Brave New Worlds: Shadow Diplomacy, Cartel Violence, Voting Methods

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🗓️ 6 November 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The outlines of a power struggle between US diplomats and President Trump’s personal attorney are emerging out of transcripts from the House impeachment investigation. We’ll connect the dots on why Rudy Giuliani’s ‘shadow diplomacy’ upset diplomats and caused some to ask the State Department for help that they didn’t end up receiving. Meanwhile, the murder of nine American citizens in Mexico this week is putting the Mexican government in the hot seat over its inability to put an end to cartel violence. And finally, we’ll break down ranked-choice voting and how an alternate way of picking candidates could improve American elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, November 6th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schemes.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:06.9	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:10.0	For weeks, Trump administration officials
0:12.2	have been filing into Capitol Hill
0:14.3	to testify behind closed doors about Ukraine.
0:17.7	Now, the transcripts of those hearings are coming out.
0:20.8	Then, nine U.S. citizens were murdered
0:23.3	by drug cartel members in Northern Mexico this week.
0:26.4	And the tragedy has put a spotlight
0:28.2	on Mexico's anti-violence policies.
0:30.8	And finally, why second place isn't so bad after all.
0:34.3	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:36.2	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Spotify.
0:44.5	The most complicated story today
0:46.2	is about the impeachment inquiry.
0:48.1	Remember, behind closed doors,
0:50.1	three house committees have been hearing
0:51.6	from a bunch of diplomats and political appointees
0:54.4	who have been involved with U.S. foreign policy in Ukraine.
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