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FISCAL POLICY IN THE RICH WORLD IS MIND-BOGGLINGLY RECKLESS
High inflation and low unemployment require tighter budgets not looser ones
Britain
READING THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ON BORIS JOHNSON’S POLITICAL CAREER
The political legacy of Britain’s former prime minister has already disappeared
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Europe
UKRAINE’S COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IS MAKING MIXED PROGRESS
Its real test will come when it hits Russia’s prepared defences
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THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A long-awaited report found that Boris Johnson, Britain’s former prime minister,
lied to Parliament deliberately and repeatedly...
Ukraine claimed “partial success” in its counter-offensive against Russian
forces in Zaporizhia, a south-eastern region...
Canada froze ties with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a multilateral
lender founded by China, because of alleged interference by the Chinese
Communist Party...
Greece declared three days of national mourning after a migrant boat sank off
its southern coast, killing at least 79 people in the deadliest shipwreck of its
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LULA’S AMBITIOUS PLANS TO SAVE THE AMAZON CLASH WITH REALITY
The Brazilian president faces resistance from Congress, the state oil company
and agribusiness
SCHUMPETER: WHAT TESLA AND OTHER CARMAKERS CAN LEARN FROM FORD
The 120-year-old company shows the importance of knowing your limits
DAILY CHART: THE GREAT GLOBAL BABY BUST IS UNDER WAY
Fertility rates are tailing off sooner than expected
CORMAC MCCARTHY WAS THE GREAT NOVELIST OF THE AMERICAN WEST
His fiction faces a bloody past and never looks away
THE INTELLIGENCE
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UKRAINE AND RUSSIA
1843 MAGAZINE | ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN: THE RISE OF WAGNER’S YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN
Putin created him. Could the outspoken mercenary become the next president?
HOW KYIV FENDED OFF A RUSSIAN MISSILE BLITZ IN MAY
Western systems arrived in the capital just in time. Other places need them too
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PRETENDING THAT EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL IN RUSSIA
It is getting ever harder
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1843 MAGAZINE | GROUND ZERO OF UKRAINE’S DAM DISASTER – IN PICTURES
The fallout will be felt for generations to come
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WORLD NEWS
AMERICA IS COURTING INDIA IN PART FOR ITS GROWING ECONOMIC CLOUT
But a young population may not be enough to sustain rapid growth
CHAGUAN: THE END OF WESTERN NAIVETY ABOUT CHINA
A new China debate pits optimists against fatalists
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THE DEATH OF SILVIO BERLUSCONI CREATES UNCERTAINTY FOR HIS PARTY
But it might strengthen the hand of Giorgia Meloni within the ruling coalition
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COSTLY CLIMATE RULES ARE TURNING GERMANS AWAY FROM THE GREENS
The enviros are now less popular than the far-right Alternative for Germany
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ORACLE IS ON COURSE TO MAKE LARRY ELLISON THE WORLD’S THIRD-RICHEST MAN
Can the software giant’s winning streak last?
IS THE GLOBAL HOUSING SLUMP OVER?
Why rising interest rates have not yet triggered property pandemonium
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IS DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE FOR FOREIGNERS?
Selective enforcement of draconian data and spying laws is scaring Western
companies
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PWC HAS DISGRACED ITSELF DOWN UNDER
The firm’s employees helped multinationals dodge taxes in Australia
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As shortcuts to elite universities, American schools work better than British
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A SELECTION OF NOVELS TO READ THIS SUMMER
We review six recent works of fiction
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BRITONS STILL DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
The changing tides of coastal towns
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A TINY, ANCIENT HOMININ MAY HAVE BEEN SURPRISINGLY CLEVER
Small brains seem to be no barrier to culture and art
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1. THE REAL INJUSTICE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOT TO INDICT DONALD TRUMP
2. IS THE GLOBAL HOUSING SLUMP OVER?
3. UKRAINE IS COUNTER-ATTACKING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS, WITH MIXED RESULTS
4. ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN: THE RISE OF WAGNER’S YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN
5. INDIA’S DIASPORA IS BIGGER AND MORE INFLUENTIAL THAN ANY IN HISTORY
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
WHO WILL SUCCEED SHIA ISLAM’S TOP MAN?
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a huge influence in Iraq, may be fading
WEEKLY EDITION: JUNE 10TH 2023
UKRAINE STRIKES BACK
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WHY FINANCE WON’T KILL OFF COAL
Investment tools alone cannot stamp out the world’s dirtiest fuel
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THE PERILS OF BEING LOYAL AT WORK
In the office loyalty can be a liability
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ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS WORTH IT?
As shortcuts to elite universities, American schools work better than British
ones
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VLADIMIR PUTIN’S OTHER MOTHER
The woman who insisted Russia’s president was her son
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SPECIAL REPORTS: MAY 20TH 2023
CASHLESS TALK
The fight over payments systems is hotting up around the world. There may be
surprising winners, says Arjun Ramani
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As payments systems go digital, they are changing global finance
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A digital payments revolution in India
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The old bank/card model is still entrenched in the rich world
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The promise of crypto has not lived up to its initial excitement
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Central-bank digital currencies are talked about more than coming to fruition
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Could digital-payments systems help unseat the dollar?
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There are risks but also big potential benefits from digital payments
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Video: insights from the author
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1843 MAGAZINE
* GROUND ZERO OF UKRAINE’S DAM DISASTER – IN PICTURES
* ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN: THE RISE OF WAGNER’S YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN
* THE EXPLODED DAM HAS FLOODED KHERSON. MANY ARE TOO EXHAUSTED TO LEAVE
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* COSTLY CLIMATE RULES ARE TURNING GERMANS AWAY FROM THE GREENS
* SUCKING A CARBON-NEUTRAL FUEL OUT OF THIN AIR
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* FINDING THE MONEY TO FIX THE WORLD REQUIRES A RETHINK ON TAX, SAYS JAYATI
GHOSH
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