Ructions | Situation normal

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Biden + Zelenskyy vs Putin + Xi, energy policies and demands, Keir Starmer, sports television, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 4 | Recorded June 9, 2023 Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching. Timestamps: 1:12 | Ukrainian counteroffensive 9:29 | Biden + Zelenskyy vs Putin + Xi 11:04 | Energy policies + energy demands 18:45 | Keir Starmer 26:06 | Sports TV 33:35 | Reading + watching Reading + Watching List: Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor Tour de France: Unchained on Netflix The Gold: The Inside Story by BBC Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland by BBC Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone by Adam Curtis + BBC Material World by Ed Conway ******** For more information on Gerald, check out: http://www.geraldashley.com/ https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley For more information on Marc, check out: https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross https://twitter.com/marcaross https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global #Ukraine #counteroffensive #HenryKissinger #Biden #Zelenskyy #Putin #Xi #Energy #KeirStarmer #UKElection #HouseofCommons #No10 #LabourParty #ManCity #LIVGolf #PGATour #IndianPremierLeague #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics. Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants. Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement. Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications. More @ https://www.caracal.global