The Evening: Drone Strikes, Hungary Blocks EU Funding Plan for Ukraine, Morning Dew, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Tuesday, December 6th.

Drone Strikes

Drones struck an oil facility near an air base in Russia on Tuesday, a local official said, just a day after Ukraine used drones to hit two military bases deep inside the country, one of the most brazen attacks of the nine-month-old war, as the NYT reports

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Hungary Blocks EU Plan to Raise Over $18 Billion in Funding for Ukraine

European Union finance ministers failed to agree Tuesday on providing more than $18 billion of vital economic assistance for Ukraine next year, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government stymying for now efforts to secure the loan through common EU debt issuance, as the WSJ reports

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North Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills

North Korea on Tuesday fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat for ongoing U.S.-South Korea live-fire drills in an inland border region, as the AP reports

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Executive Education

Apply to CSIS's flagship leadership program, the AILA International Fellowship

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, which equips aspiring global leaders to be effective and ethical changemakers. Through an intensive and interactive week of seminars and experiential learning, AILA International Fellows will gain a deeper understanding of global policy and their own leadership skills.

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

60

Ukrainian air defense systems shot down 60 of 70 missiles fired at infrastructure targets on Monday, according to the Ukrainian military, sparing the country the most dire consequences of the assault.

Source: NYT

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Critical Quote

“The combat zone has become larger, the struggle is more difficult, and the price is higher. But there is something that remains unchanged: your endurance, your will and therefore our freedom.”

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

iDeas Lab

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New satellite imagery

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analyzed by the CSIS China Power Project reveals that China is investing in a significant, long-term military presence at Pangong Tso, near the hotly disputed China-India border.

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: Ukrainian Presidential Office.) President Volodymyr Zelensky poses for a selfie with a soldier in Sloviansk on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

Recommended Reading

“Minding the Gap at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

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” by CSIS’s Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m.

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, the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda hosts a webinar on the evolving humanitarian situation in Yemen.

Later, at 12:00 p.m.

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, the CSIS Global Food Security Program holds a discussion on climate change and malnutrition.

And earlier, at 10:30 a.m.

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, the Wilson Center hosts a conversation with U.S. and African public and private sector leaders on the core issues shaping the U.S.-Africa economic partnership.

Video

Today, Under Secretary Alan Estevez joined CSIS's Gregory Allen and William Alan Reinsch as they rolled out their new report Improved Export Controls Enforcement Technology Needed for U.S. National Security. Watch the full video here.

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Podcasts

CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Yasheng Huang to discuss his forthcoming book, The Rise and the Fall of the EAST: Examination, Autocracy, Stability and Technology in Chinese History and Today.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

One of the Grateful Dead’s more amazing covers/adaptations is the apocalyptic song, “Morning Dew,” written by Canadian folk artist Bonnie Dobson about a fictional conversation in a post-nuclear holocaust world. Not exactly a smile, but the Dead made it one by pouring all of their emotional intensity into the tune. This version of “Morning Dew” by Phil Lesh and Friends posted today. With Nicki Bluhm on vocals, Phil on bass, Jason Crosby on violin and Marcus King and Eric Krasno on guitars, it really is a smile

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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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