What Effect Do Elections in France, South Korea, and Colombia have on US Global Policy?

We begin the episode by looking at the new phase of the war as Russia narrows its goals to focus on controlling the eastern part of Ukraine. What are the US's and NATO's next steps militarily and are energy sanctions next?

We then discuss the global impact of recent elections in France, South Korea and the upcoming presidential election in Colombia. What are the key issues at the heart of each of these elections?  How did the economic strain of both COVID and inflation impact the political debates within these countries? Finally, what do these results mean for US foreign policy, particularly, towards strategic rivals - Russia and China.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

• War in the East: The Next Stage in the Russia-Ukraine War
• Can NATO countries cut off all oil and gas imports from Russia
• Election Roundup: France, South Korea, and Colombia

Articles Mentioned in Episode

War in the East: The Next Stage in the Ukraine war

• Rob Lee on why attrition will be a critical factor in the battle for Donbas (The Economist)
• Putin’s Plan A in Ukraine has failed. We can’t let his Plan B succeed (WaPo)

Russia-Ukraine War: Energy Sanctions in the EU

• Can Sanctions Really Stop Putin? (NY Times)
• How to cut off Russian oil and gas to Europe without causing chaos (Yergin and Pascual, WaPo)
• Europe Reluctantly Readies Russian Oil Embargo (NY Times)

Election Roundup: France, South Korea, and Colombia

• A Macron Victory Isn’t Enough (The Atlantic)
• South Korea’s hawkish new president will be good for the Western alliance (WaPo)
• Colombian candidate says he won't nationalize property (WaPo)
• Former guerrilla member running for president of Colombia envisions new Latin American left (WaPo)

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