Silicon Valley Bank: what really went wrong?

2023-02-17

Nigeria’s youth are fighting for a better, cleaner government. What can this political awakening tell us about the state of democracy across Africa?

00:00 – Why Nigeria matters
01:06 – Nigeria’s security crisis
03:42 – How corruption threatens Nigeria’s democracy
05:26 – How young Nigerians are driving change
11:31 – Youth protests across Africa

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Read more of our Africa coverage: https://econ.st/3E5VNok

Peter Obi on why he is running to be Nigeria’s president: https://econ.st/3YFTNvf

Can a political underdog save Nigeria? https://econ.st/3YVWatJ

Old hopefuls are jostling to succeed Nigeria’s President Buhari: https://econ.st/3EbHPkK

Peter Obi, a man who carries his own suitcases, could be Nigeria’s next

2023-02-09

Climate change could force hundreds of millions to flee their homes in the coming years. What can countries do to prepare for this mass migration?

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00:00 – Climate migration is on the rise
01:06 – How Louisiana is relocating its flood-victims
03:55 – How ‘managed retreat’ can resolve climate impacts
05:15 – Global warming spells trouble for the developing world
06:30 – How should governments handle mass climate migration?
07:30 – Rising sea levels mean partial submersion for these islands
08:00 – Why the rich world should care about climate migration

The countries of the Middle East and north Africa are parched: https://econ.st/3YnAs1C

Today’s heatwaves are a warning of worse to come: https://econ.st/3DPBcEO

Climate change may lead to

2023-01-07

China’s re-opening of its borders is set to be one of the biggest economic events of 2023. It will have global implications for consumers, companies and policymakers

00:00: China reopens its borders
01:28: The impact of zero covid on China’s economy
01:50: Tourism is about to change
02:33: How commodity prices will change
03:27: The impact on foreign investment

Read more on how China’s re-opening will impact the global economy: https://econ.st/3vJib2d

For our most recent coverage on China: https://www.economist.com/china

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The biggest economic event of 2023: https://econ.st/3WYdkGE

China’s current covid wave: https://econ.st/3ZfVtwg

Our model shows China’s death toll could be massive: https://econ.st/3GLj6Wo

2022-12-27

What stories should you be following in 2023? From India becoming the world’s most populous country, to an illegal drug that might be approved as a medicine, The Economist offers its annual look at the year ahead.

00:00 – The World Ahead 2023
00:35 – India’s population potential
04:30 – Psychedelic medicines
08:06 – Japan’s markets mayhem?
12:45 – Repairing the world
15:50 – The coronation’s colonial concerns

Read more on The World Ahead 2023: https://econ.st/3YyANzd

Read Tom Standage’s editor’s note on The World Ahead 2023: https://econ.st/3WM5wY3

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Has China reached the peak of its powers? https://econ.st/3G3fgY8

India is continuing on its path to majoritarian chauvinism: https://econ.st/3jjZKOw

Will

2022-11-24

The metaverse could offer multi-trillion-dollar opportunities for businesses in the long term, with the potential to transform many aspects of daily life.

00:00 – How the metaverse could transform our daily lives
01:22 – How filmmakers are using metaverse technology
02:30 – What is the metaverse?
04:09 – An opportunity for creative industries
05:59 – How tech titans are profiting off the metaverse
06:53 – What is Roblox?
09:51 – Gen Z: metaverse natives
10:48 – How the metaverse could help climate change responses
12:15 – What is a digital twin?
14:33 – What’s missing from the metaverse?
16:26 – How mixed reality devices are transforming the military and health care
19:41 – What’s next?

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2022-11-08

Protests in Iran pose the biggest threat to the country’s authoritarian regime in decades. But how does an uprising transform into a revolution? Lessons from Iran’s own history offer some clues.

00:00 – How can Iran’s protests topple the regime?
01:00 – Four factors affect the success of the protests
01:20 – 1. Stronger leadership
02:50 – 2. Resilience
03:55 – 3. The regime cracks
04:55 – 4. International support

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Read all our coverage on the protests in Iran: https://econ.st/3TP2wcf

Could Iran’s regime fall? https://econ.st/3Dwwfjc

Will Iran’s women win? https://econ.st/3U34vt6

Iran’s tired regime is living on borrowed time: https://econ.st/3U5IsBX

Iran’s ruling ayatollahs are hanging on:

2022-10-18

How do you draw Putin? We asked KAL, our political cartoonist.

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2022-10-17

What’s it like to attend the Chinese Communist Party’s most important political meeting? Our correspondent, who was at the opening of the 20th National Congress, explains what it was like and what we might learn about Xi Jinping’s plans for China’s future in the coming days

00:00 – What is the Chinese Communist Party congress?
00:38 – Our correspondent’s journey
01:50 – Xi Jinping’s speech
02:55 – What else is on the agenda?

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Read all our coverage on China’s Communist Party congress: https://econ.st/3yMrm3O

Learn more about China in our latest special report: https://econ.st/3ge8Aw3

The Communist Party congress will highlight Xi Jinping’s power: https://econ.st/3eB7UQH

How Xi Jinping might change the Communist