Xi-Biden Summit, Israel-Hamas War, and Stalemate in Ukraine

Kellogg's Global Politics

Recent headlines have been focused on the Xi-Biden meeting at APEC in San Francisco this week. We talk about what happened and the implications for the future of U.S.-China relations.
But first, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, now in its sixth week of fighting. Can Israeli military actions achieve their objectives of destroying Hamas and recovering the more than 200 hostages? Are they doing enough to protect civilian lives in Gaza?

Then we turn to the Russia - Ukraine war, which seems to have hit a stalemate. With the popularity of continued support from the West waning, where does the war go from here? What does “success” look like?

Topics Discussed in this Episode

• 05:50 - Israel-Hamas War
• 23:50 - Russia-Ukraine Stalemate
• 45:30 - Xi-Biden Meeting at APEC

Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode

Israel-Hamas War

• The rights and wrongs of Israel and Hamas at al-Shifa hospital (The Economist)
• The Left Comes for Biden on Israel (The New Yorker)
• Many Arab governments would like to see Hamas gone (The Economist)
• What the War in Gaza Means for Saudi Arabia (Foreign Affairs)
• Iranians see both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict (Financial Times)

Russia-Ukraine War: Stalemate, Rethinking Success, and Russia Resurgent?

• Redefining Success in Ukraine (Foreign Affairs)
• Why Ukraine’s Stalemate Will Likely Last Another Year (Time)
• Some Preliminary Thoughts on Ukraine’s Position in the War (War on the Rocks)

Xi-Biden Meeting at APEC

• The Biden-Xi Meeting: Did the White House Get More Than It Gave? (Foreign Policy)
• Joe Biden and Xi Jinping rediscover the joy of talking. Good (The Economist)
• ‘He’s a dictator’: Biden claims progress in Xi meeting, but deep fault lines remain (Politico)

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Israel-Hamas War (00:05:50)

3. Stalemate in Ukraine (00:23:38)

4. Xi-Biden Summit (00:45:27)