The Reverberating Effects of January 6th on Global Politics

In this episode, we discuss what the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest regional trade pact to date, means for the future of trade and the U.S.’s seeming withdrawal from leading on future international economic cooperation. Next, we discuss the crisis that no one is talking about — the diminishing opportunity for talks over Iran’s nuclear weapon development. Will Israel accept Iran as a de facto nuclear state, or could another Middle East war be on the horizon? We provide another update on Russia-Ukraine and the negations between Russia and NATO. Finally, we look at two recent articles by Francis Fukuyama (see notes below) on the democratic decline in the United States and its impact on U.S. global leadership.

Topics and Timestamps

10:15 - Listener Feedback18:15 - RCEP: New Asian trade pact led by China goes into effect31:45 Reviving the Iran Nuclear deal: Mission Impossible?47:30 Russia-Ukraine: Russia and NATO get ready to negotiate50:00 January 6th Capitol insurrection and the Global implications

Articles Mentioned in Episode

New Asian Trade Pact: RCEP

In Asia, China fills an economic void the United States left (WaPo)RCEP kicks in as China seeks to lead regional economic integration (Nikkei Asia)

Reviving the Iran Nuclear deal: Mission Impossible?

Iran-US: faltering nuclear talks enter dangerous phase (FT)The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran (The New Yorker)

Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Biden says he warned Putin of ‘severe sanctions’ if Russia invades Ukraine again (WaPo)U.S. Details Costs of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine (NY Times)

January 6th Anniversary

One Single Day. That’s All It Took for the World to Look Away From Us. (Francis Fukuyama; NY Times)January 6 and Geopolitics (Francis Fukuyama; American Purpose)The American polity is cracked, and might collapse. Canada must prepare (The Globe and Mail)January 6 Didn’t Happen Just to America (The Atlantic)

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