2 chapters across the catalog
Greece faces a financial shutdown as the Eurogroup refuses to extend its bailout following Prime Minister Tsipras's call for a referendum. Reports of long lines at ATMs and banks running out of cash dominate the news. The hosts speculate that Russia may step in to bail out Greece to secure the "Turkish Stream" pipeline route into Europe.
Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, reportedly warned that 2013 could mirror 1913—the year before World War I—where a period of perceived peace preceded a global conflict. The hosts link this to their "cycle theory" of recurring historical warfare and note that the statement was largely ignored by the American press.
