Bonus: Can China & the US Turn Down the Temperature?
Since President Biden and President Xi exchanged handshakes and smiles at last year’s G20, relations between the two powers have been on shaky ground. Most recently, the United States Defense Secretar...
11 Juni 202318min
Ukraine’s Big Dam Problem
Ukraine finally began its long-awaited counteroffensive on June 4th, two days before D-Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Europe from the Nazis. Much is at stake - but barely after Ukraine bega...
8 Juni 202331min
BONUS: Why China is Now Saying COVID Could’ve Leaked From Lab
Professor George Gao, the former head of China's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) recently told the BBC that no theory for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic should be ruled out including whether or...
3 Juni 202315min
Blood Batteries: How Our Phones, Computers, & Cars are Driving Congo's Conflicts
As the world rushes to meet its targets for a green-powered revolution, the demand for materials like cobalt are set to double by the year 2050 due to its critical role in the manufacturing of lithium...
1 Juni 202349min
Bonus: Does Russia's Pyrrhic Victory in Bakhmut Matter?
Russian forces captured the city of Bakhmut largely led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group and its fighters—who suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. One Decision’s Julia...
26 Maj 202328min
Has the US Lost Africa to China and Russia?
In recent months the Biden administration has put a concerted effort into wooing the African continent. It’s not a moment too soon, because China is busy forging ties and building infrastructure acros...
25 Maj 202341min
Bonus: Why this G7 may be a “pivotal point for Taiwan”
In this week's One More Decision, former Director of Global Engagement in the Obama White House, Brett Bruen is joined by Nikkei's Diplomatic Correspondent Ken Moriyasu from the G7 summit venue in Hir...
19 Maj 202316min
Venezuela: Did Biden Give In Too Early to Maduro?
Venezuela is known to have the world’s biggest reserves of crude oil - but more than 90% of its citizens live in poverty. Millions of people have fled the country since 2015, in what the United Nation...
18 Maj 202349min
