Good Evening,
It's Tuesday, April 12th. |
Brooklyn Subway Attacked
According to local officials, at least 16 people were injured—10 of them by gunfire—in the subway in Brooklyn during the Tuesday morning rush after a man released a canister of smoke and opened fire on a subway train, as the NYT reports.
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Putin Says War Will Continue
Russian president Vladimir Putin said negotiations with Ukraine have reached an “impasse,” and insisted that his military operation is going as planned and would continue until its goals are fulfilled. It’s unclear, Putin said, when the war will end, as the Washington Post reports.
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Inflation Accelerated
U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high of 8.5% in March from the same month a year ago, driven by skyrocketing energy and food costs, supply constraints, and strong consumer demand, as the WSJ 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
8.5%
Inflation accelerated to 8.5% in March as oil prices soared.
Source: WSJ
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Critical Quote
“Russia will not self-isolate and it cannot be isolated.”
— Russian president Vladimir Putin |
iDeas Lab
Recent analysis from CSIS assesses the impact of Russian atrocities in Ukraine, and discusses the prospects for bringing war criminals to justice.
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: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images.) Members of the New York Police Department and emergency personnel crowd the streets near a subway station in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on April 12, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
“Will the United States Run Out of Javelins Before Russia Runs Out of Tanks?” by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 12:00 p.m., CSIS hosts Dr. Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation.
And, at 9:00 a.m., the Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a discussion on Ukraine's fragile wartime economy.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council holds a special address by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. |
Video
Earlier today, the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program hosted an event to discuss the ways in which the geopolitical shockwaves from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to reverberate across Eurasia. Watch the event here. |
Podcasts
In part six of Babel's U.S. Power in the Middle East miniseries, CSIS's Jon B. Alterman explores how people and governments in the Middle East see the United States, what they want from the United States in the region, and how that’s changing.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Amy Schumer’s new show on Hulu, “Life & Beth,” is a definite smile, and when they incorporated Hall & Oates’ “She’s Gone” into one episode, I was hooked!
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