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How to play chess like a grandmaster | The Economist
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- How to play chess like a grandmaster | The Economist
- Runtime
- 16:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Want to play chess like a grandmaster? Jennifer Shahade, Woman chess grandmaster and The Economist’s Alok Jha, host of the Babbage podcast, go head to head and discuss how chess sharpens human decision-making, and why AI and computers haven’t killed off the game.
00:00 – What does chess teach us about thinking?
01:04 – What makes the opening so psychological?
04:43 – How do System 1 and System 2 thinking show up in chess?
08:10 – Why is the middle game so complex?
12:44 – How have Computers and AI changed chess?
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#the economist #chess #grandmaster
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- Finland’s president: Europe can defend itself without America | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, isn’t worried about Europe’s military heft. As some European officials panic about Donald Trump’s erratic approach to foreign policy, he calls for cool heads. Mr Stubb explains to The Economist’s geopolitics editor, David Rennie, why Europe can defend itself without America.
#europe #usa #finland
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- Finland’s president: are Europe and America’s interests still aligned?| The Economist
- Runtime
- 7:15
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Finland is hardly a superpower, but Alexander Stubb, its president, has an outsize role on the world stage. A shared love of golf has helped him build a rapport with Donald Trump. He sits down with David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, at the Munich Security Conference to discuss the future of the transatlantic alliance and whether Europe can defend itself without America.
#europe #usa #finland
00:00 - Is the transatlantic alliance over?
01:36 - Are Europe and America’s interests still aligned?
04:24 - Can Europe defend itself without America?
06:21 - Is Finland dependent on America militarily?
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- Are Europe and America’s interests still aligned? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- While Europeans grieve the end of the transatlantic alliance, Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, says all is not lost. He tells The Economist’s Geopolitics editor, David Rennie, that an alliance with Europe is still in America’s interest—even if they disagree over values.
#europe #usa #finland
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- Has the world reached peak booze? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Alcohol has shaped human history, from our ancestors’ descent from the trees to the formation of civilisations. But today a new wariness of booze is spreading. Natasha Loder, The Economist's health editor, explores whether we have reached peak alcohol.
#alcohol #alcoholfree #drinks
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- How to protect your investments from an AI bubble | The Economist
- Runtime
- 6:14
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Can you hedge against an AI bubble? Joshua Roberts, The Economist’s capital markets correspondent, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why AI spending is making investors nervous, the lessons learned from the dot com boom and what strategies might help investors manage risk.
00:00 - Why Is investor confidence in AI wobbling?
00:31 - What’s making stock markets jittery about AI?
01:33 - What can investors do to avoid getting stuck?
02:48 - How should investors hedge risk?
04:43 - What’s the safest strategy?
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- Who had the most contact with Jeffrey Epstein?
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- In the years after Epstein pled guilty to soliciting sex from a minor, he maintained consistent contact with a vast network of rich and powerful figures. The Economist’s data team analysed 1.4m of Epstein’s emails to map their relationships.
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- Is Takaichi Sanae the most powerful woman in the world? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 9:01
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Japan’s prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, bet big – and won bigger – when she called a snap election, which she won emphatically on 8th February. But who is she? How will she use her historic mandate to reshape her country’s international role? And why has she received criticism from China? Our top editors explain.
#japan #china #foreignpolicy #defence #diplomacy
00:00 - Who is Japan’s new prime minister?
01:58 - What are her big promises?
02:58 - Japan’s approach to defence spending
06:00 - Japan’s tricky relationship with China
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- Is this the world’s most powerful woman? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s prime minister, bet big – and won bigger – when she called a snap election. But who is she? And how will she use her historic mandate? Our editors explain.
#japan #china #foreignpolicy #defence #diplomacy
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- Do the rich pay enough tax? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Across the world, calls to make the wealthy pay more tax are growing louder. But, as our economics editor Henry Curr explains, the stats on inequality may actually surprise you.
