The Evening: Donbas Critical Moment, Russia’s Profits, JRAD at Red Rocks, and More
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Good Evening,
It's Tuesday, June 14th.
Critical Moment for Donbas
The desperate struggle by Ukraine to hold on to its territory in the eastern Donbas region reached a critical point on Tuesday, as Ukrainian and Russian soldiers clashed in street battles in the city of Sievierodonetsk and the last bridge linking the city with Ukrainian-controlled territory to the west was destroyed, as the New York Times reports.
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Russia’s Profits
In the 100 days after its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s revenue from exports of fossil fuels soared to 93 billion euros—about $97 billion—according to a report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, as the Washington Post reports.
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U.S. to Build Silos on Polish Border
President Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. will build temporary silos on Poland’s border with Ukraine to facilitate the export of grain out of the war-torn nation and address surging food prices amid Russia’s invasion, as Politico reports.
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Executive Education
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Video Shorts
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In That Number
120 million
A staggering 120 million Americans are covered by alerts for extreme heat Tuesday.
Source: Washington Post
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Critical Quote
"Jobs are back but prices are still too high. Covid is down but gas prices are up. Our work isn't done.”
— President Joe Biden
iDeas Lab
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North Korea's second submersible missile test stand barge show signs of intermittent activity, according to new CSIS satellite imagery
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analysis of Nampo Navy Shipyard.
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: William Campbell/Getty Images.) The Yellowstone River hit has a historic high flow from rain and snow melt from the mountains in and around Yellowstone National Park.
Recommended Reading
"Allied Smart Cities: Sustainable, Socially Responsible, and Secure
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" by CSIS’s Matthew Goodman, Akhil Thadani, and Matthew Wayland.
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m.
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, please join the CSIS Africa Program and the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda to discuss supporting local African actors for the delivery of an effective humanitarian response.
And, at 9:00 a.m.
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, join the Wilson Center to examine how policies and programs can respond to the serious violations of human rights perpetuated against women and girls in the Northern Triangle.
Then, at 2:30 p.m.
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, Brookings hosts a conversation on reshaping the economic narrative around America's rural communities.
Video
Earlier today
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, the CSIS Scholl Chair, Congressman Adrian Smith, and representatives from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and Mexico hosted a conversation on the challenges of medical supply chains in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Podcasts
This week's episode explores Russian disinformation efforts in Arabic media outlets and how authoritarian states in the region are amplifying those efforts.
Listen on Apple Podcasts
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& Spotify
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“Settle back easy, Jim.”
When musicians perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre just 10 miles west of Denver, you know that the show is going to look and sound spectacular due to the setting. The elevation of the amphitheatre's top row is approximately 6,450 feet above sea level, and the surrounding Red Rocks Park covers 868 acres. The venue seats about ten thousand people and features a stage built into the rocks.
A couple of weeks ago the best high octane Grateful Dead cover band of them all, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) took the stage at Red Rocks. This clip of their performance
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showcases the band at the height of their powers.
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