Good Evening,
It's Thursday, July 21st.
Note: The Evening will be “gone fishin'” until August 8th. Stay cool and keep smiling! |
Grain Deal Reached
The Turkish presidency on Thursday announced that a signing ceremony will be held on Friday to unveil a deal brokered between Ukraine and Russia aiming to allow millions of tons of Ukrainian grain to be exported, alleviating a global food shortage, as the NYT reports. |
Russia Resumes Natural Gas Supply to Europe
Russian natural gas began flowing again at a reduced volume through a critical pipeline into Europe on Thursday, buying time for governments to decouple from the Kremlin’s exports amid what they expect will be an increasingly unreliable supply of energy from Moscow heading into the winter, as the WSJ reports. |
Draghi Resigns
Italy’s rancorous government collapse was finalized Thursday morning, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigning and new elections called for September, as the Washington Post reports. |
Executive Education
The CSIS Accelerator Series is a comprehensive training program for rising professionals who wish to develop their leadership, management, communication, and other professional skills to help advance their career. |
Video Shorts
Check out CSIS’s new series of video shorts: “Data Unpacked,” Testify,” “What's Happening,” “Preview,” and “High Resolution.” And don’t forget to subscribe to the CSIS YouTube Channel! |
In That Number
60,000
CIA director William Burns said that about 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine. Up to 45,000 more have been wounded, he said, citing the latest U.S. intelligence on Russian losses.
Source: Washington Post |
Critical Quote
“Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern.”
— President Joe Biden |
iDeas Lab
In a new "Critical Questions," the CSIS Scholl Chair evaluates transatlantic proposals for carbon border adjustments, including WTO compatibility issues as well as problems relating to the reliability of relevant emissions intensity data.![]() ![]() ![]() |
Optics
(Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images). COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha fields questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2022. |
Recommended Reading
“The Middle East Transition We Need to Talk About” by CSIS's Jon B. Alterman. |
This Town Next Week
Monday, at 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosts an in-person discussion with Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on Commerce's international economic agenda.
Later, at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Korea Chair hosts an episode of "The Capital Cable" to discuss Representative Ami Bera's observations of the new Yoon Administration and strengthening U.S.-South Korea ties.
On Tuesday, starting at 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Southeast Asia Program and the CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative hold the Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference. |
Video
The CSIS Japan Chair yesterday hosted Edgard Kagan and Pamela Phan for a conversation on the U.S.-Japan alliance agenda. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS Japan Chair Christopher Johnstone joins Bonny Lin, director of the CSIS China Power Project, to discuss the current state of Japan-China relations.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
It’s definitely summertime—and most of us are feeling the heat. So it’s a good time to crank up the Boss and kick back a bit if you can. I can’t help but grin ear-to-ear while watching this. |
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