Week in Review: Germany to Lead NATO Naval Command, Russia Provokes UK and U.S., Uranium Deal With China, and Much More

Sailors patrol aboard the FGS Mecklenburg Vorpommern of the German navy in the Baltic Sea port of Eckernfoerde, Germany.
ndreas Rentz/Getty Images

Week in Review: Germany to Lead NATO Naval Command, Russia Provokes UK and U.S., Uranium Deal With China, and Much More

Show Notes

  • Russia is making a lot of headlines these days:
    • Last week the Russians tried to assassinate a former spy in broad daylight in Britain, and this week, Britain’s response was very weak.
    • Yesterday, the Trump administration blamed the Russian government for a series of cyberattacks targeting America’s power infrastructure that indicate Russia could shut America down—but America’s response was also quite weak.
    • Meanwhile, the Russians struck a strategically important uranium mining deal with the Chinese.
    • It is these types of headlines that are creating urgency within European capitals to protect themselves. This week it was announced that Germany would receive command of a nato naval headquarters on the Baltic Sea, another push toward leading a European army.
  • We also cover a lot of prophetically significant news and discuss the political views of young people in America, which are revealing an unprecedented generation gap.

Links