The Evening: Immigration Order, Modi Hangs On, Mississippi Half-Step, and More

Biden Immigration Order

President Biden today announced a new plan to shut off access to the U.S. asylum system when illegal border crossings exceed a daily threshold, as The Washington Post reports.

Modi Hangs On

While Narendra Modi appeared to secure a third term as India’s leader, the election was closer than expected, forcing him to rely on coalition partners that don’t share his Hindu nationalist agenda, as the NYT reports.

ANC Begins Coalition Talks

The African National Congress, still reeling from the worst election result in its history, began a frantic round of talks aimed at building a stable coalition that could involve the formation of a national unity government, as the FT reports.

Executive Education

The Breakthrough Leadership Program helps rising leaders navigate global issues, fine-tuning key skills for success. Designed for mid-career professionals from marginalized backgrounds, it blends virtual and in-person sessions to provide tools and knowledge for career advancement. Applications close June 28.

Audio Briefs

CSIS experts give short, spoken-word summaries on the biggest takeaways from their latest reports, white papers, and commentaries—in their own words.

Listen here: "Angola: The Long Road Traveled and the Way Forward" with CSIS's Mvemba Phezo Dizolele.

In That Number

100

The opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance is expected to gain more than 100 seats in the Indian Elections, a significant rebuke of President Modi's Bharatiya Janata party majority.
Source: FT

Critical Quote

iDeas Lab

New analysis from the CSIS Americas Program finds that Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has exhibited 14 out of 16 indicators of executive aggrandizement, leading to democratic backsliding in Mexico. 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

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, greets supporters at the Bhartiya Janata Party headquarters during election results night in New Delhi, India, on June 4, 2024.

Recommended Reading

"India’s National Election: Surprise and Stability" by CSIS's Richard M. Rossow.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m., the CSIS Strategic Technologies Program launches a new report with Trellix on how AI is affecting the role of the Chief Information Security Officer.

Also, at 2:00 p.m., the Brown University School of Public Health Pandemic Center, the COVID Collaborative, and the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security convene state & local leaders who helped their communities navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier, at 10:00 a.m., Brookings hosts Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to discuss his recently published book.

Video

Today, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosted a discussion with Wael Sawan, CEO of Shell, on the future of the energy landscape and leadership. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

John Foote of Kelley Drye & Warren joins the podcast to discuss current issues and future forecasts relating to the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

The Grateful Dead, forever timely and timeless, know that to be successful in the streaming age, bands need to continuously post new content—sometimes song by song as opposed to dropping a whole album at once. To promote their forthcoming “From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” due out in a couple of weeks, they have released a version of Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo live from the University of Nevada in 1974. According to the Dead’s archivist David Lemieux, this track comes from the first road concert featuring the band’s famous “Wall of Sound” PA system. Sure sounds good to me.