Mike Baker

Hey, Mike Baker here.

Now, have you ever asked yourself, what makes a dictatorship survive for generations?

Well, I'm sure you've asked that question.

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This week, we explore what's called Juche.

It's the ideology that transformed North Korea.

into one of the world's most secretive and enduring, as opposed to endearing, regimes.

Listen now exclusively for premium members of the President's Daily Brief at pdbpremium.com.

And now, as they say, on with the show.

It's Wednesday, the 24th of June.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for peace talks with Ukraine based on a framework first discussed in 2022.

Yeah, he wants to pretend it's still 2022 when Russia held all the cards.

We'll examine whether Moscow is still negotiating from the same position of strength it enjoyed four years ago.

And spoiler alert, it's not.

Later in the show, China unveils a strange new tool in the South China Sea, a floating platform near a disputed atoll.

We'll explain what it is and why it has regional rivals on edge.

Plus, Russia is accused of attacking three foreign-flagged cargo ships in the Black Sea, killing an Egyptian sailor.