Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

More and more women are serving in their country's armed forces, with particular skill in

peacekeeping missions.

But they still face barriers, both to getting to active duty in the first place and to doing

their jobs once they get there.

And two months ago, Chinese social media lit up to praise Chloe Zhao on her golden globe

for best director.

Now that she's won an Academy Award for her directing, her name has all but disappeared

from China's internet.

We ask what changed.

We're going to start up though.

This morning, the final tally emerged from last night's vote in the European Parliament

on a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain.

In a 697, 666,5, no.

660 in favour and 5 against.

But in a separate vote, the Parliament also overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling

Brexit a historic mistake.

And the evidence support of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, or TCA, isn't a reflection

of a great deal of trust.

Despite recent improvements, when Europe is not yet convinced about the willingness of

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