Who Greets the Aliens? Ukraine, Niger, and Israel
08/02/23 • 62 min
On this episode, we begin with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive and its slow but steady progress to take back territory from Russia. We then discuss the Niger coup, delving into what happened, the impact on US foreign policy, and the expansion of Wagner and Russian influence in Africa. Finally, we look at Israel’s democratic crisis with recent passing of legislation that limits judicial oversight of government power. We also consider the possibility of the U.S. brokering a peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
But first, has the Earth been visited by aliens? And if so, why is the US the only country talking about it?
Topics Discussed in this Episode
- 00:00 - Congressional Hearing on UFOs: ‘Non-human’ biologics, Murder, and Interdimensional travel, oh my!
- 19:30 - Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Breakthrough?
- 29:30 - Niger coup and Russia’s growing influence in Africa
- 43:15 - Israel in Crisis and Saudi-US Dealmaking
Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode
Congressional Hearing on UFOs: ‘Non-human’ biologics, Murder, and Interdimensional travel, oh my!
- Does the U.S. Government Want You to Believe in U.F.O.s? (Ross Douthat-NY Times)
- We are not alone: The UFO whistleblower speaks (News Nation)
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Breakthrough?
- Franz-Stefan Gady and Michael Kofman on what Ukraine must do to break through Russian defences (The Economist)
- How bad will things get now that Russia has quit its grain deal with Ukraine? (Vox)
Niger coup and Russia’s growing influence in Africa
- What’s Behind the Coup in Niger? (NY Times)
- What Is Russia’s Wagner Group Doing in Africa? (Council on Foreign Relations)
- Why African leaders shunned Vladimir Putin’s summit (The Economist)
Israel in Crisis and Saudi-US Dealmaking
- The wounded Jewish psyche and the divided Israeli soul (Yossi Halevi- The Times of Israel)
- Biden Is Weighing a Big Middle East Deal (Thomas Friedman-NY Times)
- ‘Divorced from reality’: As top Biden aides meet MBS, experts see near term prospects for Israel-Saudi normalization, and a US Saudi security pact, as unlikely (S
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On this episode, we begin with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive and its slow but steady progress to take back territory from Russia. We then discuss the Niger coup, delving into what happened, the impact on US foreign policy, and the expansion of Wagner and Russian influence in Africa. Finally, we look at Israel’s democratic crisis with recent passing of legislation that limits judicial oversight of government power. We also consider the possibility of the U.S. brokering a peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
But first, has the Earth been visited by aliens? And if so, why is the US the only country talking about it?
Topics Discussed in this Episode
- 00:00 - Congressional Hearing on UFOs: ‘Non-human’ biologics, Murder, and Interdimensional travel, oh my!
- 19:30 - Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Breakthrough?
- 29:30 - Niger coup and Russia’s growing influence in Africa
- 43:15 - Israel in Crisis and Saudi-US Dealmaking
Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode
Congressional Hearing on UFOs: ‘Non-human’ biologics, Murder, and Interdimensional travel, oh my!
- Does the U.S. Government Want You to Believe in U.F.O.s? (Ross Douthat-NY Times)
- We are not alone: The UFO whistleblower speaks (News Nation)
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Breakthrough?
- Franz-Stefan Gady and Michael Kofman on what Ukraine must do to break through Russian defences (The Economist)
- How bad will things get now that Russia has quit its grain deal with Ukraine? (Vox)
Niger coup and Russia’s growing influence in Africa
- What’s Behind the Coup in Niger? (NY Times)
- What Is Russia’s Wagner Group Doing in Africa? (Council on Foreign Relations)
- Why African leaders shunned Vladimir Putin’s summit (The Economist)
Israel in Crisis and Saudi-US Dealmaking
- The wounded Jewish psyche and the divided Israeli soul (Yossi Halevi- The Times of Israel)
- Biden Is Weighing a Big Middle East Deal (Thomas Friedman-NY Times)
- ‘Divorced from reality’: As top Biden aides meet MBS, experts see near term prospects for Israel-Saudi normalization, and a US Saudi security pact, as unlikely (S
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Previous Episode
The Transatlantic Relationship with Daniel Hamilton
On this episode, Anita speaks with Daniel Hamilton, a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also the President of the Transatlantic Leadership Network and a former senior State Department official. We discuss the ups and downs of the Transatlantic Alliance and how the war in Ukraine and strategic competition with China affect the US’s relationship with Europe.
