It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, with American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg, taking you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:

• Pretty much the entire Eastern Hemisphere has signed a new free trade agreement and brought covid under control. They're moving on while the West is a giant basket case.

• American democratic institutions are being deeply wounded by Trump and his enablers. Quite the international inspiration.

• One tiny bit of good news. Can't say we didn't try.

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Bill & Nikolaj