Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Earlier this month, South Koreans elected the youngest person ever as head of a party.

The new opposition leader is leaning into a growing culture war in the country,

railing against feminist values that many young South Korean men find oppressive.

And professional football these days is a lot about image,

in particular about haircuts.

Ahead of today's England-Germany match in the Euros, we speak to a stylist to the stars

about how frequent and flashy cuts contribute to players' personal brands.

But first... 32 countries, more than 5,000 troops, land, sea, and air.

Yesterday, the annual joint military exercises in the Black Sea, known as Sea Breeze, began,

and this year's are the broadest yet.

It's been going since 1997, coordinating American forces with those of regional NATO allies,

Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, in a sea also bordered by Russia and Ukraine.

The exercises come at a busy time, both militarily and diplomatically. Tensions have escalated between Russia and the United Kingdom on the seas off

the coast of Crimea. If you across the border line, I'll be fire. If you don't change the course,

I'll be fire. Do you read me, over.

We are conducting innocent passage along Route 9-0,

and we will continue to carry our operations into international waters.

Over?

Last week, Russian and British forces crossed paths in the sea,

and though the details are disputed,

the encounter clearly rattled nerves. Yesterday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin met virtually

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