Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreAudio versions of posts[PODCAST] Sunday Cutdown LXXV (25 May 2025)2Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore11×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -29:02-29:02Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.[PODCAST] Sunday Cutdown LXXV (25 May 2025)Clearing my inbox of stories I want to documentThomas PM BarnettMay 25, 20252Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore1ShareTranscriptThis is a reader-supported publication. I give it all away for free but could really use your support if you want me to keep doing this.SubscribeAudio version of today’s post.1) The unpopular AmericanECONOMIST: American brands have a new image problem2) Land of the giantsNYT: U.K. Trade Deals Bare the Reality: It’s a Midsize Economy Among Giants3) Out of AfricaVISUAL CAPITALIST: U.S. vs. China: Mapping Trade Dominance in Africa (2003-2023)4) Speak of the devil …NYT: U.A.E. Is Pouring Money Into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power5) CRINK? More like CRINgeNYT: Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer6) Another bizarro Oval Office set-upNYT: Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation7) We have been warnedECONOMIST: The Senate should vote down Donald Trump’s reckless tax cuts; If it does not, a collision with the bond markets awaits8) The color of moneyAXIOS: Exclusive: Trump's "gold card" launch9) NEVER get involved in a land war in AsiaRESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT: Hegseth is taking the Army on another dead end ride to Asia10) The zone, discounting the floodHERALD PLUS: Donald Trump is a paper tiger, all bark and no bite; Donald Trump’s empty threats are piling up and the pattern of behaviour is becoming all too clear for America’s biggest rivals and enemies. 11) The room in the rear must remain nearTHE TELEGRAPH: Today, only Ukraine and Russia are ready for land war. We must change that12) The “water bomb” India just dropped on PakistanTIMES OF INDIA: ‘A water bomb’: Pakistan Senator Syed Ali Zafar explains impact of India suspending Indus pactShareShare Thomas P.M. Barnett’s Global ThroughlinesDiscussion about this episodeCommentsRestacksShare this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreAudio versions of postsAn additional shareAn additional shareSubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeThomas PM BarnettRecent Episodes[PODCAST] Socratic, so what?12 hrs ago • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] A Trump VUCA/BANI scorecardJul 9 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] Which national future are we actually buying with mass deportations?Jul 8 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] Kill Vlad, Vol. 1Jul 7 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] Sunday Cutdown LXXXI (6 July 2025)Jul 6 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST+VIDEO] My 2006 presentation at Pop!TechJul 5 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] The Diversity We Choose Jul 4 • Thomas PM Barnett[PODCAST] The Gang of FourJul 3 • Thomas PM Barnett
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