Episode 70: Supply Chains and Relationship Strains

<p>President Biden issued an executive order focused on enhancing the security of America’s supply chains and India purchased anti-aircraft weapons from Russia which may cause issues at the upcoming meeting of the Quad.&nbsp;Les, Jodi, Jamil, and Loren discuss how much the government should insert itself in the private sector in the name of national security and the status of the relationship between America and India.&nbsp;Should the government be directly investing in the American tech sector?&nbsp;How close are India and Russia?&nbsp;How worried should we be about conflict between China and India?&nbsp;All these questions and more answered in this week’s Fault Lines.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the below the radar segment, Les is following two new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/27/health/cdc-travel-restrictions-ebola/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outbreaks of Ebola</a>, Jodi honors&nbsp;<a href="https://www.state.gov/2021-international-women-of-courage-award-recipients-announced/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women of Courage</a>, Grant highlights the disproportionate impact of COVID on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-crisis-3-million-women-labor-force/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">women</a>, Loren talks about the trial of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/us/jury-selection-day-1-recap.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Derek Chauvin</a>, and Jamil focuses on two high profile cases of rape in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/world/africa/senegal-protests-rape-charge.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Senegal</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-womens-day-mexico-march-idUSKBN2B02CO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mexico</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>