The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (April 24, 2023) – This week, how to worry wisely about artificial intelligence, why in Sudan and beyond, the trend towards global peace has been reversed (13:00) and if English nationalism is on the rise, no one has told the English (19:30).
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Previews: The Economist Magazine – April 22, 2023
Large, creative AI models will transform lives and labour markets
They bring enormous promise and peril. But how do they work?
Is the worst now over for America’s banks?
In order to assess the damage, we look at three financial institutions
In Sudan and beyond, the trend towards global peace has been reversed
Conflicts are growing longer. Blame complexity, criminality and climate change
News: Sudan Cease-Fires Failing, Brazil’s Lula ‘Pro-Russia’ Stance Angers West
The Globalist, April 20, 2023: The latest in Sudan, where thousands are fleeing intense fighting in Khartoum, Europe frets about the Brazilian president’s stance on Russia, and why trust in religion is floundering in Japan.
Plus: Ukraine’s finance minister on the country’s path to recovery, and the latest film news.
Military Analysis: Why Are Wars Getting Longer?
Video timeline: 00:00 – Civil wars are getting longer 00:58 – Complexity 02:14 – Criminality 03:12 – Climate change 04:52 – The road to peace?
News: Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial, Russian Mercenaries In Sudan War
The Globalist, April 18, 2023: The Fox News-Dominion defamation trial begins. Plus: the effect of Russian mercenaries on the conflict in Sudan, a flick through the day’s papers and a dispatch from the Salone del Mobile.
News: U.S. ‘Intel Leaks’ May Benefit Ukraine, Thailand Elections, French Unrest
The Globalist, April 17, 2023: Ukraine after the leaks – an update on the mood and movements in the country over the weekend. Plus: a lookahead to the Thai elections, more unrest in France and our first coverage from this year’s Salone del Mobile.
Views: How Black Market Oil Fuels Terrorism (2023)
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Africa Views: Ethiopia And Sudan’s Disputed Borders
Recent events have revived a century-old border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan over al-Fashaga—a fertile region that both countries claim as their own. Could these tensions throw the entire region into conflict?
Timeline: 00:00 – The border dispute: Sudan and Ethiopia 00:58 – The history of the dispute 02:33 – How does Abiy Ahmed worsen tensions 03:55 – Trouble in Tigray 04:38 – The return of civil war in Ethiopia 05:07 – Sudan reclaims al-Fashaga 06:27 – The dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam
Morning News: Russia-U.N. Meetings, Moldova Fears, Sudan Security, Netflix
We reflect on the meetings between Russia and the UN, and hear the reaction to the talks in Ukraine. Plus: we bring you the view on the war from Moldova, a report on floundering security in Sudan and Netflix’s declining subscribers.
Morning News: Rome’s G20 Summit, Afghan Women’s Rights, Coup In Sudan
We preview the agenda of the G20 summit in Rome and hear from a leading Afghan women’s rights advocate and former politician who had to flee Kabul. Plus: a review of the morning papers and the top business headlines.
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