#finance #usa #economics #tax
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- How much tax should the rich pay? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 9:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Across the world calls to make the wealthy pay more tax are growing louder. But do those policies actually deliver? And are they fair? Our top economics editors dig into the evidence and confront the ethical questions about inequality.
#economics #tax #finance #usa #inequality
00:00 - How taxes on the rich have changed over time
04:10 - What counts as “rich”?
04:44 - Is the tax system too progressive or not progressive enough?
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- Why luxury firms fear frankenwatches | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Why are luxury firms so afraid of frankenwatches? Vintage timepieces have exploded in popularity in recent years but authenticating them can be tricky. The Economist examines why altered “frankenwatches” are causing major headaches for the world’s top watch experts.
#theeconomist #watches #luxurywatches
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- How China plans to get a military base in the Pacific | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- China wants a military base in the Pacific Islands. But countries in the region are traditionally allied with Western powers. Aaron Connelly, The Economist’s Asia diplomatic editor, explains how China is using pushy diplomacy to try and break the status quo. #china #pacific #australia
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- Title
- Politicians should stop raising the minimum wage
- Runtime
- 2:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Are minimum wages too high? Henry Curr, The Economist's economics editor, argues that high pay floors can have damaging economic consequences and that governments should pursue more effective policies to reduce poverty.
#theeconomist #politics #economy
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- Is London as dangerous you think? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- London is often portrayed online as a crime-ridden wasteland overrun by migrants. In reality it’s one of the safest major cities in the world.
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- What would Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve look like? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 9:37
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Donald Trump has tapped Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. But what does Warsh really stand for? So far markets have reacted positively to his nomination, but some fear he is in the pocket of the president and could do some serious damage to the economy. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our economics editors unpack ‘Warshanomics’, and ask how it would work in practice.
#US #Economics #Trump #Warsh #FederalReserve
00:00 - What is ‘Warshanomics’?
01:09 - Kevin Warsh’s shifting monetary-policy stance
03:51 - How does the Fed’s rate-setting committee work?
04:59 - Could Warsh’s intellectual gambit pay off?
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- What would Kevin Warsh do as Fed chair? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. But what does Warsh really stand for? Our top editors unpack “Warshanomics” and its implications for the wider American economy.
#usa #economics #trump #federalreserve
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- Is Cuba's regime about to collapse?
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Cuba is heading for disaster. President Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has triggered a severe oil shortage on the island. If the Cuban regime cannot make a deal with Trump, the country risks devastating blackouts.
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- Why are so many people joining cults? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 7:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Is the internet helping cults thrive? The Economist’s News editor, Carla Subirana Artús, and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Rosie Blau, explore how social media has helped cults gain large numbers of new followers.
00:00 – How is the internet changing how cults operate?
01:06 – How many cults actually exist today?
02:06 – What actually is a cult?
04:57 – How dangerous are online cults?
05:31 – What can be done to stop cults?
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4agEboW
Social media are helping cults to recruit and control members: https://econ.st/4adXmzH
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#TheEconomist #Roblox #Cults
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- How effective is the war on drugs in Colombia? | The Economist
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Almost 70% of the world's cocaine is made in Colombia and its president, Gustavo Petro, is under pressure from Donald Trump to crack down on the war on drugs. Claire McQue, The Economist's Latin America contributor, joined one of the raids to destroy a cocaine-producing laboratory.
#trump #colombia #drugs #petro
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- Welcome to zero-migration America
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Forget tariff wars; the most radical economic experiment of Donald Trump’s presidency is his attempt to bring net migration to zero.
He says it will protect American workers. It’s more likely to cause profound long-term damage—leaving America poorer, smaller and less innovative.
#trump #uspolitics #immigration #migration
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- How AI agents will reshape global business | The Economist
- Runtime
- 32:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- In this new season of the Boss Class podcast, host, Andrew Palmer, sits down with Bret Taylor, Chair of OpenAI and co-founder of Sierra, to discuss the future of AI agents and their impact on businesses around the world.
