Good Evening,
It's Tuesday, March 4th. |
Tariffs Take Effect
President Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada took effect first thing Tuesday. Canada responded with plans to impose 25% tariffs on about $100 billion of U.S. imports, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying Trump is acting in "bad faith" and the U.S. president threatening more tariffs.
Mexico's president said it would also retaliate, with a range of moves to be announced Sunday, as the WSJ reports. |
Zelensky Offers Terms
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Tuesday offered a course of action that he said could end the war, while trying to assure the Trump administration that his government was dedicated to peace, as the NYT reports. |
Arab Leaders Summit
Arab leaders flocked to Egypt’s new administrative capital Tuesday for an emergency summit that aims to produce a unified stance on the future of the Gaza Strip, as The Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
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Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest Commentary by CSIS's Navin Girishankar, Joseph Majkut, Cy McGeady, Barath Harithas, and Karl Smith, "Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI." |
In That Number
15%
China imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on a raft of U.S. farm products and blacklisted multiple U.S. companies, marking a major escalation in a brewing battle between the world’s two largest economies.
Source: The Washington Post |
Critical Quote
“You’re a very smart guy. But this is a very dumb thing to do.”
—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau |
iDeas Lab
The United States is not the only equipment supplier to Ukraine. European military aid for Ukraine has been comparable to that of the United States, at roughly $1.8 billion per month. Read the 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: Erika Goldring/Getty Images.) The 2025 Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place during Mardi Gras 2025 on March 2, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Recommended Reading
"A New Era of Minerals Diplomacy" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran in The New York Times. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 12:00 p.m., the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program discusses the state of AI electricity demand, DeepSeek's impact, prospects for nuclear, and more.
Later, at 5:00 p.m., the CSIS Australia Chair launches a new report, “Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States.”
Earlier, at 1:30 p.m., Brookings hosts a conversation on the current United States Mexico Canada Agreement and challenges to the agreement in light of the new administration’s approach to international trade. |
Video
Today, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program welcomed former Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Adm. Michael Rogers USN (Ret.), to discuss how the United States can position itself as a global leader in quantum technologies. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
Matthew Pearl, director of the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, joins the podcast to discuss all things spectrum, including his recent testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on spectrum policy, how spectrum impacts our national security, and more.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
“I’ve got a nickel, you’ve got a dime
New Orleans, around Carnival time.”
Happy Mardi Gras to all! Today, of course, is Fat Tuesday (or Mardi Gras day as locals call it). To celebrate, here’s a great clip of the first musical family of New Orleans, the Neville Brothers, at Jazz Fest in 1990. I was lucky enough to attend this performance and it is unforgettable! |
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