The Evening: Russian Warning, Chinese Companies Blacklisted, Louisiana Christmas, and More

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Good Evening,

It's Thursday, December 15th.

Note: The Evening will be “Gone Fishin’” until after the holidays. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!

Russia Warns of Consequences if U.S. Missiles go to Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be “another provocative move by the U.S.” that could prompt a response from Moscow, as the AP reports

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U.S. Expands Training of Ukrainian Troops in Germany

The Pentagon is expanding the training that the U.S. military provides to Ukrainian troops, with plans to more than double the number of forces it instructs at a base in Germany, as the NYT reports

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Dive Deeper: Must read piece by CSIS’s Eliot Cohen, “What Putin’s War in Ukraine Reveals About Russia—and the Likely Path Ahead.

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U.S. Adds 36 Chinese Companies to Trade Blacklist

The U.S. has placed three dozen Chinese companies on a trade blacklist, in another escalation of its effort to slow China’s development of advanced chips and technologies for military uses such as hypersonic weapons, as the FT 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: “The ReCap,” “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

715

The WHO has confirmed that there have been 715 confirmed attacks on healthcare facilities and providers since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Source: The Washington Post

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Critical Quote

“The United States is 'all in' on Africa's future.”

— President Joe Biden

iDeas Lab

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CSIS's Gregory B. Poling testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation on Wednesday, December 7 about challenges in the Mekong Region. Watch him tell you what he told Congress

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—in 90 seconds.

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 Samuel Corum/Getty Images.) Senegalese President Macky Sall delivers a toast alongside U.S. President Joe Biden before dinner in the East Room of the White House on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Recommended Reading

"Food for Thought: How Should We Secure Global Trade in Agriculture?

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" by CSIS's Emily Benson and Elizabeth Duncan.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:15 a.m

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Earlier, at 8:50 a.m

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Then, at 1:15 p.m

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Video

The CSIS Americas Program hosted a discussion on challenges to transparency faced by countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Watch the full video here.

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Podcasts

CSIS’s Mvemba Dizolele joins the podcast to discuss this week’s summit in which the leaders of African countries joined President Biden in Washington for discussions on the future of U.S.-Africa relations.

Listen on Spotify

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& Apple Podcasts

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Smiles

As I mentioned at the top of The Evening, we’ll be “gone fishin’” for the holidays. I’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy, Healthy New Year! To me, there’s no better way to kick off the holidays than with a Xmas tune from the golden voice of Aaron Neville and his classic “Louisiana Christmas Day

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And by the way, concerning TULANE in the Cotton Bowl—Roll Wave!!!!

A one, a two, a hellava HULLABALOO

HULLABALOO, 'Ray, 'Ray

HULLABALOO, 'Ray, 'Ray

Hooray-Hooray

Vars-uh, vars-uh Tee-ay!

Tee-ay! Tee-ay! vars, vars Tee-ay!

Tulane!!

I invite you to email me at [email protected]

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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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