Listen to the new series of ‘Boss Class’ here: https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/boss-class
00:00 - What made Bret Taylor pay attention to AI?
01:25 - Why is generative AI different from past computing?
05:30 - Why does AI feel overhyped and underwhelming?
12:10 - How do you manage risk with AI?
21:09 - What does the future look like for AI and jobs?
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#TheEconomist #BossClass #OpenAI
- Title
- Is Donald Trump building his own paramilitary militia?
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Is ICE an aggressive immigration agency or a paramilitary force?
On the latest episode of Insider, Robert Guest, our deputy editor, examines how the group compares with paramilitary forces elsewhere—and explains what the warning signs are to watch out for.
- Title
- Is ICE a threat to American democracy?
- Runtime
- 8:46
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Under Donald Trump, ICE and Border Patrol are trampling constitutional freedoms and behaving like paramilitary organisations. The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has become a test of how the federal government inflicts violence on America’s streets. Mr Trump appears to be retreating—but what does that mean for his immigration goals and the agencies that some fear could one day become the president’s personal militia? And what does it tell us about the health of America’s democracy?
00:00 - How Donald Trump wields power
00:48 - Are the events in Minneapolis a pivotal moment for America?
03:10 - Is ICE a serious threat to American democracy?
06:51 - Could this mark a shift in Donald Trump’s political strategy?
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Inside the movement challenging—and disrupting—ICE: https://econ.st/3NPl6CO
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence: ...
- Title
- Is ICE a threat to American democracy?
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- “The most important power a government has is its monopoly on violence”—Edward Carr, our deputy editor, explains why he thinks this is a monumental moment for American democracy.
On the latest Insider show, our editors discuss the killings in Minneapolis and why what happens next is a test of Donald Trump’s power.
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- Where is the loneliest place in the world?
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- If you think rich, individualistic societies are the loneliest—think again. Surveys repeatedly show the loneliest countries in the world are in Africa, with Madagascar often ranking near the top. Why?
- Title
- Why civil war is brewing in Iran
- Runtime
- 8:20
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Is civil war brewing in Iran? Nicolas Pelham, our Middle East correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss internal tensions in the country and why some protesters seem to be turning their backs on peaceful demonstrations.
00:50 - What are Iran’s two opposing camps?
02:56 - What does this deepening divide mean for politics?
03:57 - Why has Iran shifted from protest to civil conflict?
06:16 - Is there any way to stop a civil war?
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Is America about to attack Iran?: https://econ.st/4qKVKEC
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#TheEconomist #Iran #Protests
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- How OSINT has given Ukraine a strategic advantage
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- From satellite imagery to rapid battlefield feedback, open-source intelligence has played a crucial role in offsetting Russia’s conventional advantage in the war in Ukraine.
Co-founder and CEO of Planet, Will Marshall, explains to The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, how data has helped to shape Ukraine’s battlefield decisions.
- Title
- ICE is testing American democracy
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The killing of two American citizens by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has triggered outrage and a climbdown from Donald Trump. But this is a tactical retreat and Trump will continue to test the limits of presidential power.
- Title
- Can Japan stop the yen falling?
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The Japanese yen has risen in recent days, following speculation that the American and Japanese governments may intervene to prop it up. But with Japan facing heavy debt payments and a new prime minister campaigning for fiscal stimulus, the yen may have yet more obstacles to overcome.
- Title
- How OSINT has given Ukraine a strategic advantage
- Runtime
- 7:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- How has satellite imagery and open-source intelligence helped Ukraine to fight back against Russia’s invasion?
Will Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Planet, tells The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, how his company has supported Ukraine with satellite data—and what it reveals about information advantage, ethics, and the growing role of private technology firms in modern warfare.
