Weekly World News Update: September 21, 2022

September 21, 2022

Weekly World News Update

UN General Assembly Opens, Russia Rallies, Biden Pushing Limit with Taiwan, Italian Election, Kyrgyz-Tajik Clash Anti-Hijab Protests, Hurricane Fiona Hits Puerto Rico

UN General Assembly Opens

“Guterres Calls for ‘Coalition of the World’ to Overcome Divisions, Provide Hope in Place of Turmoil” UN News – September 20,2022

“Defense & National Security – Biden to Rally World Against Russia in UN Speech” Jordan Williams, The Hill – September 20, 2022

“Survival Governance at the UN General Assembly” David J. Scheffer, Council on Foreign Relations – September 15, 2022

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Russia Rallies, World Fights Back

“Biden Rips Into Putin for Escalating Russia’s ‘Outrageous’ Ukraine War in a Blistering Speech at the UN” Jake Epstein & John Haltiwanger, Business Insider – September 21, 2022

“Putin Declares ‘Partial’ Mobilization Amid Ukraine Losses, Warns West of Nuclear Response” The Moscow Times – September 21, 2022

“Erdoğan to Putin: Return Crimea to ‘Rightful Owners’” Wilhelmine Preussen, Politico – September 20, 2022

“Russians Rush for Flights Out Amid Partial Reservist Call-Up” NPR – September 21, 2022

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Biden Pushing the Limit With Taiwan

“Biden Leaves No Doubt: ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ Toward Taiwan is Dead” Phelim Kine, Politico – September, 19, 2022

“U.S. and Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait After Biden Vows to Defend Island” Brad Lendon, Ellie Kaufman, Barbara Starr, CNN – September 21, 2022 2nd

“On Taiwan, President Biden Should Listen to Senator Biden” Stephen Wertheim, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – September 20, 2022 3rd

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Skyrocketing Support for Italian Far-Right

“What Happens If Right-Wing Giorgia Meloni Wins Italy’s Elections” Carlo Bastasin, Brookings – August, 26, 2022

“God, Family, Fatherland - How Giorgia Meloni Has Taken Italy’s Far-Righ t to the Brink of Power” Angela Giuffrida, The Guardian – September 17, 2022

“Italy’s Election Paradox: Why America and the EU Should Root for a Far-Right Populist” Elettra Ardissino & Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs – September 21, 2022

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Kyrgyz-Tajik Clash

“Kyrgyzstan: How Civil Society Rapidly Coalesced Amid Border Conflagration” Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, Eurasianet – September 19, 2022

“War, Grief, and the Risk of Repeat on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border” Chris Rickleton, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty – September 19, 2022

“More Than a ‘Border Skirmish’ Between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan” Aijan Sharshenova, The Diplomat – September 19, 2022

Anti-Hijab Protests Break Out

“Tehran ‘Morality Policy’ Chief Reportedly Suspended Amid Protests Over Woman’s Death” The Times of Israel – September 20, 2022

“Mahsa Amini: Acting UN Human Rights Chief Urges Impartial Probe Into Death in Iran” UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner – September 20, 2022

“The Outcry in Iran Over the Death of Mahsa Amini Is About More Than Just Grief” Tara Kangarlou, Time – September 19, 2022

Hurricane Fiona: History Repeating in Puerto Rico

“Hurricane Fiona Brings ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding, Power Outages to Puerto Rico” Andrew Freeman, Axios – September 19, 2022

“Puerto Rico’s Vulnerability to Hurricanes Is Magnified by Weak Government and Bureaucratic Roadblocks” Carlos A. Suarez Carrasquillo & Fernando Tormos-Aponte, The Conversation – September 21, 2022

“Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Blackout Is the Latest Entirely Avoidable Climate Tragedy” Nitish Pahwa, Slate – September 21, 2022

“5 Years On, Failures from Hurricane Maria Loom Large as Puerto Rico Responds to Fiona” Scott Neuman, NPR – September 20, 2022

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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.