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
The World Ahead 2024: five stories to watch out for
2023-12-28
What are the stories set to shape 2024? From the biggest election year in history, to how to control AI and even taxis that fly, The Economist offers its annual look at the world ahead.
00:00 – The World Ahead 2024
00:33 – Vital votes
03:34 – Taxis take off
07:10 – AI rules
10:19 – Industry cleans up?
13:48 – BRICS build
Read more on The World Ahead 2024: https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead-2024
Read Tom Standage’s editor’s note on The World Ahead 2024: https://econ.st/3ROGB69
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI
Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation: https://econ.st/3GNsYOD
Taiwan’s presidential election will be a three-way race after all: https://econ.st/41ukOnz
China is watching closely who will be Taiwan’s next
How the Amazon became a Wild West of land-grabbing
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
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