The Evening: Putin’s Threat, NK Threat, White Rabbit Revisited, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Wednesday, October 26th.

Putin's Disinformation

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday repeated Russia’s unsubstantiated warning that Ukraine was preparing to explode a so-called dirty bomb, as concerns rose in the West that the Kremlin was seeking a pretext to escalate its war in Ukraine, as the NYT reports

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U.S., allies warn decisive response if North Korea tests nuke

Officials from the United States and its Asian allies Japan and South Korea suspect North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test, and vice foreign ministers from the three countries said Wednesday their joint response would be “decisive”, as the AP reports

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U.S. sanctions target corruption, Russian operations in Moldova

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and entities involved in what it described as Russia's malign influence operations in Moldova as well as systemic corruption in the small eastern European country, as Reuters reports

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Executive Education

U.S. and Eurasian Security: The Challenges Ahead

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is a new program that will give participants a competitive advantage through in-depth analysis and insights into the major challenges to U.S. security across Eurasia.

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

24 billion

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund plans to invest $24 billion in six Arab countries as the kingdom benefits from an oil boom and seeks to bolster its soft power in the region.

Source: FT

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Critical Quote

“We agreed that an unparalleled scale of response would be necessary if North Korea pushes ahead with a seventh nuclear test.”

— South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong

iDeas Lab

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A new CSIS Beyond Parallel update

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shows significant progress in the construction of North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

(Photo by WPA Pool/Getty Images.) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (center), alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt (center right), holds his first Cabinet meeting on October 26, 2022 in London, England.

Recommended Reading

"Manufacturing and Workforce

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" by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar.

This Town Tomorrow

At 10:00 a.m.

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, the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program holds a conversation with Chris Inglis and Anne Neuberger on the Biden-Harris Administration's work to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity.

And, at 7:00 a.m.

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, Carnegie begins its 2022 International Nuclear Policy Conference.

Later, at 1

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:00 p.m.

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, the Atlantic Council hosts a conversation with Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Video

Today, the CSIS Scholl Chair and the CSIS Southeast Asia Program hosted the 2022 Asian Architecture Conference, previewing key issues that will be on the agenda for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting. Watch the full event here.

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Podcasts

CSIS's Emily Benson and Gerard DiPippo join the ChinaPower Podcast to discuss the recent U.S. export technology controls targeting China's access to chips.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

This is one of the more interesting covers I’ve seen in a while—bluegrass star Molly Tuttle and her band Golden Highway taking on the Jefferson Airplane.

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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Paige Montfort, Claire Dannenbaum, and Claire Smrt.

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