January 5, 2022

Weekly World News Update

How Far Will a Menacing Russia Go?'; New Year, New Actions on Climate Change?; The January 6 Anniversary; Kazakh Government Resigns; Sudan's Prime Minister Resigns; Making History in Antarctica

How Far Will a Menacing Russia Go?

"NATO Calls Extraordinary Meeting to Discuss Russia" Jacopo Barigazzi -- Politico, January 4, 2022 "Ukrainian Neutrality: A 'Golden Bridge' Out of the Current Geopolitical Trap" Anatol Lieven -- Responsible Statecraft, January 3, 2022 "What Putin Really Wants in Ukraine: Russia Seeks to Stop NATO's Expansion, Not to Annex More Territory" Dmitri Trenin -- Foreign Affairs, January 3, 2022 "The U.S. Is Naive About Russia. Ukraine Can't Afford to Be" Anne Applebaum -- The Atlantic, January 3, 2022 "How Russia Decides When to Invade" Eugene Chausovsky -- Foreign Policy, December 27, 2021 Photo AFP

New Year, New Actions on Climate Change?

"The World Ahead: COP-Out?" The Economist, January 3, 2022 "It's Time to Start Scoring Legislation on Climate Impacts" Caroline George and Adie Tomer -- Brookings Institution, January 3, 2022 "Did We Just Blow Our Last, Best Chance to Tackle Climate Change?" Justin Worland -- Time, December 30, 2021 "Mining the Bottom of the Sea" Elizabeth Kolbert -- The New Yorker, December 26, 2021

One Year Later: The January 6th Anniversary

"A Year After the Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection, the World Still Sees Something Broken in America's Democracy" Anthony Faiola -- Washington Post, January 4, 2022 "Donald Trump Cancels Jan. 6 Event, After Allies See It as a Distraction" Shane Goldmacher -- New York Times, January 4, 2022 "Fact Check: Five Enduring Lies About the Capitol Insurrection" Daniel Dale and Marshall Cohen -- CNN, January 5, 2022 "The Media's Coverage of Jan. 6 Is Still Just Beginning" Tom Jones -- Poynter, January 4, 2022 Photo AFP

Kazakh Government Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Capital

"Protests Erupt in Kazakhstan After Gas Prices Double on New Year's Day" Bruce Pannier -- Radio Free Europe, January 4, 2022 "Kazakh Protesters Storm Government Office in Almaty as Crisis Deepens" Al Jazeera, January 5, 2022 "Kazakhstan Shuts Internet as Government Offices Burn in Protests" Valerie Hopkins and Ivan Nechepurenko -- New York Times, January 3, 2022 "Kazakhstan Explainer: Why Did the Fuel Prices Spike, Bringing Protesters Out Into the Streets?" Almaz Kumenov and Joanna Lillis -- Eurasianet, January 4, 2022 Photo CNN

Sudan's Prime Minister Resigns

"EXPLAINER: What's Next After Resignation of Sudan's PM?" Samy Magdy -- Associated Press, January 3, 2022 "Why Is Sudan So Unstable?" The Economist, January 4, 2022 "To Safeguard Sudan's Democratic Transition, Act Now" Amgad Fareld Eltayeb -- Foreign Policy, January 3, 2022 "Sudan, Myanmar, Mali and Others Saw Coups in 2021. The Turmoil Didn't End With the New Year" Adam Taylor -- Washington Post, January 4, 2022 Photo AFP/Getty

Making History in Antarctica

"Preet Chandi Is the First Woman of Color to Complete a Solo Expedition in Antarctica" Rachel Treisman -- NPR, January 4, 2022