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It's Thursday, September 1st. |
IAEA Reaches Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Thursday to carry out an inspection and the Russian military is suffering from “severe manning shortages,” as the Washington Post reports. |
Taiwan Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Drone
Taiwan shot down a drone over one of its outlying islands for the first time on Thursday, as Taipei begins to respond more forcefully to a sustained Chinese military pressure campaign, as the Financial Times reports. |
UK Commits to Cap Price of Russian Oil
The British Treasury chief said the U.K. was committed to a U.S.-led effort to put a cap on the price of Russian oil as a top Russian official said the country would refuse to sell oil at a capped price, as the WSJ reports. |
Executive Education
Join the CSIS Trade Guys for a two-day online crash course in trade policy, expanding your professional network as well as your knowledge of U.S. economic policy implementation and trade laws. |
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
21 million
The Chinese city Chengdu has ordered its 21 million people to stay at home due to Covid-19, and has given no date for when the measure will end.
Source: WSJ |
Critical Quote
“The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim groups . . . may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity.”
— Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
iDeas Lab
Experts from the CSIS Energy Program unpack how different players in the global liquefied natural gas industry can help lower methane emissions.
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Optics
(Photo credit: Brad Vest/Getty Images.) Members of the Mississippi National Guard hand out bottled water at Thomas Cardozo Middle School in response to the water crisis on September 1, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi. |
Recommended Reading
“Can Semiconductor Reshoring Prime a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance?” by CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar and Charles Wessner. |
This Town Tomorrow
Tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Americas Program hosts a discussion on religious persecution and the closing of civic space in Nicaragua.
On Tuesday, September 6, at 3:00 p.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program hosts a conversation on the need for public-private collaboration on quantum innovation and adoption.
Also on Tuesday, September 6, at 12:00 p.m., the Atlantic Council hosts a discussion on whether a Ukrainian counteroffensive could turn the tide of the war. |
Video
CSIS's Big Data China video series unpacks the challenges of doing research in China over the past two years and what has been lost by the curtailment of travel and in-person communication. |
Podcasts
Mvemba is joined by Josphat Kamanya, a Kenyan politician and entrepreneur. Josphat reflects on his run for local government, shares insights into the experiences of young and aspiring politicians, and explores the nature of politics in Kenya.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
It was really fun seeing the Allman Brothers perform live in the '80s. I know some people who saw them perform in the '70s at places like The Wearhouse in New Orleans, which is a totally different story! Sometimes we’re born a tad too late! Anyway, this clip reminded me of how much fun the Allmans were in the '80s. |
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