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The Economist Magazine – May 11, 2024 Preview

The new economic order

The Economist Magazine (May 9, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The New Economic Order’….

The liberal international order is slowly coming apart

Kier Starmer holding a rose with his mouth

Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible

At first glance, the world economy looks reassuringly resilient. America has boomed even as its trade war with China has escalated. Germany has withstood the loss of Russian gas supplies without suffering an economic disaster. War in the Middle East has brought no oil shock. Missile-firing Houthi rebels have barely touched the global flow of goods. As a share of global gdp, trade has bounced back from the pandemic and is forecast to grow healthily this year.

“Judge-mandering” and how to cure it

The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political

Singapore under new management

Under Lawrence Wong, the city-state has a new chance to change

China Shock II

Despite Xi Jinping’s protestations, China does have an overcapacity problem

Gangs on Latin America

How to pacify the world’s most violent region

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – May 10, 2024

Times Literary Supplement (May 8 2024): The latest issue features ‘Reverie and revolution’ – Ian Penman on Surrealism; Crime fiction gets political; Scorsese’s English masters, women pianists and more….

News: Israel Seizes Rafah In Gaza, Russia Nuclear Drills, Xi Jinping In Serbia

The Globalist (May 8, 2024): We get the latest on the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas continue negotiations.

Then: Russia is ready to hold nuclear weapons drills, China’s Xi Jinping touches down in Belgrade and we speak with Neil J Young about his new book ‘Coming Out Republican’. Plus: fashion news and the economics behind doner kebabs in Germany.

News: Israel Strikes Rafah, Gaza Ceasefire Talks, India Elections, Putin Sworn In

The Globalist (May 7, 2024): Join Monocle’s Emma Nelson for the current-affairs stories of the day, including the third phase of India’s general election with Maya Sharma, the latest aviation news with Greg Waldron of Flight Global and the papers with Agnes Poirer.

The Economist Magazine – May 4, 2024 Preview

Europe in mortal danger: An interview with Emmanuel Macron

The Economist Magazine (May 3, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Europe in Mortal Danger’ – An interview with Emmanuel Macron…

Europe in mortal danger: An interview with Emmanuel Macron

The new science of disinformation

More co-ordination and better access to data are needed to fight lies

Uncle Sam’s fiscal profligacy

America’s reckless borrowing is a danger to its economy—and the world’s

Conflicts on campus

Should American universities call the cops on protesting students?

Feeling horny: dragons meet erotic fiction

Novels starring hot fairies are selling millions of copies

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News: Baltic Ministers Warn Of GPS Jamming By Russia, UN Summit In Chile

The Globalist (May 3, 2024): Across the Baltic sea, GPS jamming has led to flights being cancelled, posing serious security risks. Could Russia be behind this?

Then: the UN convenes a “mega-summit” of chief executives in Chile, the importance of Nordic influence in Africa and the latest World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. Plus: we meet Swiss skier Marc Rochat of the documentary ‘La Roche’.

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – May 3, 2024

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Times Literary Supplement (May 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Making it New’ – A.E. Stallings on the innovative classicism of Anne Carson’s poetry; Salman Rushdie’s memoir of survival; Politics and performance and more…

News: ‘Mass Killings’ In Darfur Feared, US-Japan-Australia Defense Talks

The Globalist (May 1, 2024): As war closes in on Darfur’s besieged capital, we get the latest on the conflict in Sudan.

Then: Japan, Australia, the US and the Philippines meet in Hawaii for defence talks, we hear the case for EU expansion and examine Georgia’s controversial foreign-agent bill. Plus: responsible tourism in Mallorca.

News: Hamas Delegation In Cairo For Ceasefire Talks, Greece ‘Iron Dome’

The Globalist (April 30, 2024): Egypt and Qatar flex their mediator muscles as a Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks, Greece pledges €2bn to build its own ‘Iron Dome’, Germany’s far-right is on trial and we hear about the continuation of Ukraine’s global relief programme despite the ongoing war.

Plus: newspapers, aviation news and Madonnamania takes over Brazil.

News: Israel-Hamas Cease Fire Talks, Africa Heads Of State Summit In Nairobi

The Globalist (April 29, 2024): Hannah McCarthy joins us to discuss the latest from Gaza. Also in the programme: Tara O’Connor explores the IDA for Africa Heads of State Summit in Nairobi, where leaders are meeting to discuss the continent’s financing and security.

Also in the programme: we speak to Sebastian Conran, designer in residence at Habitat, as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary. Plus: a flick through the day’s papers.