Weekly World News Update: January 25, 2023

January 25, 2023

Weekly World News Update

Russia-Ukraine War; Peru's Protests; Future of NATO;

Shared South American Currency; Israel's Government Faces Protests

Quote of the Week

Tanks to Be Sent to Ukraine

“Europe Waits for German Leadership” Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe – January 24, 2023

“What is the Leopard 2 Tanks, and Why Does Ukraine Want It?” Becky Sullivan, NPR – January 20, 2023

“Sholz Gives Go-Ahead to Supply Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine” Guy Chazan, Christopher Miller & Max Seddon, Financial Times – January 25, 2023

“Tank Warfare: Why the West is Worried About Arming Ukraine” Mark Galeotti, The Spectator – January 25, 2023

Photo: Getty

Peru's Protests Spreads Throughout the Country

“What to Know About Indigenous-Led Movement Shaking the Crisis-Hit Country” Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation – January 20, 2023

“The Real Reason Behind Peru’s Political Crisis” Simeon Tegel, Foreign Policy – January 25, 2023

“Peru Shuts Down Machu Picchu as Political Unrest Spreads Across Country” Daniel Politi, PBS News Hour – January 21, 2023

“President Calls for ‘Truce’ After Clashes” Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News – January 25, 2023

Photo: Al Jazeera

Will NATO's Future Include Both Finland and Sweden?

“Turkey Cancels Trilateral Sweden-Finland Meet After Protest-State TV” Huseyin Hayatsever & Orhan Coskun, Reuters – January 25, 2023

“Finland Floats Idea of Joining NATO Without Sweden Over Turkish Standoff” Emily Rauhala, The Washington Post – January 24, 2023

“Swedish Prime Minister Calls for Resumed ‘Dialogue’ With Turkey on NATO” The Local – January 25, 2023

“Why is Turkey Blocking Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership?” Swiss Info – January 25, 2023

Photo: Bloomberg

Shared South American Currency on the Horizon

“Argentina and Brazil Are Discussing Plans for a Common Currency – Analysts Can Scarcely Believe It” Sam Meredith, CNBC – January 24, 2023

“Proposed Brazil-Argentina Common Currency is Met With Doubts” David Biller & Almudena Calatrava, AP – January 23, 2023

“South America’s Make-Believe Money Is Either Dangerous or Irrelevant” Eduardo Porter, Bloomberg – January 24, 2023

Photo: DW

Protests Pushback on Israel's Government

“Herzog Warns of Internal Clash Overhaul ‘That Could Consume Us All’” Michael Horovitz, The Times of Israel – January 24, 2023

“Israel’s New Right-Wing Government Is Even More Extreme Than Protests Would Have You Think” Jonathan Guyer, Vox – January 20, 2023

“Israelis’ Evolving Pushback to Democratic Erosion Under Netanyahu” Nimrod Green, Middle East Institute – January 19, 2023

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.