The Evening: Biden at UNGA, Putin Call Ups, One More Saturday Night, and More
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Good Evening,
It's Wednesday, September 21st.
Biden at UNGA
The world’s “blood should run cold” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden told dozens of global leaders during the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, a few hours after Russia undertook a significant expansion of its war effort, as the NYT reports
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Putin’s Call Up
Vladimir Putin declared a partial military mobilization Wednesday to call up as many as 300,000 reservists in a dramatic bid to reverse setbacks in his war on Ukraine, as the Washington Post reports
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Fed Raises Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve approved its third consecutive interest-rate rise of 0.75 percentage point and signaled additional large increases were likely at coming meetings as it combats inflation that remains near a 40-year high, as the WSJ reports
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Executive Education
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends
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is Washington's premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations predict and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.
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
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In That Number
300,000
Moscow announced it will call up 300,000 reservists to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
Source: CNN
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Critical Quote
“This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people. Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe, that should make your blood run cold.”
— President Joe Biden
iDeas Lab
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The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security held a fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the president and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Watch the ReCap here.
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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: CSIS.) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen discusses the role of biotechnological solutions in the future of food in a speech at CSIS on September 21, 2022.
Recommended Reading
“Surveying the Experts: China’s Approach to Taiwan
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” by CSIS’s Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, Samantha Lu, and Hannah Price.
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:30 a.m.
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, the CSIS Korea Chair hosts an episode of "The Capital Cable" to discuss UNGA, bilateral U.S.-ROK trade issues, and more.
Later, at 4:00 p.m.
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, the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative holds a conversation with Ambassador Kristen Silverberg to explore the many roles – formal and informal – business leaders play in international affairs.
And, at 10:30 a.m.
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, the Wilson Center hosts a discussion on Beijing's plans to decouple from the dollar.
Video
Yesterday, the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a discussion on current challenges to the defense industrial base in the context of the Ukraine war. Watch the event here.
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Podcasts
Former federal prosecutor and Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig joins the podcast to talk about the national security implications of misinformation and technology.
Listen on Spotify
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& Apple Podcasts
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Smiles
The Grateful Dead dropped some archival footage this past week for their “meet up at the movies” series. And it made me smile.
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