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It's Thursday, September 30th. |
Shutdown Averted
Congress passed a bill extending government funding through December 3rd, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk hours before current funding expires and completing one of several pressing measures before lawmakers, as the WSJ reports.
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South Korean Warning
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong is calling on the U.S. government to detail more specific incentives it might offer North Korea in face-to-face negotiations, warning the Biden administration that Pyongyang is using the long-stalled talks to improve its missile and nuclear capabilities, as The Washington Post reports.
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U.S. Parental Views on Vaccines
A nationwide survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds more U.S. parents say they’re willing to vaccinate their children, a shift occurring as the schools reopened amid the Delta variant wave. But the share of parents who were adamantly opposed has barely budged, as the NYT reports.
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Executive Education
Apply now for a CSIS course on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The course draws insights from leading experts and the Reconnecting Asia Project and explains what the BRI is, what it is not, and how it is impacting commercial and strategic realities on the ground. |
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
18
A record 18 storms and hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S. in the past two years; climate change could increase these stormy stretches in the coming decades.
Source: The Washington Post
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Critical Quote
“I've never been a liberal in any way, shape or form. I'm willing to come from zero to 1.5 (trillion).”
— Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) |
iDeas Lab
This year's annual Global Development Forum (GDF), taking place from 9 AM to 12 PM ET on Thursday, October 14th and Friday, October 15th, will examine some of the key challenges that have emerged or have been exacerbated as a result of Covid-19, such as global economic recovery, nearshoring of supply chains, digital transformation, strategic competition, and the energy transition. Click here to register.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to pass a short term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. |
Recommended Reading
"Facial Recognition Technology: Responsible Use Principles and the Legislative Landscape" by CSIS's James Andrew Lewis |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., join CSIS for a virtual event covering what transpired at the inaugural U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting, and what to expect going forward.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., CSIS welcomes Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense (the first Senate-confirmed woman in the position), for a conversation on global security issues, such as Afghanistan and China.
Also, at noon, the Hudson Institute hosts a discussion on the Chinese Communist Party and its impact on human rights from Tiananmen Square to the present. |
Video
CSIS hosted an event earlier today on the future of women and girls in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's ascendance. The panel of experts weighed in on the restrictions and threats faced by women in today’s Afghanistan post-U.S. withdrawal from the country. Watch the video here. |
Podcasts
Today's episode, the fifth in the Women in the Military Series, focuses on the founders of WWC Global—a woman-owned management consulting firm that has been remote since 2004, allowing it to have the flexibility to hire military spouses and veterans.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
“My love's an ocean
You better not cross it.”
Before Tom Petty assembled the Heartbreakers, he had a band back in Gainesville in 1970 called Mudcrutch. By ’72, future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench were both part of Mudcrutch and in ’74 the band moved to LA to seek fame and fortune. It didn’t work out as planned and by ’75, Mudcrutch dissolved and the Heartbreakers were born with Petty, Campbell and Tench joined by two other Gainesville natives who moved out west, Stan Lynch and Ron Blair.
But Petty was never one to forget where he came from, and in August 2007, he invited Randall Marsh and Tom Leadon, original members of Mudcrutch, to reunite with Heartbreakers Tench and Campbell to reform Mudcrutch. The result was an eponymous album released in ’08 with stunningly memorable songs like “Scare Easy.”
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