Good Evening,
It's Monday, March 7th.
Note: CSIS is curating expert analysis surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and updating content frequently. Visit “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine.”
The Evening will be “Gone Fishin’” until Monday, March 14. |
Civilians Caught in Russian Attacks
As Russia steps up increasingly indiscriminate assaults on civilian targets and infrastructure, fears were growing on Monday that thousands of Ukrainians could die in the coming days if urgent relief does not arrive soon and humanitarian cease-fires fail to take hold, as the NYT reports. |
No Breakthrough
A third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without a breakthrough, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia continues to press Ukraine to give up Crimea and a large slice of eastern Ukraine as a condition for Russia to stop its attacks, as the Washington Post reports. |
Gas Prices Surge
Prices at the gas pump are soaring to near record levels across the U.S., threatening to further pressure consumers and an economy already struggling with sky-high inflation, as the WSJ reports. |
Executive Education
Inside DOD's FY 2023 Budget, a CSIS executive education course, offers key insights from CSIS experts and practitioners on what the Biden administration's FY 2023 budget and strategy documents reveal about strategic priorities, major budget movements, force structure adds and cuts, and acquisition program changes. |
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
$130
Global benchmark Brent crude topped $130, the highest level since July 2008, before easing from its highs. Brent advanced 4.3% Monday to $123.21 a barrel, its highest settle value since April 2012.
Source: WSJ |
Critical Quote
“It is murder, simply murder.”
— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky |
iDeas Lab
A new commentary by CSIS's Ben Cahill calls for an emergency summit to ramp up domestic oil and gas production. The White House can use this opportunity to hold the industry accountable on climate and emissions reductions.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images.) Residents of Irpin flee heavy fighting via a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the city on March 7, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. |
Recommended Reading
“The Strategy That Can Defeat Putin” by CSIS's Eliot A. Cohen. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:00 a.m., join the CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies for an event with key leaders from rating agencies, who will provide insights into economic trends their firms are watching that could impact India’s economic trajectory.
And, at 1:00 p.m., join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center for a conversation on how to overcome gender-related barriers to immunization services.
Then, at 3:00 p.m., join CSIS's Mark Cancian and General James C. McConville, Army Chief of Staff, as they discuss the U.S. Army's priorities for the years ahead. |
Video
CSIS today hosted a Smart Women, Smart Power event with the Honorable Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, who discussed with CSIS's Suzanne Spaulding the role of the Pentagon and other government entities in advancing gender equality as an essential element for addressing sustainability challenges. |
Podcasts
CSIS’s Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Colonel, joins the podcast to discuss Ukraine’s besieged cities, refugees and civilian targets, potential no-fly zones, U.S. lethal assistance, and more.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
A few weeks ago, Bob Weir and his band the Wolf Bros performed a set with Billy Strings in Weir’s hometown of Mill Valley, California, at a legendary club called the Sweetwater Music Hall. The show was in front of a small audience and tickets were raffled off, so you had to get lucky to score one.
Weir looked like a philosopher cowboy out of the Wild West and the performance had a mystique I haven’t seen from Weir in some time. This is worth watching from beginning to end. |
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