Good Evening,
It's Wednesday, February 5th. |
Trump Gaza Plan
Top Trump administration officials on Wednesday walked back elements of President Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and drive out the Palestinian population, insisting that he had not committed to using U.S. troops to clear the territory and that any relocation of Palestinians would be temporary, as the NYT reports. |
Russia Indicates Talks With U.S. Over Ukraine Are Intensifying
The Kremlin said contacts between the U.S. and Russia had taken place and recently intensified, the first time Moscow has indicated the two countries are discussing a potential plan to end fighting in Ukraine, as the WSJ reports. |
Wall Street Quizzes U.S. Companies Over Tariff Risks
Wall Street analysts are bombarding U.S. companies with questions over how they will cope with Donald Trump’s trade wars, in an early sign of how the president’s policies are rippling through corporate America, as the FT reports. |
Executive Education
As the Trump administration pushes forward its policy agenda, Washington is experiencing significant shifts in power structures and bureaucratic processes. Join Decoding D.C.: Policy, Power, and People from March 24-27, 2025 for a guide to navigating the city's distinctive culture, policy dynamics, and political constructs. Register here by March 12. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest Commentary by Navin Girishankar and Philip Luck, "Tariffs Using Emergency Economic Powers Risk Undermining U.S. Economic Security." |
In That Number
40
Russia has around 40 icebreakers capable of operating in the Arctic's polar conditions, as well as new giant nuclear-powered ones under construction.
Source: WSJ |
Critical Quote
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too.”
—President Donald Trump |
iDeas Lab
Observers are assessing the likely impacts of tariffs on different categories of goods and different geographies such as border and heartland states with meaningful exposure. Read full analysis 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: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images.) U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. |
Recommended Reading
"A Dual Disruption and the Constant of Surprises: Trump 2.0 and Deepseek" by CSIS's Navin Girishankar. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:30 a.m. the Hudson Institute hosts Bill Hagerty to discuss the U.S.-Japan relationship under the new administration.
Later, at 10:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council hosts a conversation on the future role of nuclear energy with Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency.
Then, at 1:30 p.m., the Wilson Center discusses U.S.-Africa relations in 2025. |
Video
China’s manufacturing boom has fueled decades of export-oriented economic growth, undercutting foreign competitors and contributing to a growing appetite for tariffs in the United States and Europe. This shortform video product is based on CSIS Charts purposed to add further context to the data visualization work of CSIS. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
Paul Dabbar, CEO of Bohr Quantum Technologies and former Under Secretary for Science at DOE in Trump's first term, joins CSIS's Joseph Majkut and Quill Robinson to break down the implications of recent energy orders under the new adminstration.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
The Fire Aid LA shows had so many standout performances. Here’s another one featuring Jelly Roll and blink-182’s Travis Barker covering one of my favorite Bob Seger tunes. |
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