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On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Emmanuel Macron in China, Taiwan and the global economy, North Korea, the US intelligence leak, investing in Ukraine, energy production and food inflation, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 2 | Recorded April 14, 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: 2:25 | Emmanuel Macron in China 5:22 | Communications lesson from Macron's post-China interview 10:25 | How unified is Europe when it comes to China and Taiwan? 12:25 | Taiwan's importance to the global economy 15:38 | The "Rocket Man of North Korea" is back 20:55 | The US intelligence leak and protecting state secrets 26:46 | Economic development and the future of Ukraine 30:43 | Energy, OPEC, nuclear power, and food inflation Reading + Watching: Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron by John Preston The Bank Job (2008) Succession on HBO America in the World: A History of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by Robert B. Zoellick ******** 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 #EmmanuelMacron #China #Taiwan #NorthKorea #JackTeixeira #USIntelligenceLeak #EconomicDevelopment #FDI #Ukraine #Energy #OPEC #NuclearPower #FoodInflation #RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications ******** Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley. Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with geopolitical intelligence, strategic planning, economic diplomacy, and communications. 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 @ caracal.global