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It's Tuesday, December 13th. |
U.S. Eyes Giving Ukraine Patriot Missile Defense Systems
The U.S. is finalizing plans to give Ukraine its most coveted missile defense system, the Patriot, the most sophisticated weapon the U.S. would provide Ukraine since its war with Russia began, as the WSJ reports. |
$1B in Additional Aid to Ukraine Pledged at Paris Conference
Dozens of countries pledged more than $1 billion in additional aid to Ukraine at a conference in Paris on Tuesday, offering short-term support for Ukraine’s energy network and other civilian infrastructure, as the country faces a difficult winter, as The Washington Post reports. |
Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
Scientists studying fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced on Tuesday that they had crossed a long-awaited milestone in reproducing the power of the sun in a laboratory, as the NYT reports. |
Executive Education
Apply to CSIS's flagship leadership program, the AILA International Fellowship, 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. |
CSIS and DINSN Announce 2022 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List
CSIS, in partnership with the Diversity in National Security Network (DINSN), is pleased to announce the 2022 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List. See the list of honorees here. |
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
$55 billion
The United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as Washington prepares to host the U.S.-Africa summit this week.
Source: Reuters |
Critical Quote
“This is such a wonderful example of a possibility realized, a scientific milestone achieved, and a road ahead to the possibilities for clean energy.”
— Arati Prabhakar, White House science adviser |
iDeas Lab
A new CSIS Beyond Parallel update has identified a small object at the southern end of North Korea's Panghyon Aircraft Factory to be a helicopter rotor blade test rig, a critical component in maintaining the KPAF helicopter force.
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: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.) Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and USAID Administrator Samantha Power at the U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. |
Recommended Reading
“Biden’s China Economic Strategy Takes Shape, but Tensions Remain” by CSIS’s Matthew P. Goodman. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 10:00 a.m., the CSIS International Security Program holds a conversation on American Defense Reform: Lessons from Failures and Successes in the Navy, with authors Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.) and Anand Toprani.
Later, at 1:30 p.m., the CSIS Aerospace Security Project explores emerging security issues in space policy with the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, the Honorable John F. Plumb, PhD.
And, at 2:00 p.m., the CSIS Global Health Policy Center discusses the challenges associated with reaching populations in fragile and conflict-affected settings with routine immunizations. |
Video
This morning, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, sat down with CSIS's Dr. Kathleen McInnis to discuss the NATO alliance and the road to the 2023 Vilnius Summit. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
Dr. Friederike Otto with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London joins CSIS's Dr. Joseph Majkut to discuss extreme weather events and climate change.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
I know that you all want a bit more of the New Orleans groove that I posted yesterday. The band from yesterday, The Rumble, grew out of the Grammy nominated collective Cha Wa. Here’s Cha Wa performing for NPR at the historic Preservation Hall. This is a really fine production. |
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