Sleep Walking to Nuclear War?

In today’s episode, we revisit the latest developments in the Russo-Ukraine war with a focus on the growing split in US policy circles on what the end game for the conflict should look like and the seemingly blasé attitude toward the threat of nuclear war by many experts. From there we’ll pivot to a crisis that’s been impacting US families: the baby formula shortage. How does US trade policy factor in and why can’t foreign imports come to the rescue?Topics Discussed in this Episode09:50 - NATO Expansion and Turkish objections24:00 - Update on food and energy market impact37:35 -  End Game: Policy divisions in the West and sleepwalking to nuclear war58:12 - Baby formula shortage in the US: Trade policy failure Articles Mentioned in EpisodeNATO Expansion and Turkish objectionsErdoğan doubles down on threat to reject Finland and Sweden's NATO bids (Axios)Two Turkey Experts on Why Erdoğan Is Rejecting NATO Expansion (Carnegie Foundation)Russian-Ukraine War: Food and Energy market impactThe blockade of Ukraine’s ports is worsening world hunger (The Economist)Hungary ‘holding EU hostage’ over sanctions on Russian oil (The Guardian)Russian oil exports to Italy have more than quadrupled due to unintended consequences of Western sanctions (Business Insider)Russian-Ukraine War: End GameThe War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready (NY Times)America Must Embrace the Goal of Ukrainian Victory (Foreign Affairs)Baby Formula shortage in the US: Trade policy failureAmerica’s Infant Formula Crisis and the ‘Resiliency’ Mirage (Scott Lincicome - Cato Institute)America's Trade and Regulatory Policies Have Contributed to the Baby Formula Shortage (Reason)Follow UsShow Website: www.kelloggsglobalpolitics.comShow Twitter: @GlobalKelloggAnita’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arkelloggRyan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanPKelloggAnita’s Website:https://www.anitakellogg.com/Anita’s email: [email protected]’s email: [email protected] us Fan MailFollow UsShow Website: www.kelloggsglobalpolitics.comShow Twitter: @GlobalKelloggAnita’s Twitter: @arkelloggShow YouTube