Design/Culture: Monocle Magazine – November 2023
Tag Archives: Africa
Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 14, 2023
Will Israel’s agony and retribution end in chaos or stability?
Much depends on its offensive in Gaza—and its politicians and neighbours
Briefing
Hamas’s atrocities and Israel’s retaliation will change both sides for ever
The miscalculations of Israel’s and Gaza’s leaders are being laid bare
Opinion: Free Markets Are Fading, Democracy Dims In Africa, Bitcoin Origins
‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (October 9, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, are free markets history? Also, why Africans are losing faith in democracy (10:25) and we investigate whether bitcoin originally leaked from an American spy lab? (17:25)
Previews: The Economist Magazine – October 7, 2023
Are free markets history?
Governments are jettisoning the principles that made the world rich
Why Africans are losing faith in democracy
The alternatives will undoubtedly be worse
The ousting of Kevin McCarthy: bad for America, worse for Ukraine
His successor should seek cross-party support to keep funding the war
News: EU Leaders Meet In Kyiv, Ukraine Aid Talks, House Speaker Candidates
The Globalist Podcast (October 5, 2023) – What’s on the agenda for Ukraine as leaders from the European Political Community meet.
Also in the program: following Kevin McCarthy’s ejection as House Speaker, Jim Jordan throws his name in the hat. Plus: the latest with papers and why French workers are leading the way when it comes to returning to the office.
News: U.S. House Speaker Ousted, Thailand Foreign Policy, Rising Crisis In Mali
The Globalist Podcast (October 4, 2023) – Kevin McCarthy is ousted as speaker of the US House of Representatives: Now what?
Plus: Thailand’s prime minister maps out his foreign policy ambitions, the latest business news, Mali’s escalating crisis and a special interview with the British Film Institute’s new festivals director.
News: Military Leaders Seize Power In Gabon, Lachin Corridor Crisis
Africa Views: Yaoundé, Capital Of Cameroon
News: Africa Leaders Shun Russia Summit, Cambodia PM Resigns, World Cup
The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 27, 2023: The Russia-Africa summit begins in St Petersburg. Also, Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, announces his resignation and the country’s first new leader since 1985.
Plus, a check-in from the Women’s World Cup and a flick through the day’s papers.
News: Russia Ends Black Sea Grain Deal, EU-Tunisia Ties, New Alzheimer’s Drug
The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, July 18, 2023: After Russia withdraws from the Black Sea grain deal, we unpack the global implications.
Plus: a new ground-breaking Alzheimer’s drug, the EU-Tunisia migration deal and a roundup of business news.
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