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It's Monday, June 6th. |
UK Joins US in Pledging Advanced Rocket Systems for Ukraine
A day after Vladimir Putin threatened to attack new targets if Western nations supplied Ukraine with long-range missile systems, Britain announced on Monday that it would join the United States in providing the advanced weapons to help Ukraine hold off Russia’s assault in the east, as the NYT reports. |
Johnson Survives No Confidence Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a cliff-hanger vote of no confidence by his fellow Conservative Party lawmakers Monday evening, prevailing despite deep disgust over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street and broad discontent with his leadership, which one former ally branded a “charade,” as the Washington Post reports.
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Solar Trade Deal
President Biden launched a new clean energy push on Monday, invoking the Defense Production Act to spur domestic manufacturing of crucial equipment and promising his administration would not impose any new import tariffs on solar power equipment for up to two years while the administration conducts an ongoing trade probe, as Politico reports.
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Executive Education
The rise of China has drawn growing attention in Washington to the role of economics in national security. In the Economics in National Security course, participants will learn about the range of economic policy tools available to U.S. policymakers, how these tools are used in support of broader strategic and economic objectives, and the implications for the private sector and other economic actors. |
Video Shorts
Check out CSIS's YouTube Channel for the latest releases in our “Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine” video series. |
In That Number
18
In 2022, North Korea has already conducted 18 weapons tests involving dozens of missiles, more tests than in 2020 and 2021 combined.
Source: NYT |
Critical Quote
“If they are supplied, we will draw appropriate conclusions from this and use our own weapons, of which we have enough, to hit targets that we have not yet struck.”
— Vladimir Putin |
iDeas Lab
 After a long lull at the usually busy Jiangnan Shipyard, satellite imagery shows that China is one step closer to launching its largest and most advanced aircraft carrier—the Type 003.
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: South Korean Defense Ministry/Dong-A Daily/Getty Images.) In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry via Dong-A Daily, a missile is fired during a joint training between the United States and South Korea on June 6, 2022 in East Coast, South Korea. |
Recommended Reading
"DOD Is Updating Its Decade-Old Autonomous Weapons Policy, but Confusion Remains Widespread" by CSIS's Gregory C. Allen. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., join the CSIS Southeast Asia Program for a conversation on the incoming Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jnr. administration and what the Philippine presidential election means for the U.S.-Philippines alliance.
Also at 9:00 a.m., join the CSIS Global Food Security Program for the launch of their newest brief, Solving Food Insecurity Among U.S. Veterans and Military.
And, at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program hosts a conversation with the CEO of Chevron, Mike Wirth, on the future of the U.S. oil and gas sector in the energy transition. |
Video
The CSIS Korea Chair today hosted the 7th annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum, bringing together officials, policymakers, and experts to discuss issues important to the U.S.-ROK alliance. Watch the event here. |
Podcasts
This week, Mike is joined by Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, to unpack President Biden’s economic strategy towards the Indo-Pacific and his May 2022 trip to Asia.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
The weather almost NEVER gets as good as it is right now in DC. It feels like we're in Los Angeles!
That, coupled with the great new book I’m reading, “Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles,” by the superb journalist Mark Rozzo, has launched me into listening to The Byrds nonstop.
The Byrds of the mid-to-late-1960s made some of the best music that’s ever been created. Especially the original lineup with Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby. It’s soaring, magical music that in many ways sounds as fresh to me as it ever could have. Put me in the camp that believes Roger McGuinn is a genius. I wish I had been able to see them play live. Here’s a stellar clip of The Byrds at Monterey Pop.
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