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It's Tuesday, April 5th. |
Zelensky’s Speech to the UN
Ukrainian President Zelensky gave a fiery speech to the UN Security Council, describing horrific war crimes he said Russian troops had committed and lamenting the international organization’s inability to stop the bloodshed, as the NYT reports.
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Broadened Sanctions
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, proposed broad new sanctions on Russia including a ban on imports of Russian coal, slashing the access of Russian road and shipping goods carriers into the bloc, targeting oligarchs and their families, and blocking some machinery exports, as the WSJ reports.
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Hypersonic Pact
Britain, the United States, and Australia on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities, as Reuters reports.
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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 YouTube Channel for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series. |
In That Number
$9.6 billion
Russia expects to earn $9.6 billion in additional revenue from energy sales in April due to high oil prices.
Source: Reuters |
Critical Quote
“The U.N. system must be reformed immediately so the veto isn’t the right to die.”
— Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky |
iDeas Lab
CSIS's Strategic Japan 2022 video describes the CSIS Japan Chair's initiative to introduce research from Japanese scholars on regional and global challenges and the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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: Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images.) The Russian retreat from Borodianka and other towns near Kyiv have revealed the extent of devastation from that country's failed attempt to seize the Ukrainian capital. |
Recommended Reading
“Foreign Volunteers in Ukraine: Warfighters or Propaganda Tools?” by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 8:30 a.m., join CSIS for day 2 of the U.S.-Indo-Pacific Conference, featuring a wide range of experts to discuss the U.S. relationship with ASEAN and the Quad.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Project on Fragility and Mobility hosts a discussion on the 2022 World Migration Report, published biennially by the International Organization for Migration.
And, at 10:15 a.m., the Atlantic Council holds a a special discussion on leveraging tech diplomacy to build trust among allies. |
Video
Today, CSIS and the US-ASEAN Business Council hosted day 1 of the 2-day “U.S.-Indo-Pacific Conference,” which focuses on the U.S. relationship with ASEAN and the Quad, and the role of American industry in the region. Watch day 1 here. |
Podcasts
CSIS Khosravi Chair and Human Rights Initiative director, Marti Flacks, joined the podcast this week to discuss the latest evidence of war crimes committed against civilians by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, and the U.S. and European response.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
There are certain bands that I can always go back to and find their music as fresh as it was the first time I dropped the needle on the record. Little Feat is most certainly one of them.
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