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It's Tuesday, October 5th. |
Blinken in Paris
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought on Tuesday during meetings in Paris to build back trust between the United States and France following the AUKUS submarine deal, as the NYT reports.
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Democrats Work Toward Interparty Consensus
Democrats wrestled Tuesday with how to squeeze their wish list of programs and tax changes into a social policy and climate package whose size and scope party centrists are willing to support, as the WSJ reports.
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U.N. Finds Crimes Against Humanity in Libya
U.N. investigators say they have found evidence of crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated in Libya in recent years, as the Washington Post 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
39,000
Covid shots saved the lives of 39,000 older or disabled Americans through May of this year, the U.S. reports.
Source: NYT
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Critical Quote
“I believe Facebook's products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy. The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer, but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people."
— Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee |
iDeas Lab
The Maduro regime’s environmental degradation in Venezuela has consequences far beyond Venezuela's borders. The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference presents an opportunity for international actors to shine a spotlight on this issue and counteract these actions before it is too late.
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: Pool/Getty Images.) Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. |
Recommended Reading
"OPEC Stays the Course despite Rising Oil Prices" by CSIS's Ben Cahill |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., join the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program for the launch of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook 2021.
Then, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosts leading industry experts for a discussion on global sixth generation network standards.
And, at 8:30 a.m., the Atlantic Council hosts a conversation on Venezuela’s ongoing political negotiations and how women’s leadership and civic participation can improve democratic stability. |
Video
The CSIS Korea Chair today hosted a special event with scholars, journalists, authors, industry leaders, and other leading experts on how South Korea can enhance and leverage its soft power in fields such as K-pop, movies, video games, sports, education, business, and technology.
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Podcasts
Last Friday, CSIS's Victor Cha spoke with James Hohmann on the Washington Post's "Please, go on" podcast in the wake of North Korea's new missiles tests. The two discussed ways the United States can avert an upcoming crisis with North Korea.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
“Well, if it rains, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that streetcar that's goin' uptown”
As some of you who read this space know, one of my favorite things in life is taking the streetcar Uptown in New Orleans. Long before I ever visited the Crescent City, much less lived and went to school there, I knew this song by the Doobie Brothers. And it called me.
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