October 19, 2022
Weekly World News Update
Russia-Ukraine War: Endings or Not?, Russia & NATO Nuclear Tensions, Xi’s New Decade, Iranian Wrongs Raise Human Rights Alarms, Failure for Truss, Sweden’s Parliament Elects New PM, India’s New Congress President, Biden’s National Security. 
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Quote of the Week
Russia-Ukraine War: Endings or Not?
“Whisper It – Russia Begins to Discuss Defeat” Kseniya Kirillova, CEPA – October 13, 2022


“Can the United States Do More for Ukrainian Air Defense?” Mark F. Cancian, CSIS – October 17, 2022


“Is Peace Possible Between Russia, Ukraine and the West?” David Anderson, The Jersualem Post – October, 12, 2022
Russia & NATO Nuclear Tensions
“Will Russia Push The Nuclear Button?” Swift Center Forecasters, UnHerd – October 17, 2022

“Is this a Drill? Upcoming Russian Nuclear Exercises a Challenge” The Korea Times – October 14, 2022

“Putin Threatens ‘Global Catastrophe’ If NATO Forces Clash With Russia” Andrew Stanton, Newsweek – October 15, 2022

“Russia’s Terror Bombing Will Fail If NATO Helps Ukraine Withstand It” The Washington Post – October 10, 2022
Photo: AP
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Xi's New Decade: Promise or Peril?
“Why a Third Term for Xi Jinping Could Mean Uncertainty for China” Erika Ryan, Sarah Handel & Alisa Chang, NPR – October 17, 2022

“Reading Between the Lines of Xi’s Party Congress Speech” The Atlantic Council – October 16, 2022

“The World According to Xi: Security, Socialism, and Soldiers” CK Tan, Nikkei Asia – October 17, 2022

“What China Looks Like After a Decade of Xi Jinping’s Rule” Han Chen & Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Axios – October 15, 2022
Photo AP
Iranian Wrongs Raise Human Rights Alarms
“Iranian Schoolgirl ‘Beaten to Death for Refusing to Sing’ Pro-Regime Anthem” Deepa Parent & Annie Kelly, The Guardian – October 18, 2022

“Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi Returns to Tehran After Competing Overseas Without Hijab” Somayeh Malekian & Morgan Winsor, ABC News – October 19, 2022

“The Push for Women’s Rights in Iran Is a Push for Religious Freedom Too” Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today – October 19, 2022
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Failure for Truss
“The Prime Minister Who Did Everything Wrong” Helen Lewis, The Atlantic – October 18, 2022

“Can You Feel Sorry for Liz Truss?” Sam Leith, The Spectator – October 17, 2022

“Truss Watches UK Vision Dismantled as Rivals Fight for Her Job” Alex Wickham, Kitty Donaldson, & Joe Mayes, Bloomberg – October 17, 2022

“Who Is in Charge? Liz Truss or Jeremy Hunt?” Laura Kuenssberg, BBC – October, 16, 2022

Photo CNN
Sweden's Parliament Elects Far-Right PM
India's New Congress President

“A Non-Gandhi President Could Create a New Congress” Naresh Arora, The Times of India – September 28, 2022

“Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?” Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate – October 14, 2022

Photo PBS
Biden's New National Security
“Around the Halls: Assessing the 2022 National Security Strategy” Shadi Hamid, Brookings – October 14, 2022

“The Three Important Shifts Tucked Within the New National Security Strategy” Christopher S. Chivvis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – October 13, 2022

“Biden’s Wrongheaded National Security Strategy” National Review – October 14, 2022

“Biden’s National Security Strategy: Worthy Perspectives But Little Strategy” Paul R. Pillar, Responsible Statecraft – October 14, 2022
Photo: Getty Images
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.