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It's Monday, April 25th. |
Austin and Blinken Visit Kyiv
Russia renewed its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure on Monday, striking five railroad stations with missiles hours after the top U.S. defense official and top diplomat made a secretive visit by train to Kyiv, as the NYT reports. |
Resume Diplomatic Operations
The United States said Monday it will resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week for the first time since the Russian invasion in February, as the Washington Post reports.
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Russia’s Loss of Weapons
Russia’s heavy use and loss of weapons in Ukraine, combined with severe Western sanctions, will crimp its military might and lucrative arms exports for years, hindering its ability to produce everything from new weapons systems to spare parts for existing armaments, as the WSJ 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
58.5%
Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election, with 58.5% of the vote, making him the first French leader to be re-elected in 20 years.
Source: CNN
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Critical Quote
“We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine.”
— Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense |
iDeas Lab
A new report by the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Strategic Technologies Program finds that strategic competitors are seeking to shape the geostrategic environment in their favor, including by waging economic warfare and utilizing tools as illicit finance and strategic corruption.
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: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/Getty Images.) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) meets with a delegation including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on April 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Recommended Reading
“Russia’s War in Ukraine: Identity, History, and Conflict” by CSIS's Jeffrey Mankoff. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a conversation on actions the United States can take to improve energy security and create better climate outcomes, featuring Melanie Nakagawa.
And, at 11:00 a.m., the CSIS Japan Chair hosts a discussion of CSIS Senior Vice President for Asia Michael J. Green's new book, Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō, and other issues currently animating Japanese strategy and the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Earlier, at 10:00 a.m., Brookings holds an event on the potential and limitations of the impact bond approach as a tool to address global poverty challenges. |
Video
In Crisis Crossroads Ukraine: Public Health Impacts, CSIS expert J. Stephen Morrison discusses the human toll of Russia's war in Ukraine and how the global community can address the public health consequences of the war. |
Podcasts
New CSIS Europe Program director Max Bergmann joined The Truth of the Matter on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine, Sunday’s French election, and the future of the transatlantic relationship.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
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Smiles
The greatest country songs of all time are a subject of much debate—there are so many of them. Johnny Cash has written a bunch of them. “I Walk The Line,” “Ring of Fire,” and “Folsom Prison Blues” to name just a few.
For me though, “Big River” is it.
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