Good Evening,
It's Thursday, September 26th. |
Foreign Election Interference
Federal officials battling foreign interference in the coming election say they are entering what may be the most perilous period of the campaign: October, when the prospect for mischief runs high and the time to react runs short, as the NYT reports. |
Cease-Fire Proposal
Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants exchanged more fire Thursday, as Biden administration officials awaited Israeli and Lebanese action on a 21-day cease-fire proposal formulated by the United States and other nations, as The Washington Post reports. |
China’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank
China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country’s priority weapons programs, as the WSJ reports. |
Executive Education
The future of our economic and national security hinges on the decisions we make today. On October 29, join CSIS experts for Building Critical Mineral Security to explore strategies for de-risking supply chains and addressing the challenges facing energy security. Register by October 15. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the forward from the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department's inaugural report: "Foreword: An Election of Global Consequence." |
In That Number
$8 Billion
U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv "win this war" against Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a major commitment.
Source: Reuters |
Critical Quote
“We continue to hit Hezbollah with all our might. We will not stop until we achieve all our goals, first of all the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes.”
—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
iDeas Lab
Dr. Victor Cha, president of the newly formed Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at CSIS, breaks down the international stakes of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Watch the full video here.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Tom Brenner/Getty Images.) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to a closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. |
Recommended Reading
“The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election” by the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department. |
This Town Upcoming
Tomorrow, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosts a discussion on Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems featuring Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Hon. Douglas R. Bush and General James E. Rainey, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures Command.
On Monday, at 12:30 p.m., the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies discusses a new report on guiding recommendations for “avalanche decoupling” in the case of a Taiwan Strait crisis.
Later on Monday, at 4:00 p.m., the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda holds a conversation on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan with experts and policy leaders. |
Video
Today, CSIS hosted the inaugural event of the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department to discuss a collection of essays by CSIS scholars assessing the meaning of the upcoming U.S. election for Europe, Russia, Eurasia, the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. The essays are featured in a new report, The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, which provides concise analysis and predictions as well as recommendations for U.S. policy. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor joins CSIS's Bonny Lin to discuss the evolving relationship between Russia and China, and how the United States and Europe should respond to this alignment.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
One more from the new Dylan and The Band sampler of “The 1974 Live Recordings.” Enjoy! |
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