June 1, 2022

Weekly World News Update

The Inflation Threat; The Battle for Severodonetsk; NATO Enlargement Complications; Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Over 500 Killed in Mali Clashes; Colombian Elections Head to Runoff; Imran Khan's Ultimatum

The Global Inflation Threat

"Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation" Joseph Biden – Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2022 "Global Recession? Not Yet, Economists Say – But Brace for High Prices, Low Growth" Su-Lin Tan – CNBC, May 30, 2022 "Eurozone Inflation Hits Its Highest Level Since the Creation of the Euro in 1999" Liz Alderman – New York Times, May 31, 2022 "Inflation a Severe Risk to Latin America's Stability, Warn Analysts at Davos" Pol Costa – Buenos Aires Times, May 24, 2022 "Japan Approves ¥2.7 Trillion Extra Budget Bill to Fend Off Inflation" Kazuaki Nagata – Japan Times, May 31, 2022 "What the Korean War Era Reveals About the Fed's Inflation Dilemma" Roger Ferguson Jr. – Council on Foreign Relations, May 26, 2022 Photo Associated Press

The Battle for Severodonetsk

"Russia Advances in Eastern Ukraine and Threatens to Capture Severodonetsk" The Economist, May 31, 2022 "'It's Extremely Important That We Don't Forget the Brutality'" Tom McTague – The Atlantic, May 30, 2022 "EU Leaders Endorse Ban on Russian Oil, Exempting Pipeline Imports" Jorge Liboreiro, Efi Koutsokosta, and Shona Murray – Euronews, May 31, 2022 "Three Possible Futures for a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine" Matthew Burrows and Robert Manning – Atlantic Council, May 26, 2022 "German Ambiguity Is Deciding Ukraine's Future" Judy Dempsey – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 31, 2022 Photo Associated Press

NATO Enlargement Complications

"Putin's War Backfires as Finland, Sweden Seek to Join NATO" A. Wess Mitchell – U.S. Institute of Peace May 26, 2022 "Finland Is Set for NATO – If Turkey Plays Ball" Amy Mackinnon – Foreign Policy, May 27, 2022 "Sweden's NATO Bid: 'We Are Not Naive,' Defense Minister Tells DW" Rebecca Staudenmaier – Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2022 "As Ukraine Fights, Does the EU Owe It Membership?" Steven Erlanger – New York Times, May 30, 2022 "Why Macron Is Failing on Strategic Autonomy" Paul Taylor – Politico, May 26, 2022

Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

"U.S. Excluding Taiwan from Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Sends Mixed Message" Huynh Tam Sang – South China Morning Post, May 29, 2022 "Analysts: U.S. Notches Win in Wooing ASEAN Countries to Join Economic Deal" Shailaja Neelakantan – Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2022 "Is the U.S. Really Committed to Its New Indo-Pacific Economic Initiative?" David Uren – Australian Strategic Policy Institute, May 31, 2022 "What to Know About the New IPEF Trade Bloc Biden Is Touting in Asia" Josh Boak and Aamer Madhani – Time, May 23, 2022 Photo Getty Images

Over 500 Kiled in Mali Clashes

"'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint" Elian Peltier, Mady Camara, and Christian Tribert – New York Times, May 31, 2022 "UN Report Links Mali Army to Rise in Human Rights Abuses" Al Jazeera, May 30, 2022 "Mali Has Become Another Front in the Russia v NATO War in Ukraine" Ramzy Baroud – Middle East Monitor, May 31, 2022

Colombian Elections Head to Runoff

"Two Outsider Candidates for President Head to Runoff in Colombia" Samantha Schmidt – Washington Post, May 29, 2022 "Colombia Presidential Election: Leftist Former Guerrilla and Populist Outsider Head to Runoff" Joe Parkin Daniels – The Guardian, May 29, 2022 "Reaction: Petro and Hernández Lead Colombia's Presidential Race" Americas Quarterly – May 30, 2022 "Colombia's Next President Faces Daunting Challenges" RJ Reinhart – Gallup, May 26, 2022 Photo New York Times

Imran Khan's Ultimatum

"Imran Khan Ultimatum Looms as Pakistan Pushes for IMF Deal" Mifrah Haq – Nikkei Asia, May 31, 2022 "Imran Khan Pauses Long March to Islamabad" Umair Jamal – The Diplomat, May 27, 2022 "Pakistan Sponsored Terror Next Door. Now, It's Back to Roost" Lynne O'Donnell – Foreign Policy, May 31, 2022

Weekly World News Update is a collection of sources to help readers better understand what is happening around the world and the policy implications of these developments. Any opinions expressed in the above articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the World Affairs Councils of America, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.