On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Emmanuel Macron in China, Taiwan and the global economy, North Korea, the US intelligence leak, investing in Ukraine, energy production and food inflation, plus what they are reading and watching.

Timestamps:

2:25 | Emmanuel Macron in China

5:22 | Communications lesson from Macron's post-China interview

10:25 | How unified is Europe when it comes to China and Taiwan?

12:25 | Taiwan's importance to the global economy

15:38 | The "Rocket Man of North Korea" is back

20:55 | The US intelligence leak and protecting state secrets

26:46 | Economic development and the future of Ukraine

30:43 | Energy, OPEC, nuclear power, and food inflation

Reading + Watching:

Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron by John Preston

The Bank Job (2008)

Succession on HBO

America in the World: A History of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by Robert B. Zoellick