A new mid-year Trust Barometer is out from Edelman, and the news is excellent for most things Western (and bad for all things autocratic). Who in the West didn’t fare well? Companies that have opted to continue doing business in Russia.

The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, May 23, 2022. FIR “shorts” — episodes under 15 minutes — will be available several times each week.

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Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Neville’s “asides” blog, Outbox, is available, as well.

Links from this episode:

• 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Geopolitical Business (highlights)
• 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Geopolitical Business (full report)
• New global poll: Trust in West’s democracies rises (Axios)

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