WHO Reports Highest One-Day Covid Increases

The World Health Organization reported the highest one-day increase in coronavirus infections since the pandemic began: more than 308,000 new cases. India, the United States and Brazil logged the largest numbers of new infections on Sunday. The WHO also warned that Europe will see a surge in coronavirus-linked deaths in the fall as new infections have been soaring over the past weeks to levels not seen since the spring, as the Washington Post reports.

Japan’s Next Prime Minister

Japan’s Yoshihide Suga swept an election for the leadership of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party—which has governed Japan for all but four years since World War II—all but assuring that he will become prime minister after a vote in Parliament in the coming days as the NYT reports.

Dive Deeper: “Yoshihide Suga—Japan’s New Leader,” by CSIS’ Mike Green and Nick Szechenyi.

Breaching Brexit Deal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday won the first of several votes in parliament on his plan to undercut the Brexit treaty, though he faces a growing rebellion among lawmakers who say breaking international law would tarnish Britain’s reputation, as Reuters’ reports.

CSIS Executive Education

CSIS's Risk and Foresight Group is hosting a new global executive education program that weaves together important issues, trends, and revolutions that government and business leaders must understand as they position themselves for the next 25 years. Register for the course here.

Video Shorts

Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Testify,” "What's Happening," "Preview," and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel!

In That Number

14 percent

14 percent of U.S. adults say they have tested positive for COVID-19 or are ‘pretty sure’ they have had it.

Source: Pew Research Center

Critical Quote

"It will start getting cooler. Just watch. I don’t think science knows, actually."

— President Donald Trump.

iDeas Lab

Deputy Director of CSIS' Project on Nuclear Issues, Eric Brewer, previews a collaborative report between CSIS & CNAS on the future of nuclear proliferation.

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: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/via Getty Images.) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to California Governor Gavin Newsom at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, California on September 14, 2020 during a briefing on wildfires.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m., join CSIS to shed light on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, including the impact of Covid-19 on food scarcity.

After, at 11:45 a.m., return to CSIS for the fifth session in the Climate Solutions Series, Decarbonizing the Built Environment. This online event will examine emissions from the buildings sector and the opportunities and challenges for its decarbonization.

Later, at 2:00 p.m., join the Foreign Policy program at Brookings to discuss defense policy issues in light of the 2020 election.

Video

Last week, the CSIS Economics Program and Japan Chair co-hosted Japan’s Minister of Defense, H.E. KONO Taro to celebrate the U.S.-Japanese alliance and assess how the two countries can continue to work together to maintain peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

In this episode, Victor Cha and I are joined by Dr. Seong-Ho Sheen and Chad O'Carroll to discuss all of the tough issues North Korea is currently facing, including concerns over Covid-19, monsoon floods, food shortages, and sanctions.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

For me and so many people all over the world reggae music is spiritual. It is a music that holds a deep power, especially when delivered by Bob Marley. But there have been other reggae artists who have captured some of the spiritual lightening that Marley delivered. Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals, who died Friday at 77 in Jamaica while awaiting the results of a Covid test, was one of those artists.

Toots wasn’t political or profound in the way the incomparable Marley was, yet in his own way he was electric. He tapped into the human spirit with his joyful music, stories about his life in Jamaica, and his infectious grooves. Most of all, he made people smile. His collaborations with Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Willie Nelson were legendary. After all, this is the man who coined the term with his 1968 song “Do the Reggay.”

This clip of his signature hit “Pressure Drop” with Ben Harper on slide guitar is from just a few years ago. Such a joy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5tYmXmVBz4

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Emma Colbran, Caleb Diamond, and Kendal Gee.