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It's Wednesday, June 29th. |
NATO’s Muscular Vision
Demonstrating a renewed determination to stand up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO on Wednesday outlined a muscular new strategic vision that positions Moscow as the alliance’s primary adversary. For the first time, it also labeled China a strategic “challenge,” as the NYT reports. |
Powell Says Fed Must Accept Higher Recession Risk to Combat Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he was more concerned about the risk of failing to stamp out high inflation than about the possibility of raising interest rates too high and pushing the economy into a recession, as the WSJ reports. |
U.S. accuses companies in China of aiding Russia’s military
The United States has accused several companies and research institutes in China of supporting Russia’s military after the Ukraine invasion began, in one of the first concrete signs of Chinese entities allegedly helping Russia against Washington’s wishes, as the Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
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Video Shorts
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In That Number
10,000
A UN report documents 10,000 civilian casualties in Ukraine, with toll likely “considerably higher.”
Source: CNN |
Critical Quote
“In a moment when Putin has shattered peace in Europe and attacked the very tenets of the rules-based order, the United States and our allies — we’re going to step up.”
— President Joe Biden
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iDeas Lab
New satellite imagery, analyzed by CSIS, clearly details the current observable status of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility, where North Korea is assessed to have finished all preparations for conducting a nuclear test.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.) U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit on June 29, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
“Semiconductors and Security” by CSIS's James Andrew Lewis. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m., join the CSIS Korea Chair for an episode of "The Capital Cable" discussing the NATO summit, the Ukraine crisis, and the ROK-U.S.-Japan trilateral relationship.
Then, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosts a panel on the unique competition issues associated with large technology platforms, as well as the privacy, security, and content moderation questions that surround pending U.S and EU antitrust legislative frameworks.
And, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS Human Rights Initiative and the CSIS Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project hold a discussion with senior U.S. government officials and civil society representatives on the protection and promotion of the rights of LGBTQIA+ people around the world. |
Video
Seth Jones, director of CSIS's International Security Program, discusses how detailed mapping of the distribution of Russian and Ukrainian forces can provide insight into how the conflict is playing out. Watch the video here. |
Podcasts
This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Frank Verrastro about price volatility in the energy market, President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia and its potential effect on the oil supply, and the current bottlenecks affecting the production of oil and natural gas.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun"
Rock and Roll is alive and well in England. Just days ago, Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl took the stage at Glastonbury and lifted the crowd with the Wings masterpiece, “Band on the Run.” Love this. |
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