The Evening: Unified Gaza, Panda Diplomacy, Farm Aid, and More

Unified Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Gaza should be unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority once the war ends, as the NYT reports.

G7 Calls for Urgent Action to Help Civilians

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies called Wednesday for “urgent action” to help civilians trapped in an increasingly dire situation in Gaza, including pauses in the fighting to allow aid in and people out, in announcing a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war, as the AP reports.

Panda Diplomacy

Three of China’s cutest and most beloved diplomats left Washington on Wednesday, marking a turning point in the struggling relationship between their home country and the United States, as Politico reports.

Executive Education

The CSIS Women's Global Leadership Program is a year-long program designed for executives who wish to deepen their understanding of critical geopolitical trends in order to thrive in a complex and competitive global environment. Those nominated by their organizations will join a select network of senior-level professionals in seminars on global issues and participate in executive leadership and communication training.

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: "Presidential Elections and a Fragmenting Political Landscape in Mexico" with CSIS's Ryan C. Berg.

In That Number

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Sudanese paramilitaries and allied militias have seized control of three regional capital cities in the western region of Darfur, including major military bases, from the government army over the past two weeks.
Source: The Washington Post

Critical Quote

iDeas Lab

Hamas's October 7 attack was the deadliest terrorist attack by number of fatalities per capita since 1970, killing nearly 1.5 of every 10,000 people in Israel.

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

Optics

IDF troops continue ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip, where they have taken control of a Hamas stronghold, on November 7, 2023.

Recommended Reading

“How Do the United States and Its Partners Approach Economic Security?” by CSIS’s Emily Benson and Catharine Mouradian.

This Town Tomorrow

At 12:30 p.m., the CSIS Asia Program hosts Shibani Mahtani and Tim McLaughlin to discuss their new book “Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy.”

Earlier, at 9:00 a.m., the Atlantic Council holds a conversation on strengthening opportunities for financial inclusion and economic development in the Caribbean.

And, at 2:00 p.m., the Carnegie Endowment discusses Washington’s strategic alternatives in its relations with South Africa.

Video

Today, the CSIS International Security Program hosted General James Dickinson, Commander of the United States Space Command, for a discussion on challenges in the space domain, the provision of space-enabled combat effects to joint warfighters, and his vision for the relation of space and landpower in the joint force. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS’s Emily Benson joins the podcast to discuss her new Project on Trade and Technology and its first report, “Establishing a New Multilateral Export Regime.”

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Another great Bobby Weir moment from Farm Aid—this time with Lukas Nelson, Sturgill Simpson, and Margo Price.