The Sunday Edition - 2/23/2025
Hello and Happy Sunday! Given how much is going on the world, below are some relevant articles and podcasts to keep you up to date.
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What to Know:
The Disastrous Costs of the Foreign Aid Freeze on US Interests in the Middle East and North Africa – Seth Binder, Sheridan Cole, and Haydn Welch, Just Security
Three Years On, Ukraine's Extinction Nightmare Has Returned – Jeremy Bowen, BBC
Assessing the Viability of a U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal – Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz, CSIS
New German Leader Signals Seismic Shift in Transatlantic Relations – Katya Adler, BBC
Election and Integration: Moldova’s Battle for Sovereignty and Democracy - Elsa Debargue, The International Affairs Review
‘People Are Really Bulled Up’: Stock Surge Has Some on Wall Street Worried – Declan Harty, Politico
'What Did You Do Last Week?' Email Stokes Confusion and Anger Among Federal Workers – Stephen Fowler, NPR
A 10-year-old's Story of Family Immigration That Spans Three Continents – Janet W. Lee and Lauren Migaki, NPR
Can There Be Peace in Ukraine, or Is Putin Just Playing for Time? - Scott Newuman and Joanna Kakissis, NPR
Waltz This Way: Rival Venues in Vienna Compete to Celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th Birthday – Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian
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xoxo Emma
