"What in the World?" - Week of Mar 19-25, 2017

On March 20, 2017 FBI Director James Comey publicly confirmed an ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election campaigns. The Russian Government’s cyber activities targeting the campaign were first released in October 2016 by THESE officials:

An official from the British signals intelligence agency labeled “utterly ridiculous” the charges leveled by the White House that it was involved in “wiretapping” Trump Tower in New York during the 2016 election. What is THAT agency known as?

The United Kingdom will officially launch the British exit (BREXIT) process from the European Union on March 29 following last June’s referendum using THIS mechanism:

China recently hosted leaders from THESE countries demonstrating Beijing’s interest in advancing its engagement in the Middle East.

The Defense Minister of this NATO member said on Sunday that President Trump was incorrect in asserting in a Tweet that it "owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides.” The Tweet came a day after a meeting between the two countries leaders.

A “large-scale initiative to build energy, highway, and port infrastructure to deepen economic connections between China” and THIS country was launched in 2013 for such a corridor and relations were elevated two years later to an “all weather strategic partnership.”

The Dutch voted on March 15th to keep Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) holding off a strong effort by the anti-immigration Party for Freedom (PVV) led by THIS politician who is seen as among the vanguard of the far-right movement in Europe.

President Trump was critical of defense spending levels on the part of some NATO allies in the past and reiterated that concern following a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. What is the expectation for defense spending among NATO members?

The Secretary General of the United Nations told the Commission on the Status of Women last week that women's rights are human rights -- and attacks on women are attacks on all of us. Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Japan, South Korea and China last week without the traditional press representation resulting in criticism about access from the media. There was one reporter from THIS conservative outlet who did an interview with Tillerson in which he said, “I’m not a big media access person.” Who did the reporter represent?