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2024-02-13
Prabowo Subianto, the frontrunner in Indonesia’s election, hides a dark past. He has been accused of war crimes, overseeing the abduction of democracy activists and falsely declaring victory in two elections. Who is Prabowo and what does this election mean for the most powerful nation in South-East Asia?
00:00 – Who is Prabowo?
00:41 – Prabowo’s attitude to democracy
01:23 – What does this election mean for Indonesia?
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Who will be the next leader of Indonesia? – Indonesian election tracker: https://econ.st/3UBiBoW
A controversial general looks likely to be Indonesia’s next leader: https://econ.st/49ApJGB
Five reasons why Indonesia’s election matters: https://econ.st/48tN3F7
The favourite in Indonesia’s
2024-02-08
Things look bleak in the Middle East after Binyamin Netanyahu scorned America’s push for an end to the fighting. But in private he’s said to be more flexible. Could diplomacy actually work?
00:00 – The Saudi normalisation deal
00:42 – Israel and Saudi Arabia’s history
01:10 – How to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
02:26 – Will the deal happen?
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To read more on the conflict, visit our Israel and Hamas hub: https://econ.st/3HPfwtU
Israel scorns America’s unprecedented peace plan: https://econ.st/3SO4knJ
How to end the Middle East’s agony: https://econ.st/3OCHrRw
Listen to our podcast on Antony Blinken: the hardest working man in diplomatic business: https://econ.st/3OyKkCQ
America’s shuttle diplomacy to
2024-01-04
A new wave of artificial intelligence is starting to transform the way the entertainment industry operates. Who will be the winners and losers?
01:07 AI is changing the music business
04:09 How big data revolutionised entertainment industries
05:20 Can AI predict a film’s success?
09:26 How generative AI is creating new opportunities
12:36 What are the risks of generative AI?
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The world wants to regulate AI, but does not quite know how: https://econ.st/477Qb98
Watch our previous film about how AI is transforming the creative industries: https://econ.st/45VBnJU
A battle royal is brewing over copyright and AI: https://econ.st/3QgM5EZ
How AI could change computing, culture and the course of history
2023-12-13
To save the Amazon rainforest, Brazil’s President Lula must work out who owns it. But with 22 different agencies registering land claims–and many of them overlapping–it’s not an easy task.
00:00 – How is Amazonian land distributed?
00:27 – How do land claims conflict?
01:15 – How is Lula helping?
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Read our coverage on the Brazilian Amazon: https://econ.st/3NnFA2l
Why the world should pay to conserve rainforests: https://econ.st/48gfnuW
Latin America could lead the way on green power: https://econ.st/41hWHbA
2023-11-23
We hear a lot about the need to get off fossil fuels. How is the energy transition really going and how fast is the world moving towards a green future?
00:51 How did the war in Ukraine impact the green revolution?
05:50 Why is green energy booming in unlikely places?
08:31 Rewiring the world for net zero
11:40 Is nuclear energy making a comeback?
14:20 Texas: the anti-green future of clean energy
18:09 Do environmentalists need to change?
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Read our quarterly report on electric grids: https://econ.st/3SnGejK
War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition: https://econ.st/47h2vnO
Renewable energy has hidden costs: https://econ.st/3SlLww7
Listen to our podcast about whether the energy crisis could
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