School Building Strike in Southern Gaza

At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Tuesday in a strike on a school building being used as a shelter by displaced people in the town of Abassan, outside of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, as the NYT reports.

Putin and Modi Deepen Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, seeking to deepen the relationship between the two nuclear powers at a time when NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia launched deadly missile attacks in Ukraine that hit a children’s hospital, as the AP reports.

U.S., Allies Issue Rare Warning on Chinese Hacking Group

The U.S., Australia, and six other allies warned that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group poses a threat to their networks, in an unusual coordinated move by Western governments to call out a global hacking operation they say is directed by Beijing’s intelligence services, as the WSJ 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 October 1–register here to join CSIS experts for “Decoding D.C.: Policy, Power, and People” virtually or in person October 15-18, 2024.

Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest commentary from CSIS's Daniel Byman and Katherine Trauger, "Can Iran’s New President Change the Regime’s Confrontational Foreign Policy?"

In That Number

20-fold

Putin’s war effort in Ukraine has been funded in significant part by Indian purchases of Russian oil products, which have increased almost 20-fold since 2021.
Source: The Washington Post

Critical Quote

“In recent weeks, Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza, using a playbook we’ve seen other actors use over the years. We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters. I want to be clear that I know Americans who participate in protests are, in good faith, expressing their views on the conflict in Gaza–this intelligence does not indicate otherwise. Moreover, the freedom to express diverse views, when done peacefully, is essential to our democracy, but it is also important to warn of foreign actors who seek to exploit our debate for their own purposes.”

—Avril Haines, U.S. Director of National Intelligence

iDeas Lab

New Hidden Reach satellite imagery analysis 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: Gavriil Grigorov/POOL/AFP/Getty Images.) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace each other during an informal meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on July 8, 2024.

This Town Upcoming

At 8:00 a.m., the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security welcomes Cameron Hume, Executive Director of the Maritime Humanitarian Aid Foundation, and Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Later, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative hosts Irene Fellin, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, for a discussion of the future of women in NATO.

On Thursday, at 9:00 a.m., CSIS hosts the annual South China Sea Conference, providing in-depth discussion and analysis of developments in the region over the past year.

Video

Today, the CSIS Human Rights Initiative welcomed Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a fireside chat discussing the Department of Homeland Security's enforcement efforts of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS's Max Bergmann joins the podcast to discuss the main goals of the NATO summit in Washington, Finland and Sweden joining the alliance, NATO's role in Ukraine, and more.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

One of my sons believes that country music superstar Zach Bryan is the voice of his generation. He compares him to Bob Dylan in terms of his songwriting power. I think Bryan is more Springsteenesque, but you get the drift of where I’m going with this.

Bryan is a Navy veteran who left the service in 2021. He now sells out stadiums nationwide. I’ve been interested in Bryan and warming to his music for some time. But with his new album, “The Great American Bar Scene,” issued just days ago, I’m now hooked. I think all it took was Bryan’s collaborations with Bruce Springsteen himself and John Mayer on this new record.

Watch this video of Bryan and Mayer recording the song “Better Days” and I think you will be hooked too.

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.