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It's Wednesday, April 20th. |
Russia Tests ICBM
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to the West as he oversaw a planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, as the Washington Post reports. |
Incremental Gains
Russian forces Wednesday made incremental gains in their offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, as Western nations rushed more weapons to the outgunned Ukrainian military, as the WSJ reports.
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Sanctions Evasion Crackdown
The Treasury Department on Wednesday moved to crack down on Russia’s efforts to evade sanctions by imposing a new set of measures targeting a Russian bank, a cryptocurrency mining company and a network of individuals who are accused of facilitating illicit transactions, as the NYT reports.
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Executive Education
Dive deep on policy issues and trends, learn to spot drivers of change and model future scenarios with renowned foresight experts, and put your skills to the test in a dynamic crisis simulation in Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends, a CSIS Executive Education course. |
Video Shorts
Check out CSIS's YouTube Channel for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series. |
In That Number
$5 billion
The head of the IMF has said Ukraine will need $5 billion a month for the next three months to plug the hole left by the crippling impact of Russia’s invasion on the country’s finances.
Source: Financial Times
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Critical Quote
“In the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships.”
— Wimbledon |
iDeas Lab
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Optics
(Photo credit: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images.) Natalia, 62, stands in front of her destroyed house in the village of Moshchun, northwest of Kyiv, on April 20, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
"China's Taiwan Invasion Plans May Get Faster and Deadlier" by CSIS's Bonny Lin and John Culver for Foreign Policy. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m., join the CSIS Korea Chair for a discussion on the Korea Baseball Organization and how it has increased South Korea's soft power abroad.
Then, at 12:30 p.m., the Wilson Center holds a conversation with Icelandic Foreign Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir on countering Russian aggression in the Arctic.
And, at 1:30 p.m., Atlantic Council has an event with the President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer about climate finance in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
Video
The CSIS Americas Program hosted a discussion yesterday for the 2022 Summit of the Americas, which looks to strengthen regional trade agreements and encourage major businesses and industries to invest in Latin America. Watch here. |
Podcasts
Vying for Talent, a new podcast co-hosted by CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brooking Institutions' Ryan Hass, is a podcast about the role human talent plays in the sprawling competition between China and the United States. Tune into the first episode on the future of semiconductor manufacturing.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
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Smiles
A little more Emmylou Harris, this time of pre-Daniel Lanois’ vintage, covering Chuck Berry with an incredible backing band.
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