On this episode of Brigadoon Radio, Gerald Ashley and Marc Ross discuss France's legislative elections, Colombia's presidential election, the rise of nationalism, Ukraine's second-order effects, the Suwałki Gap, releasing the psyops, Kremlin's rebranding of the war, the politicization of sport, and what they are reading and watching.
Macron calls for compromise after losing majority in French parliament: WSJ reports President Emmanuel Macron said he was open to building an alliance with other parties, in his first televised address since the election.
'We will have to learn a new way to govern and to legislate,' Macron says: Le Monde reports after his party fell short of an absolute majority in the Assemblée Nationale, the French president has no choice but to find a way to work with the opposition.
French legislative elections: The 'dam' holding back the far right is crumbling: Le Monde reports France's tradition of mainstream parties uniting to defeat the far-right Rassemblement National failed for the first time on Sunday, June 19, allowing 89 MPs to enter the Assemblée Nationale.
Macron suddenly faces Biden's dilemma David A. Andelman
A former leftist guerrilla wins Colombia’s election: Gustavo Petro’s past leaves a legacy of distrust to overcome. Economist
As Latin America embraces a new left, the US could take a back seat WP
Latin America’s political tumult will last until its economies reform: Colombian election was the latest in which voters chose candidates promising radical change. FT - Editorial
Can Brazil turn back the clock? Latin America’s nostalgia trap and the return of Lula. Brian Winter
How Kaliningrad, Russian land ringed by NATO, is tangled in Ukraine war WP
WP: Russia threatens Lithuania for enforcing E.U. sanctions on Kaliningrad
Ukraine becomes an official EU membership candidate: WSJ reports the decision was agreed to by European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels and fulfills one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s biggest requests of European countries.
+ The European Parliament voted 529 to 45 to call on European Union leaders to approve Ukraine's candidate status for the organization “without delay”
+ EU leaders have voted to promote Ukraine and Moldova to candidate status
Putin urges BRICS nations to cooperate with Russia: President Vladimir Putin has slammed the West as Russia is hit by sanctions. He called on emerging economies to cooperate with Russia as the Kremlin seeks to reroute trade. DW
EU tries to get grain from Ukraine as Russia's war drags on: DW reports EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Russia to allow Ukraine to export wheat. Russia's blockade on Ukrainian grains is a war crime, Borrell told EU foreign ministers.
How to stop Russia’s plan for global food chaos: A naval coalition of the willing could ensure that Ukrainian grain is able to reach foreign ports. Seth Cropsey
Macron, Scholz, and Draghi meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv during historic visit: Politico reports the EU leaders were greeted with air raid sirens in the Ukrainian capital.
+ Ukraine is only able to fire 5,000 to 6,000 artillery rounds per day
Kremlin ‘rebranding’ war in Ukraine as officials banish Z symbol The Times
The permanent politicization of sport Terrence Burns + Jeremy Galbraith
AFP: PGA Tour confirms schedule overhaul, prize money boost
The good, the bad, and the weird from the first LIV golf event: The renegade Saudi-backed tour promised to deliver a different kind of golf event—and with a draft, loud music, and unsupervised galleries, its first tournament is definitely different. WSJ
Golf has done so very much good — for Phil Mickelson and his pals Sally Jenkins
Sky transformed English soccer. Will Apple’s $2.5bn deal do the same for MLS? The league’s matches will now be broadcast behind a paywall on a streaming service. But that doesn’t mean fans will be driven away. Guardian
Talleyrand -- Duff Cooper Amazon
Michelin Star restaurants in Cornwall
Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince - Peter Ames Carlin Amazon
How Erin French made a tiny Maine town a dining destination NYT
A tiny, in-demand restaurant in Maine asked for reservations by notecard — and got 20,000 of them WP
