Fighting Escalates

An explosive new round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza broadened with frightening speed on two fronts Wednesday, as the NYT reports.

CDC Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for 12-15

A federal advisory panel recommended today that 12- to 15-year-olds receive the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer, as the WSJ reports.

Colonial Pipeline Launches Restart

Colonial Pipeline announced today that it has launched the restart of pipeline operations as of about 5 p.m. Eastern time. The company said “it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal,” as the Washington Post reports.

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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

$3

The average U.S. price of gasoline broke above $3 a gallon for the first time in 6½ years on Wednesday as stations along the East Coast ran low on fuel after the Colonial Pipeline was shut down by a cyberattack.

Source: WSJ

Critical Quote

“We will continue the effort to stop the anarchy.”

— Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

iDeas Lab

The Biden administration gave final approval Tuesday of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. Learn more about the global landscape of offshore wind from the CSIS Energy Program.

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: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images.) Rockets are launched from Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, towards Israel on May 12, 2021, amid the most intense Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in seven years.

This Town Tomorrow

Tomorrow, at 9:30 a.m., join the CSIS Korea Chair for a special discussion on the Biden administration's North Korea policy review with Ambassador Robert Gallucci and Ambassador Christopher R. Hill.

Later, at 12:30 p.m., Oregon Governor Kate Brown will join the Economy Disrupted series to discuss trade, technology, climate change, and shifts in the workplace.

Then, at 3:00 p.m., the Renewing American Innovation Project explores how the United States can continue its technological leadership and prepare for the coming opportunities and upheavals posed by AI. This event also features a keynote address from Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC).

Video

Learn more about the priorities and challenges for the FY 2022 defense budget through a conversation with Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) of the House Armed Services Committee, Eric Fanning, former Secretary of the Army, and Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Watch here.

Podcasts

Dan Diamond, the National Health Reporter at the Washington Post, joins the podcast to discuss the international side of the U.S. response to the pandemic.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Aaron Neville may have retired from touring last week, but his son Ivan Neville is going strong. Here’s Ivan covering a tune his dad made famous with a little help from the guys in Galactic. The combo of Galactic members and Ivan are gigging here as “Dragon Smoke” and if you’re in New Orleans and they are performing, don’t miss them. By the way, that’s Bethesda, MD native, and Tulane University alum Rob Mercurio on bass. If I remember correctly, Rob first heard a lot of New Orleans music as a teenager while working for my best friend at Big Wheel Bikes in Bethesda. He’s come a long way!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfcOjtUmVYU.

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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.