Hot Girl Briefing

Sources for Welcome to the Club! – Finland Joins NATO

NATO in “Finland joins NATO as 31st Ally” from NATO
Jonathan Masters in “How NATO will change if Finland and Sweden become Members” from Council on Foreign Relations
Jim Garamore in “Finland’s Accession to NATO Strengthens Alliance Security” from U.S. Department of Defense
Lili Bayer in “Turkey, Hungary to approve Finland’s NATO membership” from Politico
Alexandra Sharp in “Finland’s NATO Win Irks Moscow” from Foreign Policy
Simmone Shah in “Finland Has Officially Joined NATO. Here’s Everything You Need to Know” from Time

Sources for this week’s episode include:

Maria Fantappie and Vali Nasr in “A New Order in the Middle East?” from Foreign Affairs
Jon Gambrell in “Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help” from the Associated Press
Adam Gallagher, Sarhang Hamsaeed, and Garrett Nada in “What You Need to Know About China’s Saudi-Iran Deal” from the United States Institute of Peace
Aya Batrawy in “Rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, with China’s help. Here’s why it matters” from NPR
Stephen M. Walt, Michael Miner, Karen Elliot House, Joseph S. Nye, Grant Golub, Peyman Asadzade, Mohammed Alyahya, and Daniel Sobelman in “Significance of the Iran-Saudi Arabia Agreement Brokered by China” from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Jon B. Alterman in “Why Did China Help Saudi Arabia and Iran Resume Diplomatic Ties?” from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Sources for this episode include:

Jean Mackenzie in Seoul and Shaimaa Khalil in Tokyo in “South Korea and Japan: A milestone meeting of frenemies” from BBC
Nectar Gan, Gawon Bae, and Junko Ogura in “Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties as leaders meet following years of dispute” from CNN
Frank Aum and Mirna Galic in “What’s Behind Japan and South Korea’s Latest Attempt to Mend Ties?” from the United States Institute of Peace
Andrew Yeo in “South Korea-Japan rapprochement creates new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific” from The Brookings Institution
Anthony Kuhn in “Japan and South Korea renew ties in first summit in 12 years” from NPR
“Japan-ROK Summit Meeting” by and from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Lee Jihae in “Japan to lift restrictions on export of 3 chip components to Korea” from KOREA.NET from the Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Korean Culture and Information Service

Sources for this episode include:

Jesse Greenspan in “46 Surprising Facts About 46 Presidents” from History
White House in “What are some interesting facts about presidents and first ladies?” from The White house Historical Association
Emmanuel Hapsis in “Weird Facts You Never Knew About the US Presidents” from KQED
Ashley Berke in “Presidential Fun Facts” from Constitution Center
Christine Cappola in “5 Unusual Facts about US Presidents” from The Collector

Sources for this episode include:

Jim Garamone in “F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast” from U.S. Department of Defense, DOD News
Joe Hernandez in “What’s next in the saga of the suspected Chinese spy balloon” from NPR
Alexander Ward and Lara Seligman in “Trump officials deny Chinese spy balloons flew above U.S. on their watch” from Politico

Sources for this episode include:

United Nations Environment Programme in “Ozone Layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming by 0.5 degrees Celsius”
Jaclyn Diaz in “The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says” from NPR
United Nations Environment Programme in “About Montreal Protocol”
World Meteorological Organization in “Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022”
United Nations Environment Programme in “Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer”
United Nations News in “Green Transformation ‘unstoppable’ as countries agree to curb powerful greenhouse gases” from the UN
James Elkins in “Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)” from The Chapman & Hall Encyclopedia of Environmental Science

Sources for this episode include:

Joseph S. Nye Jr. in “Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics” ISBN: 978-1-58648-306-7
Pang Zhongying in “The Beijing Olympics and China’s Soft Power” from Brookings
Thomas Leroux in “The soft power for sporting events: An opportunity for Africa” from Wathi (West African Think Tank)
Giorgio Cafiero and Kristian Alexander in “Qatar’s soft power sports diplomacy” from MEI (Middle East Institute)
Rothna Begum in “Qatar Can’t Hide Its Abuses by Calling Criticism Racist” from Foreign Policy
Hiba Zayadin in “First World Cup in Arab World Tarnished by Migrant Worker Abuses” from Human Rights Watch
Aadi Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar, edited by Peter Rutherford, in “World Cup 2022: how many migrant workers have died in Qatar?” from Reuters

Sources for this episode include:

Japan’s Prime Minister and His Cabinet in “National Security Strategy” (Dec 17 2013)
Japan’s Ministry of Defense in “National Security Strategy” (Dec 16 2022)
Sheila Smith in “How Japan is Doubling Down on Its Military Power” from the Council on Foreign Relations
Central Intelligence Agency in “Japan” from the CIA World Factbook
Japan’s Ministry of Defense in “Fundamental Concepts of National Defense”
Antony J. Blinken in “Welcoming Japan’s New National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup” from U.S. Press Statement
Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi in “North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup; vows counteraction” from Japan Today

Sources for this episode include:

United States Department of Justice in “Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Extradition”
Jonathan Masters in “What is Extradition?” from Council on Foreign Relations
Office of the Legal Advisor in “Extraditions” from the U.S. Department of State
United States Department of Justice in “List of Participating Countries/Governments”
Kara Scannell, Patrick Oppmann, and Allison Morrow in “FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to be extradited to the U.S.” from CNN
INTERPOL in “What is INTERPOL?” from INTERPOL
INTERPOL in “About Red Notices” from INTERPOL
Franco Ordonez in “WNBA Star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison” from NPR
White House Statement on Brittney’s Release

Sources for this episode include:

Jessie Yeung in “China’s lockdown protests: What you need to know” from CNN
Michaeleen Doucleff & Steve Inskeep in “Why China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy is finally faltering” from NPR
Nectar Gan in “Protestors win a partial victory as Chinese cities start to loosen Covid controls” from CNN
Jude Blanchette and Suisheng Zhao in “Book Event: The Dragon Roars Back” from Center for Strategic International Studies