The Evening: Russia Advances, Inflation Toward 2%, Save It For Later, and More

Newsletter - July 15, 2024

Ukraine Battles to Contain Russian Advances

Russian forces over the weekend pushed into Urozhaine, a southern village won back by Ukraine last summer, the latest in a series of slow but steady advances that are reversing hard-won Ukrainian victories, as the NYT reports.

Russia Sharing U.S. Weapons Insight with China

A bipartisan U.S. congressional committee urged the White House on Monday to disclose details on whether Russia was sharing insight with China on how to defeat U.S. weapons used on the battlefield in Ukraine, as Reuters reports.

Fed Signals Confidence Inflation is Moving Toward 2%

The Federal Reserve has become more confident that inflation is moving back down to its 2 percent target, the central bank's chair said on Monday, in the latest sign that it is preparing to cut interest rates, as the FTreports.

Executive Education

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Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers full audio versions of our latest analysis. Listen to CSIS's Clayton Swope and Stephanie Songer's latest commentary, "What Can We Learn from Ariane for Future Space Partnerships?"

In That Number

4.7 percent

China's economy grew 4.7 percent in the second quarter, official data showed on Monday, missing forecasts and marking a slower rate of expansion compared with the previous three months.
Source: FT

Critical Quote

I think that representatives of Russia should be at the second summit.

- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

iDeas Lab

Photo: CSIS

The latest episode of Pacific Policy Pulse features Rachel Noble, Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate, to discuss the cyberthreat landscape.

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

Optics

Photo: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is sworn in for a fourth term in Kathmandu on July 15.

Recommended Reading

"The Evolution of the U.S.-Japan Security Partnership" by CSIS's Christopher Johnstone, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Leah Klaas.

This Town Tomorrow

At 4:00 p.m., CSIS welcomes Sir Robin Niblett for a conversation with President and CEO Dr. John Hamre on his new book, The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century.

Earlier, at 11:00 a.m., the Wilson Center welcomes former Senator Roy Blunt and others to discuss the role trade can play in Colombia's partnerships within the Western Hemisphere.

Then, at 1:00 p.m., the Hudson Institute discusses how the U.S. can maintain the lead in its cyber and technology competition with China.

Video

Today, the CSIS Americas Program hosted an event exploring potential scenarios for Venezuela's upcoming elections. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

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Norman Roule joins the podcast to discuss the recent election in Iran and what it means for the U.S.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

I'm not ready to discuss season 3 of "The Bear." I haven't seen all of the episodes yet and don't want to spoil anything for anyone either. But I do know that America needs a big smile today. And, Eddie Vedder's cover of The English Beat classic "Save It For Later," featured in The Bear's new season, is surely a hopeful, smile inspiring rendition.