00:00 How OSINT supports Ukraine’s war effort
01:30 The role of tech firms in conflict
03:30 Satellites and the Russian threat
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4a3I6FP
To protect itself, Europe needs the systems that make warfare work: https://econ.st/4taDuX9
More on how open-source intelligence influenced the war in Ukraine: https://econ.st/3O8p3m7
Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available to everyone: https://econ.st/3M5WW6y
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- Title
- Why Xi Jinping purged China's military?
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- President Xi Jinping has purged his top military officials, raising doubts about the China's readiness for war.
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- Why are ICE agents targeting Minneapolis?
- Runtime
- 9:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Are ICE agents intentionally targeting sanctuary cities? The Economist’s Deputy editor, Edward Carr, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, explore why immigration enforcement has zeroed in on Minneapolis and what that focus might reveal about the Trump administration’s broader political objectives.
00:00 – Why is Minneapolis being targeted
01:46 – Do the videos match the administration’s story?
03:28 – What do you think about the optics of this operation in Minneapolis?
05:14 – Given public opinion is shifting, what do you think will happen next?
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Another horrifying shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis:
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- Title
- How China controls the elements that power your life
- Runtime
- 4:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Rare earths are integral to modern daily life, yet China has a near-monopoly on them. Could anything break its grip? And are there any alternatives for these critical metals?
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00:00 - What are rare earths?
00:37 - Where are they found?
00:50 - China’s control of the market
01:42 - Why this is causing a problem
02:33 - Diversifying rare-earth sources
03:06 - Recycling existing rare earths
03:53 - Alternative materials
04:33 - Consistent investment is needed
A visual guide to critical materials and rare earths: https://econ.st/49CGZwk
The rare-earth industry needs more than Trumpian deals: https://econ.st/49B7yls
China’s power over rare earths is not as great as it seems: https://econ.st/4aZQesT
How to build strong magnets without rare-earth metals: https://econ.st/49wDVlq
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- Title
- What could break China's grip on rare earths?
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- What could break China's grip on rare earths? The Economist's business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, explores the alternatives.
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- Title
- Is this how the Western alliance dies?
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland—and his willingness to use intimidation and economic coercion to get it—could deal a deathblow to the post-war order. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists discuss whether the diplomatic spat could be the end of the West as we know it.
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- Could this be the end of the West as we know it?
- Runtime
- 4:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- NATO allies have quarrelled before, but never quite like this. Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland—and his willingness to use intimidation and economic coercion to get it—could deal a deathblow to the post-war order. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists discuss whether the diplomatic spat could be the end of the West as we know it.
00:00 What is the future of the transatlantic alliance and NATO?
01:00 Is this a permanent shift?
04:00 Is Europe prepared for this new world?
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/3ZqIcCb
The true danger posed by Donald Trump: https://econ.st/4pQGUv5
Europe’s five stages of grief for the transatlantic alliance: https://econ.st/4jSz7eR
Donald Trump’s expansionist itch has undermined global security: https://econ.st/4r2mdNH
Most Americans oppose intervention in Greenland...
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- Jamie Dimon calls Trump credit-card cap a “disaster”
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The boss of one of the world's biggest banks says Donald Trump’s plan to cap credit-card costs would be an “economic disaster”. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, tells The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, that it would significantly harm many Americans and explains how to prove it.
- Title
- Islamic State prisoners have escaped in Syria
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Over 100 suspected Islamic State prisoners have escaped in north-east Syria. The breakout follows a government offensive that has driven Kurdish forces from swathes of territory the Kurds once controlled. Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent, reports from the ground.
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- Jamie Dimon on whether CEOs are afraid of Trump
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Is corporate America too scared to criticise Donald Trump? The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, puts that question to the boss of one of the world's biggest banks. When asked whether there is a climate of fear in America, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, says “I think that’s clear".
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- Ken Griffin on Trump’s economic policy
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ken Griffin, CEO and co-founder of Citadel, says tariff uncertainty has pushed up inflation and discouraged investment, while curbing immigration risks high prices and a loss of talent.
