Trump’s trials: How much jeopardy is he really in?

2024-02-29

Four years ago Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, stole a presidential election. Belarusians have just voted again, in parliamentary and local polls. This time there was little chance of a repeat of the protests that followed the rigged vote in 2020. How has Mr Lukashenko tightened his grip?

00:00 – Why Lukashenko is called “Europe’s last dictator”
00:57 – How Lukashenko came to power
01:29 – Why Lukashenko is dependent on Putin

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Read more about the region: https://econ.st/3OV7JP1

Belarus prepares for another fraudulent election: https://econ.st/49OehXU

How much power does Alexander Lukashenko have?:https://econ.st/3SVVeUH

Why Belarus is called Europe’s last dictatorship: https://econ.st/3SVVeUH

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2024-01-25

It’s really hard to kill cockroaches. Stamping on them, chopping off their head and even flushing them down the toilet won’t work. Much like cryptocurrency—an industry which, despite some recent setbacks, seems able to bounce back when you least expect it.

00:00 Why crypto is like cockroaches
00:25 Crypto is soaring
00:48 Why is crypto so hard to kill?

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More on our cockroach theory of crypto: https://econ.st/3OeZqxb

Decoding Sam Bankman-Fried: https://econ.st/3HwCzcP

More on the fall of crypto bosses: https://econ.st/3HyebHG

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

2024-01-17

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, talks to The Economist’s Editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about how he navigates the risks raised by artificial intelligence.
Click here to view the full interview: https://econ.st/3RUSgzm

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

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

2023-12-14

Fusion is a kind of nuclear power, which could revolutionise how clean energy is produced. As a new wave of experiments heats up, can fusion live up to the hype?

00:33 The future of green energy
02:00 What is nuclear fusion and how does it work?
03:17 Is it achievable?

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Energy security gives climate-friendly nuclear-power plants a new appeal: https://econ.st/3QHgdd1

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Fusion power is coming back into fashion: https://econ.st/49jPwDu

Watch our film about the transition to green energy: https://econ.st/473WDNT

The race to build a commercial fusion reactor hots up: https://econ.st/47kpfDn

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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

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