Fed rate increases don't just affect the US, they have a ripple effect that goes around the world. I wrote about what's been happening so far and why poorer countries are already feeling the strain. foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/27/fed…

Joe Biden’s signature bill could be called the IRA

Today I looked at whether Ukraine's PR machine—so effective at the beginning of the war but now beginning to take some dings—can still keep Western attention as the war drags on. foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/10/ukr…

checking in on the German tabloids

Biden sought "outside-the-box thinking" on the state of democracy so the WH convened Michael McFaul, Richard Haass, Fareed Zakaria, Ian Bremmer, Fiona Hill, James Stavridis, Jon Meacham, Anne Applebaum, Sean Wilentz and Michael Beschloss, and Allida Black. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

My quick take on Olaf Scholz’ performance for Foreign Policy Colm Quinn - “He has ticked quite a lot of boxes by now (on Ukraine) - heavy weapons, candidate status…but one complaint could throw perceptions off balance.”

Egyptians will sweat as AC is cut in some public spaces so that other countries can use Egypt's gas, by Tim McDonnell qz.com/egyptians-are-…

SCOOP: PR giant Edelman helped launch Saudi-backed LIV Golf w/ Daniel Lippman politico.com/news/2022/08/1…

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