reading
“What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?” by CSIS’s Sean Monaghan, Sissy Martinez, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, and Otto Svendsen. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 11:00 a.m., CSIS welcomes Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) to discuss their recent trip to Ukraine and how they saw U.S. aid being used to help the Ukrainian people.
Later, at 11:30 a.m., the CSIS Human Rights Initiative hosts Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a fireside chat on DHS’s efforts to enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
Finally, at 3:30 p.m., the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies hosts a discussion with NYT's Edward Wong on his new book, At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China. |
Video
Today, the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions hosted a panel to discuss their new research on a significant shift in popular sentiment in China regarding the causes of economic inequality. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS's Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill cover the state of autonomous weapons systems adoption in Ukraine, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Chevron Doctrine, the delayed deployment of Apple Intelligence in the EU, and Nvidia's deal to sell its technology to the Middle East.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
I hope everyone had an enjoyable July 4th celebration and weekend. I’m just retuning from California, where rock and roll is still very much alive and founding members of the Grateful Dead are doing their best to pass the torch to younger musicians. In the case of this clip, it’s Phil Lesh passing it on to his son Grahame and two budding stars of the American roots rock scene, singer Nicki Bluhm and singer guitarist Daniel Donato. |
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