The World Next Week

The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) takes place in Montreal, Canada; the European Union and Group of Seven (G7) plan to implement price caps and partial embargos on Russian oil to respond to the war in Ukraine; and the Chinese Community Party reacts to nationwide protests over its zero-COVID policy.    Mentioned on the Podcast   Oliver Holmes, “China Censors Maskless Crowd Footage in World Cup Broadcasts,” The Guardian   Yanzhong Huang, “Can Xi Jinping Reopen China?,” Foreign Affairs   Ian Johnson, “Xi Versus the Street,” Foreign Affairs   James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon, “U.S. Midterm Results, G20 Summit, Prospects for Russia-Ukraine Diplomacy, and More,” The World Next Week   “Russia Is Using Energy as a Weapon,” The Economist   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/un-biodiversity-conference-russian-oil-sanctions-chinas-covid-protests-and-more