The Evening: Netanyahu Calls For Pressure on Hamas, Hezbollah Threatens New Attacks, English Beat, and More
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Good Evening,
It's Wednesday, July 17th.
Netanyahu Calls for More Pressure on Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday that the country had to apply “pressure, pressure and more pressure” to squeeze further concessions from Hamas in cease-fire negotiations, as the talks have shown little movement, as the NYT reports
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Hezbollah Leader Threatens New Attacks on Israeli Towns
Hasan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, threatened Wednesday to target new areas in Israel if its military does not stop striking civilians in southern Lebanon, as The Washington Post reports
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Fed Closer But Not Ready to Cut Rates
Two top Federal Reserve officials suggested an interest-rate cut could be warranted in the coming months—though not at the central bank’s meeting in two weeks—if a recent inflation slowdown continues, as the WSJ reports
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Executive Education
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Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to CSIS's Emily Harding's latest commentary, "A Russian Bot Farm Used AI to Lie to Americans. What Now?
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In That Number
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The jihadist ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite-Muslim mosque in the Gulf Arab state of Oman that killed six people Monday evening.
Source: CNN
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Critical Quote
“If Israeli tanks come to Lebanon, they will not only have a shortage in tanks but will never have any tanks left.”
—Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah secretary-general
iDeas Lab
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The latest episode of Pacific Policy Pulse
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features Professor David Capie to discuss the new government in New Zealand and their experience at the NATO summit.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.
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(Photo credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak lead MPs through the Central Lobby at the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament on July 17, 2024 in London.
Recommended Reading
“Why the United Nations Is Chasing Its Tail on Cybersecurity
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” by CSIS’s James Andrew Lewis.
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m.
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, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies discusses public perceptions of U.S. credibility in Taiwan, China’s growing threats to peace and stability, and more.
Then, at 10:00 a.m.
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, the Wilson Center hosts a conversation with Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Edmundo González.
Later, at 11:30 a.m.
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, the Carnegie Endowment holds a conversation with the Brazilian President's foreign policy advisor, H.E. Ambassador Celso Amorim, on democracy, climate change, trade, and artificial intelligence.
Video
The Dnipro River has helped power Ukraine’s development in the 21st century, but it is now a battlefront in Russia’s war. In this episode of the Watershed video series, the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program analyzes how the Dnipro has served as a weapon and suffered as a victim of the ongoing conflict. Watch the full video here.
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Podcasts
Masoud Pezeshkian recently won the runoff election to replace Iran's late president, Ebrahim Raisi. CSIS's Leah Hickert and Jon Alterman speak about Pezeshkian and the election's impact on regional politics.
Listen on Spotify
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& Apple Podcasts
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The other day I posted Eddie Vedder’s cover of The English Beat’s 1982 classic “Save It For Later.” If you’ve never heard of or heard The English Beat, I can tell you that they were one of the most exciting bands of the early 1980s. Typically, when The Beat were playing, you couldn’t keep your toes from tapping if you tried. Here’s the original version of “Save It For Later.”
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