Chinese Tariffs Take Effect

Chinese tariffs on a wide array of U.S. agricultural products took effect Monday as Beijing remains defiant in the face of U.S. pressure—while urging the Trump administration to come to the negotiating table, as The Washington Post reports.

Ontario Slaps 25% Tax Increase on Electricity Exports to U.S.

Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to the Trump administrations tariffs, as the AP reports.

Fierce Fighting with Assad Supporters

Syria said that it had ended a government military operation in response to insurgent attacks that resulted in a spiral of violence and put the country’s nascent political transition in the international spotlight, as the WSJ reports.

Executive Education

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Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest Critical Questions by CSIS's Victor Cha and Ellen Kim, "North Korea Announces Nuclear-Powered Submarine Development."

In That Number

18%

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived at the U.S. Agency for International Development under the State Department.
Source: AP

Critical Quote

“There’s someone who’s trying to weaken our economy: Donald Trump.”

—Canadian Prime Minister Designate Mark Carney

iDeas Lab

Ukrainian forces have widely adopted small FPV drones, which can be quickly adapted for diverse missions through modular design. This is one of several trends promoting the expansion of AI-enabled autonomous warfare. Read the full report 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: Lee Whitaker/AFP/Getty Images.) Fire and rescue services attend after a collision between oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the cargo vessel MV Solong off the coast of the Humber Estuary on March 10, 2025, at sea, United Kingdom.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Middle East Program launches its new report, "The Thirst for Power: Overcoming the Politics of Water in the Middle East," and discusses the politics that have exacerbated water insecurity.

Later, at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Missile Defense Project discusses the future of European rearmament, nuclear deterrence, and transatlantic relations.

Also at 2:00 p.m., the Carnegie Endowment unpacks China’s approach to strategic deterrence and Fiona Cunningham’s new book, "Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security."

Video

Last week, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosted former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Adm. Michael Rogers USN (Ret.) for a conversation on how the United States can position itself as a global leader in quantum technologies. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

In the premiere episode of Hidden Depths, CSIS's David Michel unpacks the Kakhovka dam as an instance of water weaponization in conflict—and sets out a framework for understanding the concept and features of water conflict more broadly. Speaking with multiple experts, Hidden Depths dives into the critical challenges—and opportunities—at the intersection of water, conflict, and cooperation.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

One of my favorite films of any rock band is “Pink Floyd at Pompeii—MCMLXXII,” the band’s 1972 concert film/documentary. And now, coming at the end of April, Floyd has a remastered version hitting IMAX theaters accompanied by an album of the material, most of which has never been commercially released. The thing that hooked me on Floyd at Pompeii has been pre-released. Watch this clip of “Echoes Pt. 1.” I can’t wait for the rest of it!

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