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News: Affects Of Putin’s Asia Trip On Ukraine War, Philippines Political Crisis

The Globalist Podcast (June 21, 2024): After Vladimir Putin’s Asia tour comes to an end, we look at the proposed Asia-Pacific “security architecture” and its effect on Ukraine’s war efforts.

Then: we head to the Philippines, where the country’s vice-president, Sara Duterte, has resigned. Plus: we look at a new area of co-operation for the US and China: anti-narcotics. Finally, the latest news from Broadway, as well as a check-in from Paris Men’s Fashion Week.

The Economist Magazine – June 22, 2024 Preview

Dawn of the solar age

The Economist Magazine (June 15, 2024): The latest issue features Dawn of the solar age….

The exponential growth of solar power will change the world

An energy-rich future is within reach

The future of combat

AI will transform the character of warfare

Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could 

AI and war

The character of warfare is about to be profoundly changed by artificial intelligence

What taxes would Labour raise

Growth alone will not fix Britain’s public finances

Macron’s deepening mess

A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy

The champagne boom

Wine collectors are at last taking champagne seriously

News: Putin Visits North Korea, Protests In Kenya

The Globalist Podcast (June 19, 2024): Vladimir Putin visits North Korea as tensions escalate across the demilitarised zone. Plus: riots in Kenya over proposed tax hikes, a Balkan roundup and Tokyo preserves the view of Mount Fuji.

News: Top Positions At European Union, Putin Travels To North Korea

The Globalist Podcast (June 18, 2024): European Union leaders gathered last night to discuss who will take the bloc’s top jobs.

Then: Vladimir Putin heads to Pyongyang and Nato puts nuclear weapons on standby, amid a record 13 per cent rise in global spending on nuclear armament this year. Plus: Singapore’s mission to clean up its beaches, business news and we tour an exhibition about writer Franz Kafka.

News: Expansion Risks Of Gaza War, Ukraine Peace Summit In Switzerland

The Globalist Podcast (June 17, 2024): The war in Gaza risks expanding. Plus: South Africa’s new government of national unity, the latest from Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland and whether Apple can catch up to competitors in the world of artificial intelligence.

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.

The Economist Magazine – June 15, 2024 Preview

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?