Ructions | The honest answer

On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the 2023 Tour de France and the related French soft power and global advertising opportunities, the attempted putsch by Yevgeniy Prigozhin in Russia, expectations for the upcoming NATO meeting, happenings on the US and UK campaign trails, Richard Sorge, plus what they are reading and watching. Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 7 | Recorded July 7, 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: 1:00 | The 2023 Tour de France + French soft power + Global advertising 7:13 | What's happening in Russia 13:50 | Upcoming NATO meeting 17:50 | Happenings on the US + UK campaign trails 30:29 | Richard Sorge, the Soviet agent operating out of Tokyo in 1941 32:33 | Reading + Watching Reading + Watching List: The Dishoom Cookery Book - From Bombay with Love The 2023 Tour de France Caste and Democratic Politics in India by Ghanshyam Shah Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn ******** 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 #TourdeFrance #SoftPower #GlobalAdvertising #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #DominicCummings #GavinNewsom #HillaryClinton #RichardSorge #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 executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications 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 ********