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It's Tuesday, May 6th. |
India Strikes Pakistan
India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on what it called “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan, two weeks after an attack by armed militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir, as the NYT reports. |
Canada “Not For Sale”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Trump his country was “not for sale” after Trump reiterated his call for Canada to become the 51st state today during their meeting at the White House, as the WSJ reports. |
New German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November, as The Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
A confrontation with China could reshape the global order. Analyze China’s military rise and test U.S. response strategies in Meeting China’s Military Challenge. Join CSIS experts from June 3 to 4, 2025, for expert briefings and an interactive wargame. Register by May 28. |
Audio Briefs
CSIS now offers audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to the latest Critical Questions by CSIS's Charles Edel, "Australia’s 2025 Election: Decisive Labor Majority Amid Liberal Collapse." |
In That Number
1,000
President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. had reached a truce with the Houthis in Yemen and would suspend its airstrikes against the militants there. The U.S. has struck more than 1,000 targets throughout the anti-Houthi “Operation Rough Rider.”
Source: WSJ |
Critical Quote
“Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign the last several months, it’s not for sale. It won’t be for sale, ever.”
—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney |
iDeas Lab
Satellite imagery acquired on April 16, 2025 reveals major developments at Cuba’s largest active signals intelligence site that would expand the site's abilities to spy on the United States and other countries in the region. 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: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.) U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House on May 6, 2025. |
Recommended Reading
"At the Doorstep: A Snapshot of New Activity at Cuban Spy Sites" by CSIS's Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Aidan Powers-Riggs, and Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. |
This Town Upcoming
Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department welcomes Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, to reflect on Birmingham's emergence as a leader in U.S. biotechnology innovation.
On Thursday, at 9:30 a.m., the CSIS Korea Chair explores the next phase of the trade war as U.S.-China tensions rise over reciprocal tariffs and geopolitical competition.
Also on Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Americas Program previews topics to be discussed at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting this June. |
Video
Today, the CSIS Americas Program assessed the future of U.S.-Canada cooperation on critical minerals following Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to the White House. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS's Dr. Victor Cha, Mr. Sydney Seiler, and guest Ms. Yuki Tatsumi discussed the Trump administration’s policy toward North Korea and the possibility of a second Trump–Kim summit.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
I’m going to let you in on a secret—some of the best music surrounding the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival takes place during the “Daze Between,” which refers to the weekdays between the two weekends of Jazz Fest (the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May.) For Deadheads, this also has significance because every August we celebrate the “Daze Between” Jerry Garcia’s birthday (August 1) and the day he passed away (August 9). But we’ll talk about the Dead and Jazz Fest later this week.
Today, I want to talk about one of the club shows from last week’s Jazz Fest Daze Between. One of the most interesting performances this year featured Dave Matthews with Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Nikki Bluhm, and others live at Tipitina’s covering Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer.” You don’t see things like this, in this type of setting, too often.
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