Weekly World News Update: September 7, 2022

September 7, 2022

Weekly World News Update

Putin Pushes for Global Influence, New British PM Truss, North Korea-Russia Relations,

Chile Rejects Constitution, Starving Somalia, Foreboding Weather Extremes.

Putin Pushes For Stronger Global Influence

“Russia Expects Asia to Shun the West’s Energy Sanctions, Putin Signals as He Underlines Moscow’s Pivot to the Region” Zahra Tayeb, Business Insider – September 7, 2022

“Putin and Xi to Meet In Uzbekistan as Russia-China Ties Blossom” Lily Kuo, The Washington Post – September 7, 2022

“Europe Can Win Putin’s Gas War But Must Learn Nord Stream Lessons” Anders Åslund, The Atlantic Council – September 6, 2022

“Defiant Putin Says His War in Ukraine Will Strengthen Russia” Benjamin Harvey, Bloomberg News – September 7, 2022

“Putin Approves New Foreign Policy Doctrine Based On ‘Russian World’” Reuters – September 5, 2022

Photo TASS

Britain Puts Their Trust in Truss

“Liz Truss Takes Office With Vow to Street Britain Out of Energy Storm” George Parker, et al., Financial Times – September 6, 2022

“Liz Truss’s High-Wire Plan Could Actually Avert a UK Recession” Therese Raphael, The Washington Post – September 7, 2022

“Liz Truss: New Prime Minister Installs Allies In Key Cabinet Roles” BBC – September 7, 2022

“New Prime Minister, Same Old Battles Over Brexit” Jen Kirby, VOX – September 6, 2022

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North Korea and Russia Strike A Deal

“Russia is Purchasing Millions of Rockets and Artillery Shells From North Korea, US Official Says” Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand & Katie Bo Lillis, CNN – September 6, 2022

“Explainer: What Help are North Korean weapons to Russia?” Hyung-Jin Kim & Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press News – September 7, 2022

“Russia and North Korea: Never Waste A Good Crisis” Gabriela Bernal, Lowy Institute – August, 11, 2022

Photo TASS

Chile Rejects New Constitution

“REACTION: Chile Rejects New Constitution” Americas Quarterly – September 5, 2022

“Chile’s Boric Reshuffles Cabinet After New Constitution Rejected” Al Jazeera – September 6, 2022

“Why Chileans Might Vote to Keep Their Dictatorship-Era Constitution” Lucas Perelló & Will Freeman, Foreign Policy – September 3, 2022

“What’s Next for Chile After Voters Rejected A New Constitution” Ari Shapiro, Miguel Macias & Christopher Intaglitata, NPR – September 6, 2022

Photo The New York Times

Starving Somalia Needs Aid

“Somalia Receiving Unprecedented Levels of Food Aid, With ‘Famine at the Door’” UN News – September 5, 2022

“Food Insecurity and Terrorism: What Famine Means for Somalia” Rayna Alexander, Foreign Policy Research Institute – August 16, 2022

“Water Stress: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse” Claire Klobucista & Kali Robinson, CFR – August 2, 2022

Photo AP

Foreboding Weather Extremes

“Antarctic ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is ‘Holding On By A Fingernail,’ Study Finds” The Weather Channel – September 7, 2022

“Please Stop Calling It the ‘Doomsday Glacier’” Jackson Ryan, CNET – September 6, 2022

“Worst Seoul Storm In 80 Years Kills Eight, Floods Capital” Sangmi Cha & Jeong-Ho Lee – August 8, 2022

“Record High Temperatures Continue to Bake the West. Here’s How Days of Extreme Heat Are Impacting Life” Dakin Andone, CNN – September 6, 2022

Weekly World News Update is a collection of sources to help readers better understand what is happening around the world and the policy implications of these developments. Any opinions expressed in the above articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the World Affairs Councils of America, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.