Trump’s plan to end the Russia - Ukraine war heated up with Wednesday’s call to Putin. With Ukraine and Europe sidelined from negotiations, can this administration bring about a lasting peace that both sides agree to? Also hot are Trump’s trade wars, which include a directive to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries. How practical is this plan, and what will it achieve? Finally, most U.S. foreign aid is frozen, and the agency that distributes much of that aid, USAID, is being dismantled. How will it affect U.S. national security?

Topics Discussed in this Episode

• 09: 00 - Russia-Ukraine: Trump’s Perfect Phone Call Part II and the Munich Conference
• 24:00 - Looming Trade Wars
• 43:00 - US Soft Power Collapse: End of USAID and Foreign Aide

Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode

Russia-Ukraine: Trump’s Perfect Phone Call Part II and the Munich Conference

• Trump’s call with Putin alarms Europe and shocks Ukraine (WaPo)
• The Day the Ukraine War Ended (The Atlantic)
• Ukraine’s fears are becoming reality, after Trump talks to Putin (The Economist)

Trade Wars Incoming

• Trump Says He’ll Rework Global Trading Relations With ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs (NY Times)
• ‘The W.T.O. Is Toast.’ What Happens to Global Trade Now. (NY Times)
• Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm (The Economist)

US Soft Power Collapse: End of USAID and Freezing of all Foreign Aide

• Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump (WaPo)
• Falsehoods Fuel the Right-Wing Crusade Against U.S.A.I.D. (NY Times)
• As USAID retreats, China pounces (Politico)

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