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North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian ones in Ukraine. Bringing the two together hasn’t all gone smoothly. There are language barriers, cultural barriers, and a whole lot of Russian territory to recover. The results have been mixed, but the partnership points to a deepening of the special relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.

On this episode of Angry Planet, Jenny Town is here to explain the deepening ties between Russia and North Korea. Town is a Senior Fellow and Director at the Stimson center and writes at 38 North.

• Initial reactions to the “ICBM attack” in Ukraine

• The special relationship between Russia and North Korea

• The growing anti-western sphere of influence

• What the North Korean military is doing in Ukraine

• 100,00 more North Korean troops in Ukraine?

• Is Kim Jong Un preparing for war?

• North Korea’s brand new uranium enrichment photos.

• What would it take for South Korea to get a nuclear weapon?

• Making use of the Kaesong Industrial Complex

Is Kim Jong Un Preparing for War?

First Look at North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capabilities

Kaesong Industrial Complex: A Tortured History and Uncertain Future

Quick Take: North Korea’s Coverage of Russian War Against Ukraine

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The planet isn’t going to get any less angry.

This week, Aram Shabanian comes on the show again to help us work through what the next Trump presidency may mean for America, Europe, and the rest of the world.

• Matthew’s hippie metaphor
• 1931 or 1939?
• America’s allies know it’s all on them now
• North Korea in Ukraine
• Who gets a nuke first?
• Musk diplomacy
• A 50% chance of nuclear war is too high
• Minuteman III’s for sale
• Don’t turn inward
• The future of news
• Call of the Hat Man

Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Zelenskyy

Musk joined a phone call between Trump and a Serbian leader

The Donkey Kong painting

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WARNING: This episode contains nuance in the discussion of subjects usually left to screaming and violence!

This week we get into a bunch of stuff around Israel that we normally avoid. Settlements. Blame versus responsibility. The definition of colonialism. The social media posts of IDF soldiers. It’s a calm, nuanced conversation with Shaiel Ben-Ephraim. No, really.

• Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace
• Why no one talks about what comes next
• Israel loses Matthew
• America and Israel’s “special relationship”
• When Bush (senior) stood up to Israel
• Going down the colonialism rabbit hole
• The social media output of IDF soldiers on the ground in Gaza and Lebanon
• “There’s terrible things they’re not taping.”
• Explaining Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
• How right wingers paralyze the Israeli government
• Israel is eyeing settlements in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon which is, in fact, colonialism
• The difference between blame and responsibility
• The episode is not anti-Israel, so save your letters and phone calls.

Shaiel Ben-Ephraim Explains Israel

The History Of The Land Of Israel Podcast

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