This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:51)Putin 'Elected' President and Inaugurated in Imperial Glory: He Harkens Back to Imperial Past with a Wink and a Nod to Past Dictators as He Wins 5th TermPart II (11:51 - 16:36)Russia is Running Out of Money and Soldiers: The Reality of Today’s Russia as Putin Looks to Raise Taxes and Recruit Women for War
---<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/world/europe/russia-soldiers-women.html'>Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role.</a> by The New York Times (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina)
Part III (16:36 - 19:30)France Warms Up to China? Xi Jinping Makes Historic Trip to France as He Attempts to Reshape World Scene
---<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/xi-visits-europe-strategic-opportunity.html#:~:text=On%20his%20first%20visit%20to,world%20freed%20of%20American%20dominance'>Xi Visits Europe, Seeking Strategic Opportunity</a> by The New York Times (Roger Cohen and Chris Buckley)
Part IV (19:30 - 25:37)From Boy Scouts to Scouting America: How Scandals, the LGBTQ Revolution, and Deprioritization of Male Friendship Paved the Way to the Breakdown of the Boy Scouts
---<a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/07/boy-scouts-name-change-scouting-america/'>Boy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name</a> by The Washington Post (Kim Bellware)
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