Borders, Bonds and Power

A contested election in Sweden, Russian threats near NATO’s edge, stress in bond markets, and a reshaped Pentagon are all putting political resilience under pressure.Sweden’s narrow resultRussian pressure near NATORussia’s war economyTreasury markets on edgeDubai absorbs a war shockPentagon upheavalTurkey’s widening LGBT crackdownClancy mistrial and maternal careSources:Global News Podcast — Centre Left coalition in Sweden on course for victoryFT News Briefing — Fed and BoJ expect rate hikes as US bond market flailsGlobal News Podcast — The Global Story: Can Dubai’s luxe image survive the war with Iran?WSJ What’s News — Inside Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Shake-UpThe Daily — The Good, the Bad and the Good-Bad (Movie)Up First from NPR — The Clancy trial and a split over postpartum psychosisThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm