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It's Thursday, June 30th. |
Ukraine drives Russian forces from Snake Island
Russian troops have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea after repeated assaults by Ukrainian forces, a move that is a setback for Moscow’s forces and possibly undermines their control over vital shipping lanes for grain in the Black Sea, as the NYT reports. |
Supreme Court limits EPA’s power
The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply cut back the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce the carbon output of existing power plants, as the Washington Post reports. |
OPEC, Allies Agree to Boost Oil Production
OPEC and its allies agreed to boost oil production on Thursday, endorsing a plan they announced earlier this month that has done little to alleviate concerns over supply ahead of President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia in July, as the WSJ reports. |
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In That Number
$800 million
President Biden said at a NATO meeting in Madrid on Thursday that the United States will announce another $800 million in weapons aid for Ukraine in the coming days.
Source: Washington Post |
Critical Quote
“It will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine.”
— President Joe Biden |
iDeas Lab
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.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images.) Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, says he delivered a message to Vladimir Putin from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and that he wishes to help start communication between the two leaders. |
Recommended Reading
“Why Americans Still Need NATO” by CSIS's Kathleen McInnis in Foreign Policy. |
This Town Next Week
Tuesday, July 5, at 9:30 a.m., join the CSIS Economics Program for an armchair conversation between Jörg Kukies and Michael Pyle, the German and U.S. G7 sherpas, about the commitments made during the G7 summit in Germany.
Also at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, join the CSIS Southeast Asia Program for the launch of Gregory Poling’s new book, On Dangerous Ground: America’s Century in the South China Sea.
Later, at 3:00 p.m., join CSIS for a discussion with Kathleen McInnis, senior fellow and director of the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Ali Wyne, Senior Analyst, Global Macro-Geopolitics, Eurasia Group to discuss Wyne's new book, America’s Great-Power Opportunity. |
Video
The CSIS Human Rights Initiative and the CSIS Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project today hosted 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. Watch the event here. |
Podcasts
CSIS’s Victor Cha, co-host of The Impossible State podcast, joins this episode to talk about what is expected to be North Korea’s seventh nuclear test and its repercussions.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
Judging from Noel Gallagher’s performance of “Half the World Away” a few days ago at Glastonbury, the Brits are craving an Oasis reunion—I am too! |
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