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It's Thursday, February 11th. |
200 Million Additional Vaccine Doses
President Biden is expected to announce this afternoon that his administration has secured deals for another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccine as promised last month, as the Washington Post reports. |
Infrastructure Pitch
President Biden warned that China is making advancements in transportation that give it an advantage over the United States, as he made a pitch for Congress to pass an economic recovery package that includes infrastructure improvements, as the WSJ reports. |
Myanmar Sanctions
The United States today imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s acting president and several other military officers and warned the generals there could be more economic punishment as Washington responds to the military coup, as Reuters reports. |
Executive Education
CSIS is now accepting applications for the Spring 2021 Belt and Road Executive Course. Drawing insights from leading experts and the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project, this course reveals how China's $1 trillion foreign policy effort is impacting commercial and strategic realities on the ground. |
Global Forecast 2021
In Global Forecast 2021, CSIS's Rachel Ellehuus outlines three ways the Biden administration can strengthen the NATO alliance. Check out a brief preview of her essay here. |
Coronavirus Crisis Update
The Coronavirus Crisis Update podcast brings you the latest updates and analysis from CSIS experts and the leaders directing the global response. Past guests include NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, IHME Director Dr. Chris Murray, Covid-19 Advisory Group members Dr. Luciana Borio and Dr. Celine Gounder, chef Jose Andres, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. |
Video Shorts
Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Data Unpacked,” Testify,” “What's Happening,” “Preview,” and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel! |
In That Number
$2.3 Trillion
The federal budget deficit is on course to reach $2.3 trillion for the 2021 fiscal year even if Congress does not pass another economic rescue bill, an amount slightly lower than the $3 trillion level it topped last year but still the second-highest deficit since World War II.
Source: Congressional Budget Office |
Critical Quote
“As we get into March and April, the number of available doses will allow for much more of a mass vaccination approach.”
— Dr. Anthony Fauci |
iDeas Lab
A newly updated map from CSIS's Missile Defense Program shows Pakistan's ballistic and cruise missile capabilities.
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.) Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) walks past National Guard troops on her way to the third day of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. |
Recommended Reading
“Ban TikTok (Again),” by CSIS’s James Andrew Lewis. |
This Town Tomorrow
Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Africa Program invites experts from leading African think tanks for an engaging conversation about the future of U.S.-Africa relations under the Biden administration.
Also at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development holds a webinar to examine NATO interests in Afghanistan, the security conditions on the ground, and the Taliban’s commitment to peace, featuring opening remarks from Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI).
And, at 9:30 a.m., the Meridian International Center hosts Iceland's minister for foreign affairs Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson for a discussion on forging stronger U.S.-Iceland relations.
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Video
CSIS yesterday hosted a panel of health policy experts to discuss global progress in fundraising, procurement, and planning for the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines; opportunities for renewed multilateral engagement by the United States in the WHO; and early lessons to for future epidemic preparedness. Watch the full video here.
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Podcasts
On the latest episode of the Trade Guys, I sit down with my CSIS colleagues Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch to give former president Trump his final trade policy grade. We also react to new staffing announcements at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and World Trade Organization members coalescing around Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general.
Listen on Spotify, Google Play, & Apple Podcasts |
Smiles
One can make an argument that music doesn’t get any better than this… |
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