What Actually Mattered This Week: An Embarrassing US Intelligence Leak

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WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERED THIS WEEK

Suspect in Pentagon documents leak arrested

At least 50 (but possibly more than 100) classified US intelligence documents were posted to the social media platform Discord over the past several months.

The culprit: a 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard member from Massachusetts.

The most concerning thing I took away from the leak? How close a UK spy plane was to being shot down by the Russians over the Black Sea.

Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron

France’s President said Europe should become a ‘third superpower.’

Without tech companies, a reserve currency, or an army?

Good luck.

Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary

25 years have passed since the landmark Good Friday Agreement secured peace in Northern Ireland.

A beacon of successful international statecraft, it’s a reminder to never count out the power of diplomacy.

US inflation falls to lowest level since May 2021

Finally, some good news.

TRUTHS, DAMNED TRUTHS, AND STATISTICS

The world map seen through the eyes of Google street view.

Big population centers completely missing: China (no access), Africa (no infrastructure).

THE GZERO WORLD WE’RE JUST LIVING IN

GRAPHIC TRUTH

YOUR GZERO WORLD

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally had their COVID-delayed summit in March 2023. Biden and Trudeau clearly get along, and US-Canada ties are as strong as ever. Yet, some thorny issues still need to be ironed out.

The two neighbors see eye-to-eye on things like immigration or pushing back against China and Russia. But there's friction on Haiti and especially on the US Inflation Reduction Act, whose subsidies are wooing Canadian green biz south of the border.

On GZERO World, I discuss the bilateral relationship with David Cohen, the US ambassador to Canada, and Kirsten Hillman, Canada's Ambassador in Washington. Then, I ask Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand why she won't let her kids use TikTok (amongst other pressing national security questions).

For a longer, wider-ranging version of my interviews check out the GZERO World podcast.

WORLD IN 60

Are China's Taiwan war games losing their intimidation power?

What is the fallout from the Pentagon Intelligence leak?

Is Brexit making it harder to achieve peace in Northern Ireland?

Find out in this week’s World in 60 Seconds!

DIG DEEPER: GZERO DAILY BY IAN BREMMER

Macron’s Taiwan remarks are a big win for China

Macron’s rogue comments on China and Taiwan:

-Handed Xi Jinping a PR win

-Undermined EU/transatlantic unity

-Emboldened American isolationists

-Weakened Western deterrence of Chinese aggression

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BECAUSE THE INTERNET

A little outdated but still an incredible seriocomic map:

WHAT TO READ THIS WEEK

Against the World: Anti-Globalism and the Mass Politics Between the World Wars by Tara Zahra

Tara Zahra’s “Against the World” shows us the deep roots of both globalism and anti-globalism. Like all the best books on history, it gives us valuable insight into the past, the present, and our possible futures.?

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

The first TikTok from GZERO Media just dropped and it’s about…Senator Romney’s argument for banning TikTok.

Not sure if you’ll see it in the algorithm, but the Chinese government sure will.

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DEEP THOUGHTS

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ― Oscar Wilde

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I am president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media and foreign affairs columnist at TIME. I currently teach at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and previously was a professor at New York University. You can follow me on?Twitter ,?Facebook , and?Instagram .