The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2023

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 15 Podcast of the Month: Odd Lots (www.bloomberg.com/oddlots-podcast ) B loomberg’s podcast Odd Lots, co-hosted by financial journalists Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, explores complex economic issues and the latest market crazes every Monday and Thursday. Recent episodes have covered the role of the economy in demonstrations across China, how the downturn in tech stocks will affect Silicon Valley, and the rise of Guyana in the global oil industry. The appearance of a particular site or podcast is for information only and does not constitute an endorsement. through USAID, is pledging additional money to help restore Ukraine’s energy grid and repair and maintain destroyed equipment. After U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s quiet visit to Kyiv in early November, where, according to The Wash- ington Post , he urged openness to diplo- matic channels with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined his conditions for peace negotiations. He said Ukraine requires “restoration of territorial integrity, respect for the United Nations charter, compensation for all material losses caused by the war, punish- ment for every war criminal, and guaran- tees that this does not happen again.” A spokesperson for the Kremlin said on Dec. 2 that “President Putin has been, is and remains open for nego- tiations. The most preferable way to achieve our interests is through peace- ful, diplomatic means.” Such efforts proved successful when it was announced on Dec. 8 that Brittney Griner, the American basketball player jailed in Russia on drug charges, was freed in a prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Nevertheless, Department of Defense officials assess President Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine and other “unconventional warfare” tactics before resorting to a nuclear confrontation with NATO if his troops continue to lose ground, Politico reported on Nov. 23. As of early December, Ukraine’s drone strikes had begun reaching into Russia, hitting military bases and proving the country is capable of taking the war to the aggressor. New Summit Features Senior U.S. Diplomat T he inaugural Global Women’s Sum- mit, co-hosted by Washington Post Live and journalist Tina Brown on Nov. 15, brought together women leaders from an array of sectors hailed for their cour- age, innovation, and trailblazing efforts. “This is a moment when the world needs to hear from smart women who will not be silenced by censorship, patri- archy, or injustice,” Brown said of the speaker lineup. Among them was Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Green- field. In a conversation titled “Diplomat in the Fray, ” she discussed her career since joining the Foreign Service in 1982,