There have been several substantial developments in the Ukraine-Russia war. First, we discuss the Wagner rebellion and their march to Moscow, which was halted by a deal between Wagner leader Yevgeny Proghozin and Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko. Then, we catch up on the latest in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia.
China is also in the news, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to the country, and we talk about what the US hopes to achieve with these talks. Finally, we discuss China’s announcement on limiting exports of metals critical to the manufacturing of semiconductor chips.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
- 06:00 - Russia-Ukraine: Wagner Mutiny, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and Cluster Munitions
- 34:00 - China Strikes Back: Export limits on semiconductor inputs
- 48:00 - Interview with Daniel Hamilton on US-European relations around Ukraine War and China
Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode
Russia-Ukraine: Wagner Mutiny, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and Cluster Munitions
- What just happened in Russia? The Wagner crisis, explained. (WaPo)
- Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, wants shells, planes and patience (WaPo)
- Where Will All the Wagner Group Mercenaries Go Now That Russia Has Exiled Their Leader? (RAND)
- The secret calendar of Russian rebel warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed (The Business Insider)
China Strikes Back: Export limits on semiconductor inputs
- China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US (Bloomberg)
- China’s ‘first warning shot’ on export controls causes 27% jump in price of gallium—a metal vital to tech industries (Fortune)
- Yellen Says U.S. Doesn’t Seek ‘Winner Take All’ Fight With China (WSJ)
Interview with Daniel Hamilton on US-European relations around Ukraine War and China
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Peak China and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Neo-isolationism
On this episode, we begin by exploring the future of the Wagner group given the death of its leader, Prighozin. We also look at the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive and whether the conflict is headed towards a stalemate. Then, have we reached peak China? We discuss the causes and implications of China’s weakening economy. Finally, we explain what is so concerning about Republican Presidential hopeful, Vivek Ramaswamy’s foreign policy proposals.
Topics Discussed in this Episode
- 02:30 - Prigozhin’s Assassination and Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
- 27:30 - Is this peak China? China’s Economy in Crisis
- 50:30 - GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s Foreign Policy
Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Breakthrough?
- Prigozhin’s Real Legacy: The Mercenary Blueprint (Sean McFate (NDU); NY Times)
- A Brutal Path Forward, Village by Village (NY Times)
- Ukraine’s counter-offensive is speeding up (The Economist)
- The Case for Negotiating with Russia (The New Yorker)
Peak China is Real: China’s Economy in Crisis
- Is a declining China even more dangerous for the West? (The Times London)
- Xi’s Age of Stagnation (Foreign Affairs)
- The End of China’s Economic Miracle (Foreign Affairs)
- What Happened to Japan? (NY Times)
- Don’t Drive Smart Students Away (Ryan and Anita’s War on the Rocks article)
GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s Foreign Policy
- A Viable Realism and Revival Doctrine (The American Conservative)
- The Sinister History Behind the Right’s Putin-Mania (Vanity Fair)
- Henry Kissinger Pushed Trump to Work With Russia to Box In China (Daily Beast)
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Kellogg's Global Politics - Who Greets the Aliens? Ukraine, Niger, and Israel
Transcript
Anita Kellogg: [00:00:00] Welcome to Kellogg's Global Politics, a podcast on current events in US foreign policy and international affairs. My name is Dr. Anita Kellogg, an international relations scholar specializing in the relationship between economics and national security. I'm here with my cohost, Ryan Kellogg, an expert in energy investment and policy.
Ryan Kellogg: Thanks. I'm glad to be back. So this is episode 37 and we're recording this on July
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