It is the 50th episode!  In this much shorter, much more "shot out of the cannon" episode, I give my personal impressions of President Yoon Seok Yeol's attempt at a coup in South Korea, as well as the recent fall of the Assad government in Syria.  For the latter, I focus on some of the implications for Russia.

Here are some other sources that may give more background information:

South Korea:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-politics-live-lawmakers-set-vote-president-yoons-impeachment-2024-12-07/

Syria:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t4AoMuBiE