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It's Tuesday, November 12th. |
U.S. Will Not Stop Military Aid to Israel
The U.S. has said that it will not withhold military aid to Israel because it had taken steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, even as human rights groups said Palestinians in the shattered enclave were being “starved,” as the FT reports. |
Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership, as the WSJ reports. |
Mexico Could Hit Back at U.S. with Tariffs
Mexico’s government on Monday signaled that it planned to hit back with trade restrictions of its own if President-elect Trump followed through on his threats to impose sky-high tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States, as the NYT reports. |
Executive Education
From technology to trade, the U.S.-China rivalry poses challenges for industries worldwide. Through a day and a half of seminars and simulations, Flashpoints and Future of the U.S.-China Relationship provides critical insights into potential outcomes of the most consequential great power competition today. Registration closes tonight. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS experts give short, spoken-word summaries on the biggest takeaways of their latest reports, white papers, and commentaries - in their own words.
Listen Here: "Mobilizing for Sustainability: Environmental Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa" with CSIS's Will Todman. |
In That Number
500,000
An independent demographer estimated that Russia’s overall population would shrink by 500,000 this year. Russia is also likely to experience a decline in average life expectancy.
Source: NYT
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Critical Quote
“I don’t think the challenge or the need to address global emissions is going to go away. Anything that happens in the short term would just make the longer term that much more challenging.”
—Exxon Mobil Chair and CEO Darren Woods |
iDeas Lab
Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's 29th prime minister, joins Pacific Policy Pulse to discuss bilateral expectations between the U.S. and Australia, the American election, and what he's reading. Watch the full video 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: Villamor Visaya/AFP/Getty Images.) An aerial photo shows a swollen river inundating farm fields and houses at a village in Ilagan town, Isabela province, Philippines, on November 12, 2024, a day after Typhoon Toraji hit the province. |
Recommended Reading
“Analyzing China’s Escalation After Taiwan President William Lai’s National Day Speech” by CSIS’s Bonny Lin and Brian Hart. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department welcomes Sen. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Garret Graves, and Chris Lehane, Vice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI, for a discussion on U.S. leadership in AI.
Also at 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Middle East Program unpacks civil society groups' potential to advance environmental action and stability in the Middle East and North Africa.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Americas Program and Critical Minerals Security Program discuss the challenges and opportunities that Latin America presents in the copper sector.
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Video
Earlier today, the CSIS Defense and Security Department welcomed Brett M. Holmgren, Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, for a conversation on the evolving global terrorism landscape and U.S. counterterrorism efforts to safeguard American security. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
What might AI policy look like under the second Trump administration? We dive into the first Trump administration's achievements, how the Trump campaign handled AI policy, and where the new administration might fall on key issue areas like national security, safety, export controls, open-source, and more.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
We live in an “on demand” world, so this note won’t contain any spoilers. But, it’s a huge smile that the greatest show on television is back—Yellowstone premiered Sunday night! One of the show’s actors, Ryan Bingham, who plays “Walker,” is also a country-roots rock musician. Bingham was savvy enough to release his new album, “Live at Red Rocks,” during the weekend of the Yellowstone premiere, and it’s great stuff. |
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