Sub-stantial Developments

Episode #64

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil discuss the geostrategic implications of the submarine deal between the US and Australia, recent Trump revelations from Bob Woodward’s latest book, and Jair Bolsonaro’s unvaccinated trip to New York for the opening of the United Nations.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “The Sharp U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Throwing Europe Off Balance” by Steven Erlanger in The New York Times

• “Secret Talks and a Hidden Agenda: Behind the U.S. Defense Deal That France Called a ‘Betrayal’” by David E. Sanger in The New York Times

• “Five things I think I think about AUKUS” by Daniel W. Drezner in The Washington Post

• “No Wonder the French Are Angry” by Sylvie Kauffmann in The New York Times

• “Opinion: Ominous new details about Trump’s coup attempt require Democrats to act” by Greg Sargent in The Washington Post

• “Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says” by Isaac Stanley-Becker in The Washington Post

• “Unvaccinated and defiant, Bolsonaro pushes back against criticism in his U.N. speech.” by Ernesto Londoño in The New York Times

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