October 5, 2022
Weekly World News Update
Ukraine’s Effort to Join NATO, Brazil Heads for Runoff, North Korean Missile Causes Panic, Bulgarian Election, Iranian Protests, Coup in Burkina Faso, Haiti in Crisis, The Supreme Courts New Term.
Ukraine's Fast-Tracked Effort to Join NATO

“Ukraine War: Five Reasons Why Kyiv Won’t Join NATO Anytime Soon” Joshua Askew, Euronews – October 5, 2022

“Ukraine Has Always Been Ready to Negotiate. The Question is How.” Iuliia Mendel, The Washington Post – September 30, 2022

“Did NATO Expansion Really Cause Putin’s Invasion?” Ken Moskowitz, American Foreign Service Association 
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Brazil Heads for a Runoff
“Brazil’s Bolsonaro Isn’t Preparing for a Coup. He Is Preparing for a Revolution” Miguel Lago, The New York Times – September 30, 2022 

“How the Brazilian Election Could Destabilize a Divided Country” Ellen Ioanes, VOX – October 3, 2022


“Brazil Elections: How Pollsters Failed to Predict Bolsonaro’s Vote Share” Raghu Malhotra, Indian Express – October 4, 2022
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North Korean Missile Causes Panic
“The Missiles of North Korea” The Wall Street Journal – October 4, 2022

“North Korea’s Missile Tests Reflect a Change of Doctrine” Benjamin Young, Nikkei Asia – October 2, 2022 

“Yoon, Kishida to Hold Phone Talks Following N. Korean Missile Launch” Yonhap, The Korea Herald – October 5, 2022
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Bulgaria Sides With Russia
“Bulgaria’s Elections Could Threaten NATO and EU Unity on Ukraine” Rossitsa Kirova, The Washington Examiner – October, 1, 2022

“Do Bulgaria’s Snap Elections Signal a Shift Away from the West and Towards the Kremlin?” Tony Wesolowsky, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – October 3, 2022

“Borissov Leads in Bulgaria’s Election But Faces Battle to Form a Government” Christian Oliver, Politico – October 2, 2022
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Iranian Women Fight Back
“Iran’s Ruler Faces a Formidable New Foe: Schoolgirls” Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg – October 4, 2022

“I Think the Women Are Winning” Kelli Maria Korducki, The Atlantic – September 28, 2022

“Will Protests in Iran End the Islamic Republic?” Suzanne Maloney & David Dollar, Brookings – October 3, 2022

“How the Biden Administration Can Respond Effectively to Iran’s Crackdown on Protests” Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, Middle East Institute – October 3, 2022
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Coup in Burkina Faso
“A Country in Freefall” Eenezer Obadare, CFR – October 3, 2022

“Who Is Ibrahim Traore, the Soldier Behind Burkina Faso’s Latest Coup?” Edward Mcallister, Reuters – October 4, 2022

“Russia Benefits from Military Coup in Burkina Faso” Lansing Institute – October 4, 2022
Haiti in Crisis
The Supreme Courts New Term
“The Supreme Court’s Big New Term” Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker – October 2, 2022


“Facts Still Matter, Even Before This Supreme Court” Rosanna Smart, Darrell Miller & Andrew Morral, Newsweek – October 4, 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.