The Evening: Tariffs on Russia, 10K Troops to Border, Up on Cripple Creek, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Wednesday, January 22nd.

Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Russia

President Trump threatened sanctions and tariffs on Russia if its leader, President Vladimir Putin, doesn’t reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, as the WSJ reports

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Trump shuts off access to asylum, plans to send 10,000 troops to border

President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, and Border Patrol agents have been directed to deny entry to asylum seekers if they “traveled through a country with a communicable disease,” as The Washington Post reports

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Russian spy ship detected in UK waters

Britain on Wednesday warned that it faced a growing threat of aggression from Russia, asserting that a Russian spy ship had passed by the English coast for the second time in three months, in the latest incident that seemed designed to test British military capabilities, as the NYT reports

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Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest Commentary by CSIS's Otto Svendsen, "Seizing Greenland Is Worse Than a Bad Deal

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In That Number

10 percent

​President Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports into the United States on Feb. 1, a decision that is sure to escalate trade tensions between the world’s largest economies.

Source: NYT

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Critical Quote

“If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”

—President Donald Trump

iDeas Lab

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140 jihadist attacks have been recorded in the U.S. between the beginning of 1994 and the beginning of 2025. While civilians have been the primary targets, both these periods of increased jihadist activity saw significant numbers of attacks and plots against military, government, and law enforcement targets. Read the full CSIS analysis here.

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The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

(Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images.) Snow falls on Chartres Street in the French Quarter on January 21, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Recommended Reading

"Jihadist Terrorism in the United States

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" by CSIS's Alexander Palmer, Skyeler Jackson, and Daniel Byman.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m.

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, Brookings discusses local and global collaboration in transforming education systems.

Then, at 10:00 a.m.

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, the Wilson Center hosts a conversation on what's next for U.S.-China climate relations.

Later, at 12:00 p.m.

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, AEI unpacks the Inflation Reduction Act and other drug-pricing challenges.

Video

Today, the CSIS Korea Chair discussed the DPRK's recent and anticipated actions, the current situation in South Korea, and what to expect under the new U.S. administration. ​Watch the full video here.

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Podcasts

The Trump Administration is focused on maximizing U.S. oil production while limiting strategic adversaries' ability to leverage their own oil resources for their economic and geopolitical goals. This week, CSIS's Joseph Majkut, Quill Robinson, and Clay Seigel discuss the global oil market and the power of oil sanctions.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

Someone asked me yesterday to post The Band’s “Up on Cripple Creek

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” to honor the passing of keyboardist Garth Hudson. I can never say no to that type of request! I was lucky enough to interview Hudson for New Orleans’ OffBeat Magazine. Hudson was a kind, humble man, and a great storyteller. I loved talking with him about his craft—he told me that if he could get his left hand to play keyboards as well as his right hand, he would have it all figured out. I think he had it all together just fine!

I invite you to email me at [email protected]

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and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz

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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.

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