Good Evening,
It's Monday, April 11th. |
Russia Moves Troops
Russia is moving thousands of troops and columns of armored and supply vehicles into position for an assault on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, as the NYT reports.
|
Tough Discussion with Putin
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer described a “direct” and “tough” conversation with Vladimir Putin on Monday, the first time a Western leader has met with the Russian president since Moscow launched its invasion in Ukraine, as the Washington Post reports.
|
WH to Name New Commander to Lead Allied Forces
A top American Army general in Europe is expected to be elevated to lead all U.S. and allied forces on the continent, U.S. officials said, marking the biggest change to NATO military leadership since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 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 YouTube Channel for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series. |
In That Number
2.4-3%
The war in Ukraine could cut global trade growth this year by almost half, from the 4.7 percent forecast last October to between 2.4 and 3 percent.
Source: NYT
|
Critical Quote
“Russia is preparing another offensive, hoping to break our national resistance after all. The occupiers concentrated tens of thousands of soldiers and a huge amount of equipment to try to strike again.”
— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky |
iDeas Lab
Recent CSIS analysis on how justice for the atrocities committed in Ukraine could be achieved includes satellite imagery illustrating some of the crimes.
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: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images.) An elderly man walks past an unexploded tail section of a 300mm rocket which appears to contain cluster bombs launched from a BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher embedded in the ground after shelling in Lysychansk, Lugansk region on April 11, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
“Regional Perspectives on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework” by CSIS's Matthew P. Goodman and Aidan Arasasingham. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m., join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a discussion analyzing how Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine will shape political and security considerations across Eurasia.
Later, at 4:30 p.m., CSIS hosts a conference on U.S. leadership in Asia with the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA).
And, at 9:00 a.m., the American Enterprise Institute holds a conversation on the how climate change is affecting global agricultural production and food insecurity. |
Video
Last Friday, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program held a panel discussion on responsible artificial intelligence in a global context. Watch the event here. |
Podcasts
In this episode, the Trade Guys discuss the invocation of the Defense Production Act, the EU-WTO dispute with the UK on green subsidies, IPEF, trade with Mexico, and more.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Do you ever have the experience where you are in a restaurant and hear one of your favorite songs playing over the sound system? Just yesterday I was in one of my favorite Bethesda joints with my wife and my sister and the Eagles’ “In the City” broke through the din of conversation. At once, all three of us said “one of my favorite songs.”
“In the City” was first recorded in 1979 by Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh for the soundtrack of the film, “The Warriors,” one of the great cult flicks of my childhood. Later in ’79, the Eagles re-recorded it for their album, “The Long Run.” It wasn’t the biggest hit on the album—the title track, “Heartache Tonight,” and “I Can’t Tell You Why” were top ten. But “In the City” became a staple of classic rock radio and something of a shining anthem.
This is the video the Eagles recorded for “In the City,” and the song still sounds as good as when I first heard it.
|
| I invite you to email me at [email protected] and follow me on Twitter @handrewschwartz |
