The Globalist (February 9, 2024): We head to Islamabad for the latest on Pakistan’s general election.
Plus: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin, a round-up of aviation news and the design of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals is revealed.
Tag Archives: Middle East
The Economist Magazine – February 10, 2024 Preview
Killer drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the future
They are reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war
Can Xi Jinping win back the markets?
Investors at home and abroad no longer trust China’s policymakers
The arsenal of hypocrisy
House Republicans are helping Vladimir Putin
Their cynicism over Ukraine weakens America and makes the world less safe
The Israel-Hamas War: Is There A Path To Peace?
Video timeline: 00:00 – The Saudi normalisation deal 00:42 – Israel and Saudi Arabia’s history 01:10 – How to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 02:26 – Will the deal happen?
Politics: The Guardian Weekly – February 9, 2024
The Guardian Weekly (February 8, 2024) – The new issue features ‘Final Straw’ – What’s eating Europe’s Farmers?; Joe Biden’s Middle East masterplan; Can anything stop the AI deepfakes? and The Pet Shop Boys are back in town…
If you live in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland or Greece, you may well have already run into one of the numerous roadblocks or protests formed in recent weeks by furious farmers. If you’re in Spain and Italy, take cover – because they are coming to you soon, if not already.
In this week’s cover story, we explore what has proved to be the final straw for Europe’s farmers. A combination of rising costs, environmental rules and grievances over EU policies, coupled with more localised complaints, seem to be the factors driving the convoys of tractors. But far-right and anti-establishment parties, who could make major gains in forthcoming European parliament elections, have also picked up on the protests as part of their agenda against EU influence.
Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis and Europe correspondent Jon Henley delve into the protests (if not the piles of steaming dung being dumped on the continent’s roads, as illustrated wonderfully by Neil Jamieson on this week’s cover), and ask what can be done to placate them.
News: German Chancellor Scholz U.S. Trip, Congress Debates Ukraine Funding
The Globalist (February 8, 2024): We discuss German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to Washington, as he tries to bolster US support for Ukraine.
Plus: Dutch coalition talks, fashion news and the UAE’s luxury property boom.
News: Gaza War Talks, GOP Rejects Israel Aid, Border And Ukraine Bill Debated
The Globalist (February 7, 2024): We discuss the bill worth $118bn (€109bn), which will be debated by the US Senate today.
Plus: protests in Senegal after parliament delays the presidential election, Marine Le Pen meets with the Alternative for Germany party and we catch up with J A Bayona, director of ‘Society of the Snow’.
News: Blinken In Middle East For Gaza Peace Talks, Pakistan 2024 Elections
News: U.S. Military Strikes In Yemen, Syria And Iraq, Elections In Azerbaijan
The Globalist Podcast (February 5, 2024) – The latest on the US response to the drone attacks in Jordan, assess how Azerbaijan’s presidential election will impact the wider region and review the day’s papers.
Plus: we meet designer Camille Jaillant of Olistic The Label and look at last night’s Grammy Awards.
News: EU Summit Approves Ukraine Aid, Australia-New Zealand Security
The Globalist Podcast (Februay 2, 2024) – We start in Brussels to discuss the outcome of the EU Summit, before heading to Melbourne, where Australian and New Zealand defence and foreign ministers are meeting to talk about regional security.
Plus: a report from the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and a catch-up with Grammy-winning composer Lorne Balfe.
The Economist Magazine – February 3, 2024 Preview
The end of the social network
As Facebook turns 20, politics is out; impersonal video feeds are in
Britain’s armed forces: losing muscle
Britain’s armed forces are stretched perilously thin
Bidenomics in a second term
What four more years of Joe Biden would mean for America’s economy
Inside the Zelensky v Zaluzhny feud
The feud between Ukraine’s president and army chief boils over
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