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International Intrigue 🌐
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International Intrigue 🌐
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🌎 Expert but irreverent analysis from the intersection of geopolitics, business and tech
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Joined November 2020
- While you're not wrong about the Taiwan Strait, the Communist Party of China considers Taiwan an inalienable part of the mainland. Reunification of Taiwan is perhaps *the* most important foreign policy goal of Xi Jinping's Chinese Rejuvenation.
- WiFi is finally working for our very own Helen Zhang who is calling live from COP28! Make sure to check out our newsletter for more in-depth coverage!
00:00 - Top 5 articles on @Wikipedia this year: #1: ChatGPT, 49,490,406 pageviews #2: Deaths in 2023, 42,666,860 #3: 2023 Cricket World Cup, 38,171,653 #4: Indian Premier League, 32,012,810 #5: Oppenheimer (film), 28,348,248 Any surprises? What would you have thought?
- Xi and Biden met in San Francisco last week. Can we get a vibe check? Check out Intrigue Outloud ( in comments) for the answer
00:00 - 🎁 2023 Intrigue Advent Calendar - 14th December Ireland definitely takes the cake for most adorable Christmas political tradition!Santa Claus has been granted permission to enter Irish airspace this Christmas, the Dáil has heard | More: rte.ie/b/1421786
00:00 - Please work please work please work
Travis Kelce jerseys saw a nearly 400% spike in sales after Taylor Swift attended his game, TMZ reports. - Japan's Nippon Steel is set to buy legendary US Steel for more than $14 billion, but the news isn't sitting well with a lot of people Our take 👇
- What would a war over Taiwan look like? Which new tactics and technologies would armies use? General Mick Ryan (@Warinthefuture) answers those questions in his new book “White Sun War” and joins @EthanPlotkin_ on this week’s Intrigue Outloud to discuss: buff.ly/3ISvqEF
00:00 - 🎁 2023 Intrigue Advent Calendar - 18th December Thai rice farmers drew a picture of a sleeping cat hugging a fish with rice seedlings in a stunning aerial art display. The picture is inspired by the Thai abundance proverb: "There is fish in the water and rice in the fields".
- Mexico’s uber-famous 'The Rich Also Cry' soap filled the primetime gap left by Party-approved news after the fall of the USSR — and millions of ex-Soviets were suddenly hooked on tears, kisses, and glamour. We explored how, sometimes, TV series can be stronger than tanks in the
- 🎁 2023 Intrigue Advent Calendar - 20th December Ever wondered how far you could drive in a straight line without hitting a major body of water? Well, mathematicians Rohan Chabukswa and Kushal Mukherjee have got you covered: just start in Sagres, Portugal and keep going until
- Incredible pic of the weekend’s aurora australis caused by geomagnetic storms, submitted by a member of the Intrigue community ✨ 📌 Tasmania, Australia 📷 Brett Charlton
