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News: NATO Long-Term Aid To Ukraine, Politics Of Snap Election In France

The Globalist Podcast (June 14, 2024): Ukraine’s armed forces look to Nato for longer-term predictability in aid.

Also in the programme: how Macron’s snap election has upended French politics, the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and a celebration of the love of freight trains. Plus: the papers and latest news from the world of science and health.

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The rise of Chinese science: Welcome or worrying?

The Economist Magazine (June 15, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Rise of Chinese Science’ – Welcome or worrying?…

How worrying is the rapid rise of Chinese science?

If America wants to maintain its lead, it should focus less on keeping China down

America seems immune to the world economy’s problems

Elsewhere, political dysfunction and fiscal frailties are taking a toll

A second Trump term: from unthinkable to probable

Introducing our 2024 American election forecast model

News: Gaza Ceasefire Plan Negotiations, Thailand Move Forward Party

The Globalist Podcast (June 13, 2024): As Hamas says it accepts a UN resolution which backs a plan to end the war in Gaza, we examine what this means for the region.

Plus: Monocle’s editors bring us reports from a spate of creative conferences across Europe in the fields of design, urbanism and animated film.

News: Elections In Iran And Europe, Belarus Nuclear Drills With Russia

The Globalist Podcast (June 11, 2024): We examine the latest developments in Iran’s presidential race and take stock of last week’s European Parliament elections. Plus: a closer look at Belarus’s participation in nuclear drills with Russia.

News: Far Right Gains In EU Elections, Macron Calls For ‘Snap’ French Election

The Globalist Podcasts (June 10, 2024): News from this weekend’s EU elections. Plus: Brics foreign ministers meet in Nizhny Novgorod, the latest on Rafah and how might the detainment of a French scholar in Russia further strain relations with the West?

The Economist Magazine – June 8, 2024 Preview

A triumph for Indian democracy

The Economist Magazine (June 7, 2024): The latest issue features A triumph for Indian democracy

Billionares’ bad bet on Trump

A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks

In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia

The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces

Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?

There is more to AI than ChatGPT

News: Israel Strike On UN School, South Korea Hosts Africa Leaders

The Globalist Podcasts (June 7, 2024): We reflect on South Korea’s first summit with leaders from 48 African countries and how the country plans to increase its influence in the region.

Plus: plans for teetotal cruises in Saudi Arabia, a roundup of retail news and an interview with filmmaker Richard Linklater.

News: Gaza Ceasefire Plan Weighed, UK Accused Of Recruiting Spies By China

The Globalist Podcast (June 4, 2024): Israel and Hamas weigh up the latest plan for peace in Gaza. Meanwhile, China has accused the UK’s MI6 of recruiting a couple as spies in the latest incident of alleged espionage going public.

Plus: aviation news and why the Swiss Air Force is practising landing on motorways.

News: Claudia Sheinbaum Elected Mexico President, Burkina Faso’s ‘Crisis Era’

The Globalist Podcast (June 3, 2024): Why neglect of Burkina Faso’s ongoing crisis is the ‘new normal’ and the results from Mexico’s historical election.

Also in the programme: Samir Puri is in Singapore as leaders discuss security in Asia, Nick Bryant tells us what’s next for Donald Trump in the wake of his conviction and the latest culture news with Amah Rose Abrams.

News: Trump Guilty On All Charges In New York Trial, U.S. Weapons To Ukraine

The Globalist Podcast (May 31, 2024): Will Biden let US weapons strike Russia? How violence marred the final day of Mexican election campaigns and we take a look at who will be the next premier of the Netherlands.

Andrew Mueller also delivers What We Learned. Plus: the latest news from the world of music and why fries are off the menu at the Paris Olympics.