Good Evening,
It's Thursday, March 23rd.
Note: The Evening will be “Gone Fishin’" until Monday, April 3. Until then, Smile! |
TikTok CEO Fails to Persuade House Panel
U.S.-China relations were rocked again as House lawmakers pummeled TikTok’s chief executive over the popular app’s ties to China, and as Beijing said it would fight any U.S. attempt to force the company’s sale by its Chinese owners, as the WSJ reports. |
E.U. Leaders Discuss Plans to Pressure Russia
European Union leaders met in Brussels Thursday for the first round of a two-day summit on topics including continued E.U. support for Ukraine and measures to increase pressure on Russia, as The Washington Post reports. |
Major Protests in France
Huge street protests and widespread strikes rocked France on Thursday as demonstrators mounted a fierce display of resistance to a new law raising the retirement age and of fury at President Emmanuel Macron, as the NYT reports. |
Executive Education
The Economics in National Security course examines the range of economic policy tools available to U.S. policymakers, how these tools are used, and their implications. It features interactive seminars with CSIS scholars and guests, including former senior trade officials, policy thinkers, and experts on economic sanctions. |
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! |
In That Number
135 Billion
Direct damage in Ukraine exceeds $135 billion, the joint study by the Ukrainian government, the European Commission and the United Nations found.
Source: The Washington Post |
Critical Quote
“We have to earn your trust.”
—Shou Zi Chew, TikTok CEO |
iDeas Lab
CSIS's Dr. Kathleen McInnis sat down with Gayle E. Smith, the CEO of the ONE Campaign, to discuss her role in leading the U.S. effort to end the global pandemic.
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: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images.) A Ukrainian serviceman caresses a cat near Bakhmut, on March 23, 2023. |
Recommended Reading
“Innovation for Resilience” by CSIS’s Suzanne Spaulding, Emily Harding, Hadeil Ali, Joseph Majkut, Harshana Ghoorhoo, Morgan Higman, Devi Nair, Naz Subah, and Sophia Barkoff. |
This Town Tomorrow
At 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Missile Defense Project hosts a conference on the evolution of missile defense with Representatives Doug Lamborn and Seth Moulton.
After, at 10:30 a.m., the CSIS Economics Program holds a discussion with Daniel McDowell on his new book, Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions & the International Backlash against the Dollar.
Later, at 1:30 p.m., the CSIS International Security Program hosts a conversation on the state of the U.S. defense industrial base, featuring Representatives Mike Waltz and Jason Crow. |
Video
Today, CSIS's Daniel F. Runde sat down with David R. Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, to discuss the role of the World Bank and the future of global development. Watch the full video here. |
Podcasts
CSIS's Jim Lewis spoke with Kate Weber, Google’s Interim Global Lead for Emerging Tech Policy, to discuss Google’s PaLM-SayCan project and the implementation of robots into everyday life.
Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. |
Smiles
One more from the next generation of Deadheads. This time Greensky Bluegrass covering “Eyes of the World.” |
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