Alexei Navalny, in his own words
2024-02-19
The Economist interviewed Alexei Navalny, who has reportedly died in an Arctic penal colony, in the run-up to Russia’s 2018 presidential election. He discussed the breadth of his political support, his experiences in prison and offered some predictions for the future of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
00:16 – The death of Navalny
00:41 – Navalny in prison
02:00 – Putin’s goals
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Alexei Navalny didn’t just defy Putin—he showed up his depravity: https://econ.st/48mUUE0
What Navalny’s death means for Russia, Putin and the world: https://econ.st/3T366RZ
Russia’s opposition has lost a crucial leader but gained a martyr: https://econ.st/3I2qa0u
Graphic detail: A short history of Russia and Ukraine: https://econ.st/4bLbwZ6
Sam Altman: there’s no “magic red button” to stop AI
2024-01-18
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speak to The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about what the future of AI will really look like.
00:00 Sam Altman and Satya Nadella talk to The Economist
00:25 What’s next for ChatGPT?
1:33 How dangerous is AGI?
2:32 AI regulation
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Read more of our AI coverage: https://econ.st/3O9fK2v
Watch the full interview here: https://econ.st/3O7qXk5
Read our write up of the interview: https://econ.st/3HpwbUL
Sam Altman on AGI: people will freak out then move on
2024-01-18
If artificial general intelligence is achieved, it will be able to outperform humans on most intellectual tasks. The Economist asks Sam Altman, the boss of OpenAI, how worried the world should be about AGI.
Watch the full interview here: https://econ.st/3RUSgzm
Why America’s next war may begin on a small tourist island
2024-01-11
Guam, an island in the northern Pacific, is just 48km long and has a population of about 170,000. So why is it so important to America’s strategy to defend Taiwan from a potential Chinese invasion?
00:00 – Where is Guam?
00:13 – Why is it so important?
01:00 – What makes it vulnerable?
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Guam, where America’s next war may begin: https://econ.st/47lP9WN
America is lavishing attention on Pacific island states: https://econ.st/47of0xd
How the Pentagon thinks about America’s strategy in the Pacific: https://econ.st/3tG49RG
Read more of our US coverage: https://econ.st/4aRvOj4
Read more of our China coverage: https://econ.st/3S9G6nC
Why is Ethiopia risking war for a port?
2024-01-09
Ethiopia’s president, Abiy Ahmed, has signed a deal with Somaliland to get his landlocked country direct access to the sea. Abiy hails this as an act of diplomacy, but could it destabilise an already volatile part of the world?
00:00 – a new dispute in the Horn of Africa
01:00 – the historical context
01:29 – the implications of the new deal
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Read more about the region: https://econ.st/4b1lIwv
Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland: https://econ.st/3tJGQGB
Why does Ethiopia want access to a seaport?: https://econ.st/3H9RA45
Why Somaliland isn’t a recognised state: https://econ.st/48pfwMY
Conflict in the Horn of Africa: https://econ.st/48mt7of
President Zelensky’s goals for 2024
2024-01-02
As 2024 begins President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to The Economist’s Editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about his political and military goals for the coming year and why he won’t compromise with Vladimir Putin.
00:00 – 2024 military goals
01:35 – Why he won’t negotiate
A New Year’s interview with Volodymyr Zelensky: https://econ.st/48A4Nim
Read our coverage from the war in Ukraine: https://econ.st/41MgGjc
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Russia tries to overwhelm Ukraine with missiles: https://econ.st/41PnIni
How five Ukrainian cities are coping, despite Putin’s war: https://econ.st/41MgJLU
A majority of congressmen want more military aid for Ukraine: https://econ.st/3tuWKVl
Ukraine’s army is struggling to find good recruits:
The most important elections to watch in 2024
2023-12-31
More than half the people on the planet live in countries that will hold nationwide elections in 2024. In theory it should be a triumphant year for democracy. In practice it will be the opposite
Hoax school shootings: inside America’s epidemic
2023-11-13
In America the fear of gun crime in schools is being weaponised. More and more SWAT teams are having to respond to hoax calls about school shootings.
00:00 – America’s hoax school shooting crisis
01:07 – Hoax calls are becoming more commonplace
02:00 – Aspen Elementary School
03:29 – What happened on February 22nd 2023?
05:10 – Who was behind it?
07:35 – The fight against SWAT hoax calls
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Read our full investigation: https://econ.st/477yzLd
Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns: ?si=fBZbTiT2gaD-9n2U
One response to school shootings in America: arm the teachers: https://econ.st/3u1KzPm
A report sheds light on the deadliest school shooting in Texas’s history: https://econ.st/3FWoe8Z
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