- Title
- Is Trump’s foreign policy damaging the dollar?
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The dollar has been the world’s primary reserve currency for the best part of a century, but under Donald Trump it may be losing its privileged position. Kenneth Rogoff, from Harvard University, discusses with The Economist’s top economics editors at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Title
- Could the world move away from the dollar?
- Runtime
- 9:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The dollar has been the world’s primary reserve currency for the best part of a century. But as the alliances and institutions that underpin America’s dominance wither, could the currency lose its privileged position? Rachana Shanbhogue, The Economist’s business-affairs editor, and Henry Curr, economics editor, are joined in Davos by economists Gita Gopinath and Kenneth Rogoff. Together they assess the dollar’s vulnerabilities and ask what could take its place.
00:00 - When and why did the dollar start to decline?
02:40 - How does democratic backsliding impact America’s currency?
03:40 - The risks to the financial system
04:36 - Why the dollar remains resilient
05:21 - Could the euro replace the dollar?
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4a21YKt
This time really is different for the dollar, writes Kenneth Rogoff: https://econ.st/49zaVuI
Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth...
- Title
- Trump's plan to take Greenland is dangerous nonsense
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Donald Trump’s plan to take Greenland is dangerous nonsense. America has long retained a base on the territory and its firms are already free to apply to mine its resources. The Economist’s foreign editor, Adam Roberts, argues that Congress has the power to block annexation or a purchase, and that it should do so.
- Title
- Will Trump invade Greenland?
- Runtime
- 9:37
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Will Trump invade Greenland? Shashank Joshi, our Defence Editor and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, his threat of tariffs against NATO allies, and the strain this places on the alliance.
00:00 - Is anyone going to war over Greenland?
01:08 - Why does Trump want Greenland?
02:12 - Is this the most serious crisis NATO has ever faced?
03:31 - How does this affect the war in Ukraine?
07:28 - Is NATO really over — and what comes next for Europe?
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4r3L8k5
The president’s hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart: https://econ.st/4r6Y3lr
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#TheEconomist #Greenland #NATO
- Title
- What makes rare earths so critical?
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Rare earths are integral to modern daily life, yet China has a near-monopoly on them. Rachana Shanbhogue, The Economist's business affairs editor, explains how these metals ended up being used as a bargaining chip in economic warfare.
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- Title
- What China’s military learnt from Trump’s Venezuela raid
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Has Trump’s Venezuela raid helped China plan military strikes? Jeremy Page and Sarah Wu, co-hosts of the Drum Tower podcast, discuss whether America's extraction of Nicolás Maduro could offer lessons for a possible future attack on Taiwan.
#theeconomist #venezuela #china
- Title
- Iran’s former crown prince on its potential path to democracy
- Runtime
- 9:14
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The exiled son of Iran’s former shah says citizens are getting “butchered” by the regime and explains how he would plan to lead the country during a transition period.
In an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Reza Pahlavi said his role would be to act as a neutral arbiter, oversee free elections and then transfer power to an elected parliament.
Watch our latest Insider show on Iran here: econ.st/49YL67h
What the collapse of Iran would mean: econ.st/49EBmh5
America’s options in Iran: econ.st/49TaDib
Bereft of legitimacy, the reeling regime in Iran massacres its own people: econ.st/4sFufxX
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- Title
- The battle to stop clever people betting
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Can you be too good at betting? The Economist’s data editor dives into the bookie’s battle to stop clever people winning.
- Title
- The former crown prince of Iran on its path to democracy
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The exiled son of Iran’s former shah explains how he would plan to lead the country during a transition period.
In an interview with The Economist Reza Pahlavi said his role would be to act as a neutral arbiter, oversee free elections and a referendum and then transfer power to an elected parliament.
Click the link [in our bio] to watch our latest Insider show on Iran.
