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Missile-stop tour: Zelensky in America

2024-09-27

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Ukraine’s president is again on American shores, trying to secure support of all kinds. He needs it (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/26/ukraine-is-on-the-defensive-militarily-economically-and-diplomatically?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)—diplomatically, militarily and politically. America’s...

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Why interest rate cuts might not have the effect you think

2024-09-26

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The federal reserve is cutting interest rates for the first time in four years, but they might not have the effect you think. Henry Curr, our economics editor, explains why Why interest rate cuts may disappoint investors: https://econ.st/4dkIyif More from our finance and economics section: https://econ.st/3MYMaMb Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/4eAhtZp

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War or less? Lebanon on the brink

2024-09-26

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For now, Israel’s moves (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/09/25/hizbullah-seems-to-have-miscalculated-in-its-fight-with-israel?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) seem to be posturing, a means to intimidate Hizbullah into backing down. But there remains a prospect of a ground...

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The war in Sudan, explained

2024-09-25

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Sudan’s war is the world’s worst—but widely ignored. We explain the story behind the fighting. Watch part 2 here: Sign up to our Africa newsletter: https://econ.st/3Xzy2Oj “Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city: https://econ.st/3XI7PNU Why Sudan’s catastrophic war is the world’s problem: https://econ.st/4ewYeQF Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in 40 years: https://econ.st/4ewVNO6 The...

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No right left: Afghanistan’s oppressed women

2024-09-25

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Even before last month’s revised religious rules (https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/09/19/the-taliban-is-removing-every-shred-of-freedom-from-women?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners), Afghanistan’s women were being crushed under the Taliban’s thumb. Now they cannot even so much as raise their voices....

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Shun while it lasted: never-Trumpers’ fading sway

2024-09-24

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A handful of Republican leaders have been denouncing Donald Trump since his first presidential campaign. Will the voices of those who remain be heeded (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/14/the-never-trump-movement-has-leaders-what-about-followers?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) this time...

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Sudan: inside the world’s worst war

2024-09-23

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Are war crimes being committed in the war in Sudan? We analyse open-source intelligence to investigate the allegations coming from the city of el-Fasher in Darfur. “Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city: https://econ.st/3XI7PNU Why Sudan’s catastrophic war is the world’s problem: https://econ.st/4ewYeQF Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in 40 years: https://econ.st/4ewVNO6 The ripple...

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Bulls’ AI: funding artificial intelligence

2024-09-23

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Artificial Intelligence has gained ground so fast that OpenAI, the firm powering ChatGPT, is changing Silicon Valley’s investment model (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/09/19/the-breakthrough-ai-needs?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) and how it innovates. Why the global nuclear order...

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Election rejection: fears of a contested result

2024-09-20

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Republicans are already preparing to contest the result (https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/12/what-will-happen-if-americas-election-result-is-contested?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) if Kamala Harris wins the presidency. American elections demand patience and trust, but with Donald Trump on...

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Rocketing: Israel escalates Lebanon conflict

2024-09-20

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After Israeli fires rockets (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/09/18/israel-has-bloodied-hizbullah-but-is-stuck-in-a-war-of-attrition?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) into Lebanon and Hizbullah warns of “red lines” crossed, the Middle East is braced for further attacks. As the planet...

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How to rig an election

2024-09-19

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2024 is the biggest election year in history, but The Economist estimated more than a third wouldn't be free and fair. What is the worryingly effective playbook used by authoritarian leaders to rig elections? Video supported by @mishcondereya Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletters: https://subscribenow.economist.com/ Read our global guide to election rigging: https://econ.st/4g6OBK9 How to combat electoral manipulation:...

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Fed-letter day: at last, a rate cut

2024-09-19

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The first reduction in interest rates (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/09/18/why-the-federal-reserve-has-gambled-on-a-big-interest-rate-cut?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) for four years shows America’s Federal Reserve thinks inflation is now in check. But does the central bank’s...

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Pager turn: the Israel-Hizbullah conflict escalates

2024-09-18

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The explosion of thousands of pagers (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/09/17/do-pager-bombs-presage-escalation-between-israel-and-hizbullah?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) across Lebanon and Syria was an attack on Hizbullah, a Shia militant group which had been trying to evade...

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Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies

2024-09-17

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Large fuel subsidies in Nigeria are popular but ruinous to other public services (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/09/11/nigerias-catastrophic-fuel-crisis-has-a-straightforward-solution?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners). Our correspondents report from Lagos on how home-grown oil refining could help...

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Foiled again: a second attempt on Trump

2024-09-16

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With less than eight weeks to go to the presidential election, tension is running high after a second probable assassination attempt (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/16/another-attempt-on-donald-trumps-life-will-shake-up-the-election?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)on Donald Trump. Has...

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The Weekend Intelligence: Detoxified

2024-09-14

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How do you detoxify a Nazi monument? Do you tear it down and start over, or memorialise it and acknowledge past sins? Vendeline von Bredow visits the Die Das academy in Saaleck, a place where west (Germany) meets east, past meets present, and history is contested. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash

2024-09-13

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On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be the only debate (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-makes-donald-trump-look-out-of-his-depth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=checksandbalance&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) between them in this campaign. The race is extremely close...

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Come on out, the vacuum’s fine: SpaceX

2024-09-13

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Capsule that can withstand vacuum? Check. Low-pressure spacesuit? Check. Space-friendly Doritos? Check. The first spacewalk by private citizens (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/08/28/billionaire-space-travel-heads-for-a-new-frontier?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) showcases SpaceX’s...

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Chip wreck: Intel is on the rocks

2024-09-12

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One of America’s stalwart tech giants is on the ropes, having first missed the move to mobile and then the one to AI. We ask what fate awaits it. Our correspondent meets with Vadym Sukharevsky...

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Don wan: Harris keeps Trump tame

2024-09-11

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The vice-president turned in a confident if imperfect performance, leaving Donald Trump flustered (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-makes-donald-trump-look-out-of-his-depth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners). But will it change anything? A global shortfall of blood plasma is...

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