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It's Tuesday, November 19th. |
Ukraine Uses U.S.-Made ATACMS
Ukraine fired at least six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at a weapons depot in the Bryansk region on Tuesday, the first use of the weapons against a target inside Russia, as The Washington Post reports. |
Iran Sharply Expands Stockpile of Nuclear Fuel
Iran sharply increased its stockpile of nearly weapons-grade uranium amid its confrontation with Israel, according to the United Nations atomic-energy agency, in a challenge to the incoming Trump administration, as the WSJ reports. |
U.S. Envoy Signals Progress in Israel-Hezbollah Talks
A top U.S. envoy to the Middle East on Tuesday signaled progress in negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah on a cease-fire proposal that, if agreed upon, could ease hostilities, as the NYT reports. |
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Audio Briefs
CSIS experts give short, spoken-word summaries on the biggest takeaways from their latest reports, white papers, and commentaries—in their own words.
Listen here: "Building Civics Concepts into STEM and the Tech Sector" with CSIS's Suzanne Spaulding. |
In That Number
80%
The G20 is responsible for 80% of the world’s greenhouse effect emissions, according to the President of Brazil at this year’s G20 summit.
Source: AP |
Critical Quote
“This is the single greatest existential threat to humanity if we do not deal with climate change.”
—President Joe Biden |
iDeas Lab
China has strategically secured an increasing volume of raw copper supply from Chile to feed its refineries and meet the significant domestic demand generated by its infrastructure and energy industries. To achieve this, China has leveraged various diplomatic efforts with Chile, from which it imports almost one-third (31 percent) of its total raw copper. Read the full analysis here.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto/Getty Images.) 1,000 candles are lit in the square in front of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine on the 1,000th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, on November 19, 2024. |
Recommended Reading
“Under the Gun: Firearms Trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean” by CSIS’s Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, and Azucena Duarte. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m., the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues launches its new report, Project Atom 2024, with a discussion on deterrence and alliance management.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the Wilson Center hosts a discussion of Venezuela’s policy options and how the United States should engage with Maduro’s government.
Later, at 10:45 a.m., the Atlantic Council welcomes Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, for a conversation on his decades of work in Latin America.
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Video
Today, the CSIS Bipartisan Commission on Global Health Security hosted the 21st episode of 'Gaza: The Human Toll' to discuss two measures passed by the Israeli parliament that will effectively end the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees as we know it once instituted in January. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
Clinton D. White, Counselor of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), discusses his experience as the highest-ranked career Foreign Service Officer at USAID and his commitment to diversity and inclusion in global development.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Another treat—on December 6th, the Rolling Stones are releasing a recording on one of their most intimate shows, the June 1999 Shepard’s Bush Club show in London. Witnessed in person by only 1,800 people, including Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the show is the only Stones concert to be presented in ultra-high definition. Here’s a preview the band released. |
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