The Evening: Gaza Strike/Hamas Tunnel, Iran Accused of Supplying Russia with Missiles, Eddie Vedder, and More

Newsletter - September 10, 2024

Gaza Strike/Hamas Tunnel

The Israeli military launched an airstrike targeting Hamas members in an area it had designated a zone for displaced people, an attack Gaza officials say destroyed 20 tents sheltering Palestinians and killed at least 19 people, as the WSJ reports.

And, as the AP reports, the Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The videoshows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation.

Ukraine's Largest Drone Attack

Ukraine struck Russia with one of its largest drone attacks of the war on Tuesday, killing a woman in the Moscow area, setting off fires in high-rise buildings and forcing the closure of major airports near the capital, as the NYT reports.

U.S. accuses Iran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia

Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, declaring that Washington intends to respond with sanctions, as The Washington Post reports.

Executive Education

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Audio Briefs

CSIS now offers full audio version of our latest content. Listen to the latest commentary by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja, "Moldova's Gas Future."

In That Number

50,000

Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of Mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union.
Source: ABC

Critical Quote

The Israeli security forces need to make some fundamental changes in the way they operate in the West Bank, including changes in their rules of engagement.

- Secretary of State Antony Blinken

iDeas Lab

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Taiwan relies heavily on trade, particularly for foreign energy supplies, importing 97% of its energy supplies, as well as importing 70% of its food. Read the full analysis here.

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

Optics

Photo: Huu Hao/AFP/Getty Images

A woman rows a boat along a flooded street carrying packages of food in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam on September 10, 2024, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting the northern part of the country.

Recommended Reading

"Diversifying, Not Decoupling" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi.

This Town Tomorrow

At 8:30 a.m., the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics launches a new report on how companies in Taiwan are responding to evolving geostrategic risks.

At 10:00 a.m., the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program unpacks the role of natural gas in ensuring U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing.

At 1:00 p.m., the CSIS Korea Chair discusses ways to enhance U.S.-ROK economic security cooperation, as well as strategies to strengthen critical mineral supply chains between the United States and South Korea.

Video

Today, the CSIS Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project welcomed Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, to discuss her career in India and the U.S. and her experience as the first woman of color in her position. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

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CSIS's Leah Hickert speaks with Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program and executive director of the CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention, about the tactics and implications of the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza.

Listen on Spotify& Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Here's another great one from the Bad Monkey soundtrack featuring Eddie Vedder covering Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Room at the Top," from their superb 1999 record "Echo."

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