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The DSR Daily is a daily news podcast cover the foreign policy and national security news. Each weekday morning, Riley Fessler, Minnah Stein, and David Rothkopf will bring you the latest as covered by the best media outlets from around the world.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Mar 6, 2023 • 14min
March 6, 2023: Russian infighting, Pakistan bans airing Imran Khan speeches, and a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The two hundred forty-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner boss suggests 'betrayal' in Bakhmut battlePakistan bans airing of Imran Khan speeches, suspends TV channelArmenian and Azerbaijani border clash leaves five deadSouth Korea to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime laborUnions vow to shut France’s economy down amid pension battleHundreds of migrants flee Tunisia after president's crackdownEcuador assembly backs report calling for Lasso impeachment processColombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2023 • 13min
March 3, 2023: Kremlin accuses Ukraine of sabotage, Blinken and Lavrov speak, and Belarus jails Nobel winner
The two hundred forty-eighth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of attack inside RussiaBlinken, Lavrov speak briefly at G-20 meetingBelarus court jails Nobel winner Bialiatski for 10 yearsCambodia’s opposition leader jailed 27 years for treasonUN experts accuse Nicaragua government of crimes against humanityUS offers $5m bounty for DR Congo militia leaderPrince Harry and Meghan asked to leave their UK homeGerman ice cream parlor offers cricket-flavored scoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 2, 2023 • 13min
March 2, 2023: US socializing sanctions against China, the G20 meets, and a historic Supreme Court order in India
The two hundred forty-seventh episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Exclusive: US seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine warFractured G20 foreign ministers grapple with deepening riftsIndia top court’s ‘historic’ order on election officers selectionUS intelligence: 'Havana syndrome' not foreign foes' workVo Van Thuong: Vietnam picks new president in power shuffleEurozone inflation eases less than expected in FebruaryBurkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2023 • 13min
March 1, 2023: A new president in Nigeria, 19 China fighters enter Taiwanese air space, and a train crash in Greece
The two hundred forty-sixth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter ObiTaiwan says 19 Chinese fighter jets entered its air defence zoneAt least 36 killed after train collision in GreecePakistani court orders arrest of former premier Imran KhanIran expels 2 German diplomats in tit-for-tat moveCanada bans TikTok on government devices over security risksMilitants kidnap 25 youths in northern DR CongoRussia bans government officials from using most foreign words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 2023 • 13min
February 28, 2023: Reprisal attacks in the West Bank, Serbia and Kosovo moving towards normalizing ties, and the UK and EU agree on a new Northern Ireland deal
The two hundred forty-fifth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Tensions high in West Bank after deadly Israeli settler rampageSerbia and Kosovo accept EU proposal to normalize tiesSunak hails ‘new chapter’ in UK-EU relations as Northern Ireland deal is agreedMacron lays out ‘new era’ for France’s reduced presence in AfricaMexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killedAlgeria and Russia aim to boost military tiesKerala: India temple replaces elephant with robot for ritualsWeb-based kissing device horrifies Chinese social media users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2023 • 13min
February 27, 2023: Nigeria's election, a meeting between Iraeli and Palestinian officials, and a missing Chinese billionaire
The two hundred forty-fourth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Nigeria gets early results from tight election raceIsraeli and Palestinian officials vow to curb violenceBao Fan: Missing Chinese billionaire assisting authorities, firm saysMexicans turn out in droves to protest electoral overhaul, see democracy at riskNorth Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortageRussian plane destroyed near Minsk airfield: Belarus oppositionHundreds in Tunisia protest against president’s anti-migrant clampdownMexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2023 • 14min
February 24, 2023: The one year anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine
The two hundred forty-third episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Russia's war on Ukraine in numbersRussia deports thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crimeUkraine War in Data: A year of casualties, violence and displaced UkrainiansFake Russian diplomats revealed as heart of ‘hive’ spy ring in AustraliaBrazil downpours leave at least 50 dead as rescue ship arrivesTikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cybersecurityChinyere Igwe: Nigerian politician arrested with $500,000 in cash on eve of electionsSpy balloon, UFO or Dragon Ball? Japan baffled by iron ball washed up on beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 23, 2023 • 13min
February 23, 2023: Mexico passes electoral reform, a deadly Israeli military operation, and infighting in Russia
The two hundred forty-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Mexico’s Senate passes controversial electoral reformIsraeli military operation in Nablus leaves several deadRussian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deathsGun attack on policeman deepens political tensions in Northern IrelandArgentina government loses Senate power after senators exit coalitionDeath toll from Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000South Africa's Eskom CEO quits with immediate effectNewlyweds, wedding party rescued from elevator in North Carolina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 22, 2023 • 13min
February 22, 2023: Putin pulls out of New START, Xi Jinping to Moscow, and North Korea's food crisis
The two hundred forty-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Putin suspends Russia's participation in New START nuclear treatyXi Jinping to visit Moscow for summit with Putin: ReportNorth Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowessImran Khan’s party launches ‘fill the jails’ protest in PakistanUS agrees to extradite the ex-president of Peru, Lima saysGermany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentenceIndia averse to discussing new Russia sanctions at G20She left her 2007 iPhone in its box for over a decade. It just sold for $63K Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2023 • 11min
February 21, 2023: Biden in Kyiv, another earthquake in Turkey, and a step forward for same-sex partners in South Korea
The two hundred fortieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief. Stories Cited in the Episode:Biden: 'Putin’s war of conquest is failing'Turkey-Syria border region hit by new quakesCourt recognizes same-sex partners as legal dependentsPapua New Guinea: Rescue mission under way for researchers taken hostageIsrael: Benjamin Netanyahu accuses protesters of ‘trampling democracy’Russia ‘mapping’ critical energy infrastructure, say Dutch intelligence agenciesProtesters storm Suriname parliament over high fuel pricesCold-blooded: Abandoned alligator rescued from Brooklyn lake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


