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This week’s peace talks are endangered after American forces fired on and boarded a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. We visit Chernobyl’s ruined reactor to assess the damage done by a Russian drone to its enormous safety structure. The likes of McDonald’s and KFC have long been in China’s cities; now they are expanding at pace in the countryside.
Guests and host:
- Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
- Sarah Lawrynuik, deputy editor of “The Intelligence”
- Don Weinland, China business and finance editor
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
- Chernobyl, Ukraine war
- China, fast food
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