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Russia Halts Natural Gas Shipments to Poland and Bulgaria
The Kremlin halted natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria in its toughest response yet to European sanctions, as the NYT reports.
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Russia Suffers Fire at Supply Depot
An ammunition depot caught fire near Russia’s border with Ukraine, the latest in a series of incidents to afflict Russian military facilities in regions adjacent to Ukraine in recent weeks that could pressure supply lines to Russian forces, as the WSJ reports.
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Biden administration announces $670 million in global food aid
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will provide $670 million in food assistance to countries affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the Washington Post 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
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At least six hacking groups linked to the Russian government have attempted hundreds of cyberattacks in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February, according to Microsoft.
Source: WSJ
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Critical Quote
“The announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail.”
— European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen |
iDeas Lab
CSIS recently published a new interactive digital feature, which dives into how foreign companies help modernize China’s navy and features satellite imagery and other graphics.
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: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.) U.S. President Joe Biden pays his respects at the casket of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
“U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Accelerates” by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 10:00 a.m., join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center for a discussion on what it takes to immunize those in remote or hard-to-reach populations.
Then, at 11:15 a.m., join the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative for a conversation with Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of National Defence, on Canada’s military posture amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, defense in the Arctic, and more.
And, at 1:00 p.m., join the CSIS International Security Program for a Maritime Security Dialogue on the future of maritime security and the state of the Navy. |
Video
Earlier today, CSIS hosted an event on the role of AVs in U.S.-China competition, featuring remarks from Senator Gary Peters and a discussion with former U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair, and the President & CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, John Bozzella. |
Podcasts
In the latest episode of ChinaPower, Dr. Shen Ming-Shih joins the podcast to discuss Taiwan’s views on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the potential lessons Taiwan may learn.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
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Smiles
One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs from the latter period of his life comes from “American II: Unchained,” an album recorded in 1995 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as the backing band. It was the second album in Cash’s American Recordings series produced by Rick Rubin.
The opening track, “Rowboat,” is quintessential Johnny Cash—except he didn’t write the song, Beck did. When Cash heard Beck’s song he said, “It sounded like something I might have written or might have done in the sixties when I was going through some weird times.”
Here’s Cash’s version of “Rowboat” from the album.
And here’s Beck performing it live in Paris in 2013.
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